Moving towards Relationships

Dear reader:

have you heard of the Relational model? Did you know that psychotherapists (the psychodynamic ones at least) are often expecting that you enter into a 'relationship' with them so they can help you make progress in therapy? Does the whole relationship thing seem wierd to you?
This is a topic that I think is very relevant to our current social developmental stage. I think we are at the level where relationships are often considered in a sort of bit-by-bit way. We have "contacts", "online facebook friends," "coworkers," "business leads," et cetera. It is my idea that today we often think of our relationships as being time-limited, enclosed in specific circumstances, and not necessarily as broad multi-faceted and experienced with mixed feelings. Sure most of us have a variety of emotions and thoughts about the people we know, but do we consolidate and integrate these emotions and thoughts into cohesive complicated relationships with people?

I'm beginning to think of psychotherapy as a complicated relationship that teaches us about complicated relationships. In other words, helps us realize that the people, situations, and actions in our life are actually integrated experiences. Going to the "bar" is not just a fun experience with your friends, but an experience that consists of many components so much of which we may be unaware of and some which we may purposefully try to ignore.

I want to continue exploring this point of view - but I need more thinking.
The main idea today is - psychotherapy is a relationship, and that is what makes it good.