http://comingoutsupport.com/2007/09/05/the-spectrum-of/ sharing experiences and lending an ear Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:16:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://comingoutsupport.com/2007/09/05/the-spectrum-of/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Engima Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:21:14 +0000 http://comingoutsupport.com/2007/09/05/the-spectrum-of/#comment-12 I cried whilst reading the part about you coming out to Ashley - whilst my coming out to my (then) best friend was somewhat different, I could relate. Whilst my friend's reaction wasn't as negative, she avoided talking to me for a full week and then when she mustered up the courage to talk to me, the first she she asked was if I had feelings for her - of course I felt instantly betrayed, like I was no longer than same person. Come those summer holidays, she developed a crush on me even though she never admitted it (she told me she liked a girl who sounded exactly like me, and I deduced it was when she began getting more touchy feely with me). Nowadays, she is bisexual but simply doesn't get my sexuality.... yes, we're no longer friends. I felt so totally torn - her lose, I now realise, but it hurts non the less. Thanks for sharing your story - touched my heart. And I love that your grandmother was so accepting - when I come out to my family I can see my grandmother perhaps being slightly more understanding than my parents. I cried whilst reading the part about you coming out to Ashley – whilst my coming out to my (then) best friend was somewhat different, I could relate. Whilst my friend’s reaction wasn’t as negative, she avoided talking to me for a full week and then when she mustered up the courage to talk to me, the first she she asked was if I had feelings for her – of course I felt instantly betrayed, like I was no longer than same person. Come those summer holidays, she developed a crush on me even though she never admitted it (she told me she liked a girl who sounded exactly like me, and I deduced it was when she began getting more touchy feely with me). Nowadays, she is bisexual but simply doesn’t get my sexuality…. yes, we’re no longer friends. I felt so totally torn – her lose, I now realise, but it hurts non the less.
Thanks for sharing your story – touched my heart. And I love that your grandmother was so accepting – when I come out to my family I can see my grandmother perhaps being slightly more understanding than my parents.

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