Posted by crushedout on December 3, 2005, at 14:27:36
In reply to I think someone asked me in another thread..., posted by gardenergirl on December 3, 2005, at 13:13:15
Totally wasn't TMI. It's interesting. I bet it is common for female therapists to be more comfortable with female desire than male desire, and that makes total sense to me. Male desire, historically, is much more threatening. Any many women have personal histories that make it threatening to them in particular.
I wondered about this when I told my therapist about my feelings for her. Funny thing is, I told her that I worried I was making her feeling objectified, the way men often make me feel. She clearly didn't feel so, however, and I guessed that that may have been partly due to the fact that I was a woman. Somehow, it feels less objectifying to be desired by a woman, or is it that being objectified by a woman feels less uncomfortable? Just wondering aloud.
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