I totally get what you are saying about your relationship with your husband.

I'm sorry but I find what you are expressing so interesting, yet so foreign. I know I am hopelessly clueless most of the times... but I have another question. I think people can have a great 2-way (mutually beneficial) relationship without feeling the same way about each other. However, what I feel when I read what you've written is something a little bit cooler.

When your T expressed to you how much your therapeutic relationship meant to him, was the feeling you experienced something like...OMG, I finally found someone who feels the same way about me as I feel about them? Kind of like a major relief that you weren't again feeling something that the other party didn't feel.