I had a weird interaction the other day. I used to see a provider for massage and HE about once every two weeks for years. Due to language barrier we never really talked. It was a good relationship where we did the same routine everytime. She never deviated from massage and HE, maybe some roaming but that was it. She never tried to hang out with me outside of our sessions or exchange numbers. Due to circumstances I abruptly stopped seeing her and moved out of the state for a decade. I finally came back for a visit and decided to go see her. At first she didn’t recognize me but once I said hello and that we haven’t seen each other in years, she remembered me, my name and even the approximate time I last saw her. When the massage started, she stopped and embraced me, and started kissing me on the lips and told me how great it was to see me again. Without thinking, I blurted out that I missed her (because I did since she was a constant for years), and she said the same, and we continued our hug. During the massage, she gave me CBJ and FIV which was never on the menu in the past. I’ve never had such a weird human moment with a provider where we both stepped out of our roles as provider and monger. Maybe it was some of the hardships the pandemic forced upon us the past few years or maybe we reminded each other of younger times. Anyways, I wouldn’t say I’m in love with her or that I have any feelings towards her, but in that moment there was an exchange of actual emotion between us that was temporarily not transactional, and it felt nice.