Tag: lesbian
A Gay Woman Wants Her Friendship Back
A 62-year old gay woman asks for advice on resurrecting a platonic friendship. It seems like her friend wants some space and she doesn’t know how to men the friendship.
Can a friendship overcome a terrible betrayal?
Whether a friendship can survive after a betrayal depends on whether the friend who was betrayed is able to forgive.
Handling jealousy over my lesbian partner’s relationships with men
As partners become more familiar and used to each other, for better or worse, they generally feel more comfortable and complacent about showering each other with attention.
My confusing relationship with my lesbian friend
It’s not uncommon for straight women to sexualize lesbian friendships because unlike other intimate female friendships, sex may be an option.
Just friends or more than friends?
In a complicated relationship, a woman wonder whether they are just friends.
Best Friends: She loves me, she loves me not
QUESTION Hello Irene, I am having a really hard time with my best friend. This whole relationship started out quite differently. She was attracted to me and fell in love with me at the very beginning. I reciprocated these feelings for a while but ultimately realized we weren’t a match, and decided we needed to […]
Did she cut off our friendship because I’m gay?
We can guess why someone ends a friendship but never really know unless we ask. QUESTION Dear Irene, I am about 30 years old and a friend of 12 years, who was around for all of my major life changes, suddenly cut me off. I thought maybe she figured my wild phase was not […]
When A Friend Wants More Than Friendship
It’s not unusual for platonic relationships to turn into something different or something more. Whenever this happens, regardless of gender, it can lead to misunderstandings if both people aren’t on the same page. When two female friends are involved, the potential awkwardness is compounded exponentially because the experience is less common and less talked about. […]
Gay Straight Friendship: Is It Possible?
A gay woman is uncertain about whether a gay straight friendship is possible given her recent experience with a straight woman.
A Friendship Too Broken To Fix?
A friendship may be too broken to fix if it is consistently disappointing and unsatisfying. Friendships should be additive to our lives. QUESTION Dear Irene, Nicole and I met soon after each of us moved to a new town and we hit it off immediately. We were both adrenaline junkies, partners in crime who enjoyed […]
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