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Old Sep 14, 2017, 08:03 AM
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I've had both erotic and paternal transference for my (male) marriage counselor, sometimes at the same time. He said it's actually pretty common to have both. Especially considering, say, Freudian theories where as a child you can be sort of in love with your parent. He said it's why people are often like "I married my father" (not literally, but someone who is similar to their father in some way--looks, personality, etc.). He also said how we use the word "love" for both parent-child and romantic love, which suggests there's something in common there.

I think you should talk to your T about it, even though it will be scary.
Thanks for this!
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