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Originally Posted by SorryNorma
Can someone explain how maternal feeling towards a male therapist manifest? What makes them maternal as opposed to paternal? Is it a response based on expectations around gender stereotypes?
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I don't think it's necessarily about gender stereotypes, though those can play a role. In some cases maternal vs. paternal vs. parental could be about someone's individual specifically differing experiences with mothers, fathers, parents. In some cases it could also be about the fantasies we carry around about ideal mothers, fathers, and parents, and our ideas about gender are obviously layered into that.