Lesbianing with AE! you have fallen for a pal, but does she love women? – AfterEllen

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Hey Lindsey,

Therefore I’ve been going insane with trying to puzzle out if my any buddy likes myself. Therefore here is a few of the items that have happened….So as soon as we 1st turned into buddies she made a create a bear and said it had been all of our infant then she desired to fake go out and I swear she was once all flirty however when we informed her that we enjoyed the woman she ended up being all like I like you also and a buddy and that I’m puzzled because I was thinking I happened to be right and I also was actually merely wondering won’t you believe exactly the same thing if someone else performed that to you personally?

-Becca

Hey Becca,

I’ve found it best to believe men and women once they let me know how they feel—best considering that the choice is simply driving me crazy second guessing why their terms and measures never line up, just what has changed, and whether it ended up being anything i did so. That kind of insane making never ever becomes myself anyplace. However for quite a few years i acquired trapped inside, and so I undoubtedly understand in which your head has reached.

Your own buddy isn’t really into you. She wants you as a buddy. You are having problems trusting the lady caused by the woman flirtatious conduct.

Discover finished ., however. Your pal might have wanted to “fake big date” you in order to see if she would like to actually date you—and determined that she decided not to like to date you for so many legitimate reasons, a lot of them getting:

• she’s drawn to your body however mentally or vice versa

• She is bicurious not prepared date a woman

• She has thoughts for an ex and is alson’t prepared to be with anybody immediately

• She wants interest from women—and gay women readily give attention to various other ladies irrespective of their own sex

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We’ve discussing flirty relationships prior to, and
you can read about that here
if this can help you find closing through the whole situation.

You probably didn’t ask myself what your buddy ended up being considering, though. You questioned the things I might have manufactured from the woman behavior plus the answer is: it all depends.

You can find undoubtedly occasions I would personally have thought she was actually into myself, whilst performed. There are instances I would personally have experienced through the woman conduct to appreciate that she wished my affection and interest, but would not reciprocate romantically.

There are surely occasions I would have thought she ended up being into me personally, because did. You will also discover occasions I would personally have experienced through the woman conduct to appreciate that she wanted my personal love and attention, but could not reciprocate romantically.

Does the friend identify as a lesbian, or has actually she ever dated or slept with a lady? If she has already been straight determined until she said she desired to fake day both you and have a bear child, then I’d brush off her behavior as common flirty/bicurious right girl. I could have flirted and been caring along with her whether or not it forced me to feel great to achieve that, yet not expected it end up as something actual.

Certainly, for many people, female sex is liquid many of those straight-identified women carry out go on to embrace their own bi or lesbian area, in the course of time, occasionally making use of women they flirt with. Could happen—but it really is unusual, and it’s frequently a complete waste of mental power to pursue those ladies.

Indeed, for a few people, female sex is fluid and a few of these straight-identified women do continue to embrace their bi or lesbian side, at some point, often aided by the women they flirt with. It could happen—but it is rare, and it is typically a waste of mental fuel to pursue those women.

Easily understood she liked females and she acted like that, i’d have believed I got the opportunity together and may also have asked this lady out. However, she made by herself clear. She wants a friendship only. Perform the woman (therefore) the favor of assuming the lady, and discover a person who is actually psychologically offered and it is really a lesbian or bisexual.

If you want to pull back from friendship for a while, as you’ve considered there was possible and you’ve already been rebuffed, which is okay. Take some area from this friend until such time youare able to see the girl platonically once again. Utilize that more time to pursue different women to make it clear towards gal pal that you are cruising for dateable women to remove any weirdness either people may be feeling.

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