Gilda

Yeah, I hear what you're saying. I don't want to hijack the intro thread to keep talking about this, so I'll just make one more comment.

I know married couples who say that they are each other's best friends, and I never doubt their sincerity. But in most cases, both partners have a separate, same-sex best friend (or second best friend I suppose), from whom they get things most men and woman can only get from a same-sex relationships. Sure, there are those who don't have this and don't need it, but I do think it's very common. In my case, that close same-sex relationship and the romantic one are the same relationship; they're intertwined so much that I can't separate the elements from each other.

I'll let this go for now. I don't want to hijack a thread, or even start a new one comparing lesbian relationships to heterosexual ones my third day here. Wouldn't be prudent.

Oh, and I've decided some of my experiences are relevant. I have had sexual relationships with men; enough to know that that isn't my cup of tea, but enough that I think I might have something to say about them.