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Is She Interested in Me?

Wednesday September 20, 2006
A young lesbian needs your help:
"I was wondering if anyone here could possibly help me a little. I have fallen in love with one of my closest friends (another female, we're 17, BTW), and I think she may feel the same way, but I am so unsure, it is crazy…She flirts extensively with me (I know it is common between us girls, but I don't know...), ya know, she gives the wide smiles, holds eye contact with me a few seconds longer, laughs boisterously (she hyperventilates), she "accidentally" touches me frequently (our fleeting touches tend to linger as well), she seems to always be next to me (our group can be walking down the road and BOOM! There she is, smack dab next to me)... "
What do you think? Is she interested?

Comments

September 21, 2006 at 12:49 am
(1) Shay says:

Yes. She’s interested.
The best thing you could do, is simply give her a kiss. see what happens. See what it feels like. and don’t waste anymore time wondering.

September 21, 2006 at 6:20 am
(2) donna says:

I agree she’s very interested. I think its time to take that dive and tell her or just kiss her. Go on!!!!!!

September 21, 2006 at 4:16 pm
(3) Dr. Susie says:

I agree she is interested. Time is too short to spend it wondering. Trust me….I spent most of my life too afraid to follow my feelings. I can’t have that time back. Tell her how you feel, or just lean in and kiss her. If she really is your friend…nothing will or could spoil that relationship. Take a chance!

September 21, 2006 at 5:09 pm
(4) Rachel says:

I suggest a sleepover and alcohol!
Works like a charm!!!

September 21, 2006 at 6:24 pm
(5) Miss Jane says:

go on pull the other leg. you better hope Mistress Marie dosn’t read this she will have you chained up for a week.

September 22, 2006 at 3:35 pm
(6) Bree says:

What ever happened to respect? I suggest you tell her you are curious and ask if you can kiss her. Tell her you trust her as a friend, but you are frightened. If she wants to let you kiss her, go ahead, but be gentle and sincere. Perhaps you’ll be able to help her out too.

September 23, 2006 at 12:15 am
(7) Nickyza says:

Ok mate! I am in the same boat here! Go with your heart here! She will understand if she is not into u? Mel Rex watch out here I come!

September 28, 2006 at 12:17 pm
(8) Sheba says:

She sure sounds like she’s interested, but anyway, you have to respect her. I suggest you tell her how you feel, and even if she isn’t interested in you, then being your friend she’ll understand and you two can move on. And if she is interested then there! Problem solved!

September 28, 2006 at 12:39 pm
(9) Nikki says:

Hi!
Well I’m dealing with the same “pain”…
I wonder if she is interested and then we where talking about a common friend (she told us she was bi) and she said it was so gross “Could you imagine me with another girl?! iew!!” That is what she said…
But she keeps on kissing me on my face (not my mouth) and hugging me. A couple people even asked me if where together…

I hope it works out for you,,but be CARFULL!!
I did that sleepover-get drunk thing with another friend ones too :-D It worked but after that night we didn’t talk about “it” anymore…

GOOD LUCK honey!!
(BTW I’m around the same age ;-) )

September 28, 2006 at 1:48 pm
(10) kim says:

Sounds to me like she is interested. Only way u gonna find out for sure is telling her how u feel. You have to do it though cause you will always wonder what if if you dont and it will you drive you mad x

September 28, 2006 at 2:57 pm
(11) richie says:

tell her that you want to go for a dinner with her and then see more her actions what she does observe her and than u can find wht the actula truth is

September 28, 2006 at 3:42 pm
(12) Donna says:

My first thought is yes she is interested in you. But make sure your reading her right and not what you want to see. I have a friend who is the same way she is very touchie feelie, she gives me her undivided attention when we are together, so when I went in to seal the deal she told me she wasnt interested in me like that. We are still very good friends, but I had to tell her to quit sending me the mixed signals if she did not want me to act on them. She agreed and our friendship is as strong as it was before the kiss. Go with your heart.

September 28, 2006 at 5:31 pm
(13) Fiona says:

Wow – yours totally describes my relationship with my best friend! Im 23 tho.
One night we were drunk and I were playing “never have I ever…”, and I told her I had kissed a girl. A few nights later, she was sleeping over at my house and she asked about it. I said I wasn’t ready to tell her, but what I would tell her, if I wasn’t so sure it would screw things up, was that I really wanted to kiss her! She said she did too! But then my flatmate arrived home, and nothing more was said…
Long story short – she’s actually completely freaked out by the idea, and it’s been a rough time. It hasn’t helped our friendship one little bit!!! Great if she actually is into you. Not so if she’s not. Either way, respect, chick! All the best! *

September 28, 2006 at 8:24 pm
(14) Arianne says:

Yeah, I’m 15, and I was in the same place just a month ago. I’d been pretty sure I wasn’t the only one in love, but after I told her, seemed like it was. Although I know I should move on and such, I still wonder if she really doesn’t care that way or if she’s scared of commitment (as my friends and I all know she is in other things). But, c’est la vie. I wish you super-luck! Tell us what happens, dear, won’t you?

September 28, 2006 at 9:03 pm
(15) Tony says:

good point!

September 28, 2006 at 10:29 pm
(16) Ming says:

You could try something relatively risk free by just saying “Did you know I’m not straight?” Anything could happen from there, and the friendship is most unlikely to be damaged by simply saying who you are. If it is, then you’d have to say she wasn’t really a friend.

Good luck :-)

September 29, 2006 at 1:20 pm
(17) suze says:

after reading all the comments given its kinda true what every1 is saying. but ive experianced it first hand. your friend may have always walked nexted to u or touched u the same way, looked into your eye for a period of time longer then friends but coz u now hav gained more feelings for her you chemical energy makes you see things differently like your friend so then there for u believe she is actually interested in you in that way… a question. do you two ever talk about things like that to her? ask her at a good time silly questions that may answer what is bugging u before u jump in and scare the crap out of each other… good luck tho. if i had more time id explain my story but cya

October 6, 2006 at 12:38 pm
(18) Samantha Heydan says:

It’s funny, I saw your problem and I just came out of that bumpy tunnel.I had a good friend that did all the overly friendly things that girls tend to do with a little extra more.I came out to her,asked her if she liked me and she just smiled.I was left to figure what that meant so I sent her a letter(corny I know) that explained everything I feel and the things she does.I havn’t talked to her since…respect her,have all the facts,don’t over read everything,don’t listen to everyone just follow what your gut tells you.You know what to do…

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