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[–]whateverman 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

When I was in fifth grade I had a crush on my best friend. Our friend group talked about boys a lot and I participated just to feel included. When we discussed favourite boy band members, I'd just pick one randomly. When they'd talk about boys in school they liked, I just picked one that was from another class because I had never interacted with him and he seemed so far away in our small world. My best friend never participated and didn't seem interested in boys at all at the time. She called me out for lying when we were alone; eventually, I just stopped lying about it.

I had never heard the word lesbian or even considered girls could like each other in the same way, but she was my first kiss and my first crush. She moved away before we went to high school. We had a fight because we were each jealous of new friends that we made in middle school. It was so stupid. We reconnected through mutual friends as adults and honestly, she hasn't changed much. She's still great. We don't hang out really, but we do catch up now and then.

[–]VioletRemi[S] 11 insightful - 7 fun11 insightful - 6 fun12 insightful - 7 fun -  (2 children)

Lesbians can spot each other even at this young age, heh.

[–]whateverman 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It's so weird that we could! Neither of us even really talked about it. I don't think she even knew the word lesbian either. We just knew that we were different from the others.

[–]VioletRemi[S] 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

It is nice to meet soul mates so early, and at least to know that you aren't the only one like that.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Lol. I used to pick random boys too, when the other girls started talking about boys in grade school I would pick the prettiest one because I knew I had to at least participate. When they started putting on makeup they lost me though. Lol