I was very surprised when my T started signing her emails "love." She said it was "therapy love" but she also said that most Ts develop love for their clients. When she told me "I love you" in the session once, I had her repeat it because I didn't believe her! But, this kind of love is more like "caring deeply." There are many forms of love, and now I know T doesn't mean she loves me in the way love is depicted in our society. I think she loves all her clients the way she loves me, or at least the long-term ones. It's the way I love her too. It's why she liked calling ourselves heartmates.