Thanks for the advice. You're right about that. I think that if I try again, I will try another female therapist. The first two therapists I had were female and highly nurturing, but I never attached to them and it was easy to leave when the time came. My third therapist was another woman, and I sometimes felt maternal feelings for because she was much older than I was; but with my one and only male therapist, I struggled from time to time with feeling attracted and wanting friendship and bonding that could never happen. I have pretty severe "daddy issues" and I tend to latch on to men and often idealize them, and I really just want the male attention. Oddly enough, I never discussed this with my male therapist. I felt embarrassed.

Anyway, you're right that it's something to consider. It could happen again. It's the number one thing that makes me reluctant to try one more time.