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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
I hesitate to use the word abnormal or odd, having been tagged too often with those labels myself, but I do think most people would stop themselves before going out of their way to drive by someone's house. I had the impulse myself a few times during a couple of crushes in high school and college, and never acted on it.
How many people on this thread would not be bothered if they learned that what is in effect an acquaintance - not a friend, not a family member, because that is not what a therapist's clients are to them - drove out of their way just to eyeball the house where they lived? Imagine a client of yours did that, or a co-worker you didn't know well. SD has already said she isn't bothered by it, but I would be.
And may I also point out that there is a reason that "curiosity killed the cat" is such a popular saying.
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This is something that wouldn't bother me - streets are public, paid for by taxes, and open to anyone. I pretty much expect that anyone going by my house might have a look at it, and it's one of the reasons I decorate it with flowers and wreaths and cut the lawn and try to make the outside look decent. If I thought I was the only one who would ever look at it I'd not bother with any of that.
I've never had the impulse to drive by a therapist's house, but I don't think it's an inherently bad thing to do. I do often pass the houses of people that I know because they are on my way somewhere, and do no more than have a little gawk to see if they might be home while thinking warmly of them.