Terry is encouraging Whitney to chase men again (bad advice in my opinion - why does she need yet another man?). I agree it is coming across as creepy.
Denise must have very low self-esteem to allow herself to be treated so badly.
So we're getting some new characters in the market to liven things up? Looks good to me. I laughed when that woman told Kat and Bianca they shouldn't be selling clothes because they've got no taste. Very true