Have you ever had a close female friend you talked to almost every day? One you could be vulnerable and talk about deep things? What was it like?

[Anonymous]

[Subglacial]

I had a very close friend online for several years. She was the center of a small group of gaming friends, but she and I also spent a lot of one-on-one time together. We played, and we talked. I was a confidant, a wall to bounce ideas off of, and a shoulder to cry on.

There might have been a tiny bit of sexual tension early on, but it was clear we wanted different things in a romantic partner, so we never explored that. We just stayed good friends.

At a certain point, I became depressed. A complex set of circumstances put me deep in the hole, and I confided in her. Unfortunately, she seemed to hold me to a different set of standards, and her patience with my downer self proved limited. I didn't find the support I felt like I needed, so I withdrew. I found it really difficult to trust her after that. Although she tried to stay in contact, we slowly drifted apart.

[MrHopper]

Pretty much all my friends are female, some i am more close with than others. My current main one is my cousin which gives you that extra level of "safety" in what your saying, you trust them more. Its nice i prefer to talk to women about issues as i can be more myself, men tend to be more held back or have some sort of masculinity agenda so its hard to open up without feeling like they mocking.

[CloudMassacre]

I did, it was nice, but I slowly started having feelings and it affected our friendship. We’re still friends and all, but things are different now

[Asker]

Why couldn’t you guys be together?

[CloudMassacre]

She didn’t have feelings for me