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]It is hard for me to understand the therapeutic relationship myself at times because it is unlike any other relationship. It is deeply intimate yet a professional fee-for-service arrangement.

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I think this is so true for me too. Especially since I have very little experience with deep and intimate relationships to begin with. Simple superficial relationships with people are confusing enough to develop and an maintain. To potentially develop a more intimate one with a person who I am paying really leaves me confused in many ways. The fear of making a mistake, misunderstanding, misinterpreting, or expecting something that shouldn't be expected makes this relationship very difficult to manage.