Dr. Lagios: 'I'm in love with my mother's partner's son'

Psychotherapist and sexologist Dr. Giorgos Lagios answers a reader's question in OK! magazine about how to manage the attraction she feels for her mother's partner's son.

The reader, named Iris, 22, described the intense attraction she felt for her mother's partner's 21-year-old son during a family dinner.

Dr. Lagios advised Iris to follow her feelings and discuss it openly with her mother, emphasizing that desire is not quelled by avoidance. He suggested expressing her attraction and exploring the relationship, if mutual, without allowing her mother to dissuade her.

The expert emphasized that Iris is an adult and can decide for herself, depending on the circumstances, whether this situation is of interest to her. He also stressed that chemistry is an inexplicable and unconscious condition, and the only thing we can control is our behavior.

In case it is simply a momentary feeling, Dr. Lagios acknowledges that perhaps it could be avoided. But if an intense attraction and an enjoyable connection follow, then he suggests living it.

Dr. Lagios's answer was published in issue 1032 of OK! magazine.