@grime_witch yeah. and back when I still had sexuality it was more parallel to 'standard' romance but w/o that I just can't see the difference
I've been in love w one of my friends for years and it never mattered that we weren't dating/she had a boyfriend bc... we still love each other?? and I know she had similar feels for me bc she told me, so what does it matter that she's not my girlfriend? what's the dif? we love each other the way the we do and I never cared if that wasn't as A Romantic Relationship and that's how I still feel about a lot of my closest friends. we're already 'in love' bc... I love them and they're central figures in my life