I had maternal transference with many women in the past. I did make it through 2 of them w/o the transference in the end. For me, it was having my needs met by them (within their boundaries) and just slowly weaning off of them. I'm actually still in contact with one of them on fb! And the other, after 12 years, finally left my life.

Now attachment, on the other hand, is something I still struggle with.