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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo
... as a basic principle, the idea that one partner does not want sex whilst things are disrupted or disconnected in some way is entirely understandable. It seems appropriate to me that the therapist would have normalised your partner's feeling around that. What was it about that exchange that you found particularly disturbing?
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A very good point.
It came late in the therapy, perhaps just prior to the shouting. Sex at this point was a difficult subject. The exchange seemed to underscore my feelings of isolation within the sessions. My own response was ignored. The focus shifted to my SO who was asked to expand on her feelings around the subject. Then it was dropped and we moved on. I didn't, at that time, feel I could assert my opinion without being invited to. An opportunity to explore an area of importance was lost in favour, it seemed to me, of validating only my SOs feelings.