Well I met with him today and we talked about how I felt about him not answering the pet question. I wish I could explain what happened, but I think I feel oddly better although I’m not sure I understand why. He said he thinks every question has meaning. I said I disagreed that asking him if he had a pet had any deep hidden meaning. We ended up somehow talking about a dog that I had growing up that was my best friend during a difficult time in my childhood and that my mom gave away after my dad died. Despite that conversation I still felt like I wouldn’t have cared either way about him having pets or not. He said several months ago he answered a question I had asked about where he went on vacation because he didn’t think our relationship was strong enough to handle him not answering. He also said something about if he was a “supportive therapist” he’d answer all my questions. I think I feel good that he’s not just a yes man and that he’ll challenge my thoughts, etc. I find the whole thing confusing, but I do feel a bit better. We also talked about a bunch of other stuff which seemed easier to talk about than usual so that was nice.