I love of lot of what she says, but some of them — for some reasons the statements of praise — come back more than others when I think on it.

"I've really fallen out of shape in terms of handling my own transference. I wanted to say 'I love you' just then."
"I really like you."
"You have a great mind."
"You're funny. You're attractive."

Actually... You know, I'm really glad you asked this question. Having written these out, I'm shocked at the abundance of open warmth here. It's like I've heard this things but have been unable to receive them, and have retained some faulty impression that my T is mostly aloof. How can I continue to think that when I see all this loving statements in one place?

I'm reading these over as a unit comprising the loving, warm person it's suggesting to me, and juxtaposing that image with the image I usually hold of her. A little embarrassed at how long this misperception has gone on. Definitely something to think about.