Stray thought: I wonder if people who object to being a free therapist for their partner also object to being a free sex worker.
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There is a way people talk about relationships (especially on the internet) that describes all mutual emotional processing as "free therapy", and there is a long track record of weaponising "go to therapy" on the internet.
There are many people who should go to therapy and would probably get a lot out of it. There are many people who are in toxic relationship patterns. Some of those people might benefit from going to therapy. The reason for that is not that their partner is being a free therapist.