Posted by Wittgensteinz on October 30, 2008, at 4:35:35
In reply to Re: Rupture in therapy (long), posted by Phillipa on October 29, 2008, at 20:22:40
Philipa, I recall you mentioning something of this before - that your ex was Dutch. I'm not Dutch by my partner is.
Really I know nothing about my T and his background - or at least very little. All I know is his date of birth and his birth place, and that was because it was on his page of a university website. He has never made any sort of reference to his childhood. All I know is that he was born something like 5 years before the end of WWII - so he really was young. As far as I know, although some Dutch people were kind enough to hide Jewish people in their homes, it is widely believed and accepted that they for the most part were rather co-operative with the Gestapo on this matter. My partner's father was also alive and a young boy at this time and he didn't have the experience your ex had - incidentally he lived on a farm. To be honest I don't really care what the reason is why he is or is not empathic - the fact of it is the same whatever the personal reasons.
Thanks for your kind words.
Witti
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