I think my bff might not like guy's after all...
Okay, I have a best friend, she's been my best friend since the 3rd grade. (For the sake of the argument we'll just call her Melanie). We do everything together. And everything has been great, until this conversation we had. We were in her bedroom one night, we were both 15 at the time. We were just talking. About school and music and whatnot when suddenly, out of nowhere, she asks this. "Amy, do you think you're straight?"
I was taken aback. To me that was a very random, and off topic thing to ask.
I coughed and asked. "What?"
Melanie looked at me and asked again, "Do you think you're straight?"
I answered slowly. "Mel, I don't THINK I'm straight. I KNOW I'm straight."
She regarded me for a moment and then turned her attention back to the window.
I was silent a moment before I spoke again. "Melanie, that was very random question. Why do you ask?"
Melanie looked down at her hands folded in her lap. A faint blush painted her checks and she kept her eye's away from my gaze.
"Well, I-I don't know. I just, well I was wondering. That's all."
I was curious for a moment but I let it slide and we slipped back into our previous conversation.
Its been two years and I hadn't though about it much since then. My conclusion on the subject was it was just that Bi-Curious phase.
But, lately, its been creeping back into mind.
I noticed that Melanie NEVER wants to cosplay, or roll play a female. Like when we character select on a video game she always picks a male. And she never wears feminine clothes. If anything she wears more guyish clothes.
And the other day we were watching TV. I think it was Oprah or something and she just randomly put her arm around me. And I don't mean in the buddy buddy way. It was the in-the-dark-movie-theater-with-your-boyfriend kind of way. I froze, but didn't move 'cause I didn't want to hurt her feelings. So, after 20 minutes I excused myself to the bathroom and when I came back she didn't do that again.
One day last summer, we went to the mall so I could pick up some boots. I found nice knee-highs with three inch heels and I went over to a stool to try them on.
When i got them on I put one leg up on the stool to examine it. Incidentally, my skirt hiked up about two inches.
"What do you think?", I asked.
She regarded my boot but then, I SWEAR, her eyes went past the boot and up my thigh.
She coughed and said. "They're nice."
So, I guess my question is do you guy's think that my bff might be into girls?
And if so, how should I handle it if she admits this to me or even tries to initiate something between us?
Even if this turns out to be true, she'll still be my best friend. I don't care if she likes girls or not, as long as she's happy.
I just want to know if I'm crazy for coming to this conclusion or if anyone thinks so too.
Thanks so much.