There's just no way I can compete. She's an attractive woman who listens to everything he says without having a freakout, or if she does, she will work it out and deal with it on her own because she is being PAID TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP! HE never has to see her breakdown and cry when she feels abandoned, or get angry he says the "wrong" thing (and all people say the "wrong" thing at some point in non-paid relationships), or get cranky because she's tired from listening to everyone's drama. So, of course she's awesome and it's all legit because everyone needs a shrink.

Maybe I'm being a BRAT, because I have ISSUES and FEARS or maybe it feels a little sketchy because if I'm with someone more than one hour a week, I can't not be human and fallible. Of course she's going to seem more attractive and understanding...

Just for today, I can think that therapists are raising the bar too high for regular relationships.