Lesbianing with AE! You’ve fallen for a buddy, but really does she love women? – AfterEllen

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Hey Lindsey,

So I’ve been going insane with trying to puzzle out if my personal any buddy really likes myself. So here is some of the points that have happened….So once we initial turned into friends she made a build a bear and stated it absolutely was all of our child following she wished to fake time and I also swear she had previously been all flirty however when we informed her that we liked the woman she ended up being all like I really like you as well and a friend and that I’m confused because I was thinking I was appropriate and that I had been just wanting to know won’t you think the exact same thing if someone else did that to you?

-Becca

Hey Becca,

I find it better to believe people if they let me know how they feel—best since choice is basically operating myself personally crazy 2nd guessing why their particular terms and steps you should not fall into line, exactly what has changed, and whether it had been anything used to do. That kind of insane generating never becomes me personally everywhere. But for quite a while i acquired trapped inside it, so I definitely realize in which the head reaches.

Your friend is not into you. She loves you as a buddy. You’re having problems trusting the lady for the reason that the woman flirtatious behavior.

Discover the one thing, though. The friend may have desired to “fake go out” you as a way to see if she’d wanna actually date you—and determined that she failed to wanna date you for a million good factors, many of them being:

• she’s drawn to you physically although not emotionally or the other way around

• the woman is bicurious but not prepared date a female

• She has feelings for an ex and it isn’t prepared end up being with any person immediately

• She wants interest from women—and homosexual ladies readily give attention to additional females regardless of their particular sex

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We’ve discussed flirty relationships prior to, and
you can read about that here
if it helps you get a hold of closing through the entire scenario.

You probably didn’t ask myself exactly what your pal had been thinking, however. You requested the thing I will have made from her conduct and answer is: it all depends.

Discover absolutely times i’d have believed she had been into me personally, while you did. Additionally, there are times I would have seen through her behavior to know that she wanted my personal passion and attention, but would not reciprocate romantically.

You will find positively occasions i’d have thought she ended up being into me personally, just like you performed. Additionally there are times i’d have observed through the woman behavior to appreciate that she desired my passion and attention, but would not reciprocate romantically.

Does the buddy identify as a lesbian, or has she ever before dated or slept with a woman? If she has already been straight recognized until she said she wanted to fake big date you and have a bear infant, I quickly’d brush-off her behavior as common flirty/bicurious direct woman. I might have flirted and been caring along with her if this helped me feel great to do that, not anticipated it turn into anything real.

Certainly, for many people, feminine sex is liquid plus some among these straight-identified females would continue to accept their unique bi or lesbian area, eventually, occasionally because of the women they flirt with. It would possibly happen—but it’s unusual, and it’s often a complete waste of psychological power to pursue those women.

Indeed, for a few people, feminine sex is actually fluid and some among these straight-identified ladies perform go on to embrace their unique bi or lesbian part, ultimately, sometimes because of the ladies they flirt with. Could happen—but its unusual, and it’s really typically a complete waste of mental electricity to pursue those girls.

Basically knew she appreciated ladies and she acted that way, I would have believed I got the possibility with her and could have expected their away. However, she made herself obvious. She desires a friendship merely. Do her (and you also) the favor of assuming this lady, and find someone that is mentally offered and is also actually a lesbian or bisexual.

If you wish to pull back through the friendship for a while, since you’ve thought there is prospective and you also’ve been rebuffed, that is good. Require some room out of this buddy unless youare able to see this lady platonically once more. Utilize that extra time to pursue various other women and come up with it clear towards girl pal that you are driving for dateable women to eliminate any weirdness either people might-be experiencing.

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