Masimo, thanks for an interesting thread. You received some excellent resposes giving you a lot to think about. For me, even if my T said something similar to yours..."we dont have sex, we cant, bad idea, would be against all ethics and morals but it's still an intimate relationship." Even if he considered a real relationship with me, then, to say at another time that we are just strictly T/client, no more, no less is harsh. Maybe it's real but it sounds harsh. To say that you can never be friends, is hard for some to swallow. Personally, I cannot accept the rules of this kind of relationship, at least, not with my guy (he's special to me). I think you nailed it on the head Masimo when you said you could accept never being together in any way but T/client (I'm just paraphrasing here. Acceptance is key here. You will be able to continue in therapy and do good works. I cannot.