I mean... it's a growing site. How are not expected to go whole hog into a new community we like! Here I am strolling by a week after you but it's new to me, so I'm excited.

What's great is that they are still around, active, and replied. Shows some solid Lemmy staying power.

I am afab, have similar ace feelings, got dates easier because afab and guys are horny, didn't always last long or end well, 'cause guys are horny and took offense to, no I don't care for sexy times please (at least it was common for me though teens n 20s). Have bffs that have lasted decades! Guys and girls. I am in a relationship now, have been for quite a long time, we are great friends at the base of our relationship and he is cool that I am not sexual most of the time (me as sexual, not his acceptance).

My bffs are just as important to me, the elated feeling when I see them, can't get enough time with them, feel so able to be my dorky self when we are together... boys came and went for a long time for me, friends stayed steady. With guys they call them bromances I think?

For me, a good best friend IS a relationship, that I liked better than romantic ones and I think it was because of the lack of sexual pressure that made it more comfortable for me.

So, no, not weird. When you don't have a handful of relationships, the one close one tends to mean soo much more. It is super hard to make friends when odd, especially as an adult. You mentioned she had one other friend at work, maybe they have similar interests since she likes them? Maybe you could try to get to know them too and have a 3 musketeers thing at work? They might not be near as cool and interesting, or bring the same feelings but it could help the emotional flows have another outlet. And, maybe they will know a couple cool peeps that could lead to another awesome connection with someone they know. This is how I usually got more friends as my friends were usually more outgoing than me. They know I use them for socializing and don't mind, part of what makes them precious to me.

Do be careful, emotions can come on strong sometimes and if she is happily married, a rise in romantic or sexual tension may be a push away and that can feel devastating.

I wish I had some better actual answers for you, hopefully someone's suggestions will be helpful though! People generally suck but there diamonds in the rough scattered about. You already have found 2, I am sure you can dig up more, it may just take a lot of time and patience to get the next one uncovered.

Oh shit! Had to be... surely just a few... 🪦

Oh absolutely! That thought tag may be a hangover from everyone giving me reasons I "must" have kids, or I "will change my mind" about having kids "wait till you find the right guy". It seemed to break people's minds that a midwest small-town girl wouldn't want kids (same good christian folks who were also terrified I might have sex and get knocked up). It always appalled me when the conversation would take that "who's gonna take care of you when your old" turn. I have a good relationship with my folks now, I hope I can care for them to the best of my ability as they are getting up there. May not have always felt about them that way though, took some work. I can't hardly tale care of myself still though, and it worries me how much I Will be able to do, financially, time, etc. So yeah, came to terms with the idea of me being in a state home in general. But, having dementia or alzheimer's in that situation, to me, is terrifying. Being 100% at the whim of a stranger and unable to express any real needs or thoughts. I love to read, puzzle, learn and play games, learn new shit in general, recognize actors by voice in under a 30 secs... y'know brain stuff, lol. Just knowing it would be gone is sad and scary.

A perfect snack when your getting a little peckish after a filling breakfast of

Oh yum, now we're talking. You know, they are pretty much all meat under there.

Lovell told police there were two handguns in his vehicle, but he said “he did not know why he would have shot his gun and could not recall any part of the shooting incident,” according to the affidavit.

Paul Woodward, the presiding administrative judge for the Garfield County district, said Lovell agreed to not preside over any cases until his own case is resolved.

What if he didn't have enough left about him to decide that and wanted to keep at it?

I'm on Jerboa on Android, I seem to get that option too. Thanks for the tip!

I love horror as well as sci fi and used to binge a lot of it when I was younger. I will always think of him from Re-Animator. It was so wonderfully bad. My family of trek lovers is quite tired of me exclaiming "Hey it's Herbert!" every time he pops up somewhere.

That is why I felt compelled to put it correctly in the post, lol. I wish I was the OC so I could go fix that!

Late to the party... near Phoenix too!