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Old Mar 25, 2012, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by eastcoaster View Post
I wanted to share some beautiful words that my T wrote about our relationship and relationships in general.
Happy Sunday to all!

All of the work we do is important in my mind. Even when we share a laugh or talk politics or share an orange - in those times we are working on the "real" relationship which helps, I believe, honor the boundaries and reality of our relationship and balances out the times when there is a strong transference reaction (e.g., when you feel vulnerable, react to me like other people in your life, have trouble trusting). Relationships are like tapestries, with differing shades of intensity and color, different complexities in the pattern - but it all makes up a whole. I think this applies to closeness too. closeness shifts in all relationships. in healthy relationships there is a foundation of closeness but, at least in my experience, even in my most emotionally close relationships, there are times when I feel closer than others. I think by comparing and labeling, one steps away from the beauty of what is....
What your T said is beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing it. I like that she acknowledges your "real" relationship as does my T.