Anne, yes I have seen so many cases when the abused just keeps loving, unable to stop. With a child it naturally is not a choice really. They just try to survive.

In a relationship to love is also a choice, in a long time relationship it is sometimes even the most significant factor to keep sticking together.

Drifting a bit far from the original subject, sorry! And I strongly believe a T can love a client and vice versa. Sometimes it lasts, sometimes it is in a passing moment in a room with no decision or need to name it, start it or stop it.