rainbow thank you so much for posting this article. I too felt like this article was speaking to me. I have that inner desire, longing etc.. of needing to connect with another woman in a mother/daughter/sister type bond. I have two brothers and no other women in my life that I had that type of close bond/connection with. I am a mom with two boys no daughters. I do however feel that need being met to a degree just being in the presence of my T. I hope to someday have that feeling for myself and that sense of longing will hopefully go away.