Same here. I was always tomboyish and into sports, always have dressed fairly plainly, don't wear makeup except on special occasions, very shy and awkward as a kid. But I'm straight. I had crushes on boys or male actors from the time I was 9 or 10 and have never felt attracted to women. I had a friend who was even more tomboyish than me (we were the only two girls who played sports with the boys at recess, including touch football until 6th grade when the boys wouldn't play with us anymore) and she cut her hair like a boy, dressed in her brothers' clothes, etc. I thought for sure she was gay. Ran into her a few years ago and she is married to a man and has young kids and dresses quite feminine now. |
One of my daughters female friends was like this. Very touchy feels, like would want to wrestle and be all over her. Would not let her be in the bathroom alone. Very jealous of my daughters other friends, even her little sister. They were only 6 when I first noticed this behavior in the other girl. They’re now 10. They’ve grown apart but mainly because I’ve distanced myself from the girls family. No idea if she is gay, but wouldn’t surprise me. My daughter is already into boys and gets all nervous around cute ones. |