Yes. Therapy ended @17 years ago when he retired, and we've stayed in touch through most of the years since. So we've known each other for almost 28 years. There was transference and counter transference, but both were resolved. But I never felt that the relationship was fake in any way. Boundaried, yes; but not fake. And it's still a relationship with boundaries, but they're different. We e-mail every couple of months, the occasional phone call, but we never talk about therapy. Most of our talk is about our present lives, both joys and sorrows. He's elderly now, and his memory isn't as reliable as it once was, so it makes sense to stick to current news. But the emotional bond, the mutual fondness, hasn't changed at all, and I think that's what makes the continued connection possible and valued.