02 – The "Maternalizing Dynamic" in Romantic Relationships
from Relationship Unconscious Hosted by James Tobin Ph.D.
Under certain conditions, a romantic relationship based on strong sexual and emotional attraction may devolve into unconscious role assignments in which a woman acts in a maternalistic fashion toward her previously competent and autonomous partner. Each partner contributes to this insidious transition as the couple's diminishing sexual life signals the arrival of previously unresolved emotional injuries.
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