Haha! You may be onto something!!

However in the past I've had awful T's that I hated but couldn't switch (I was still a teen) that was worse than being too attached.

I've had bad-fit therapists that I got so attached to that separating was painful but so was staying.

With Sparky, I didn't entirely have a positive view of him in the beginning. I thought he was a little too Tony Robbins for my taste, and charming in a way that comes off as untrustworthy. Yet I crushed hard for him in time. Some of that love is based on real stuff-- being cared for and helped by another person. Some is crazy pants transference.

It is something to think about!