Not sure what's harder-having bi/lesbian feelings, finding another like you, doing something about your feelings with that other person, or having a relationship that you have to hide from everyone you know as well as complete strangers.
That is what Jeannie and I faced. When you are in a normal relationship you don't know or care who knows and honestly you WANT people to know. We on the other hand had to hide not just the feelings we might have shared, but any hint of it at all.
Sooooo, we got very creative. We passed notes to each other. We would "accidentally" mixup our binders where a letter, drawings, poetry or even a homemade bracelet might be given or received as a gift. Would even have to borrow each other's makeup or perfume and then we'd have to come up with an excuse to borrow a sweatshirt or flip flops.
And...Jeannie had a thing for my panties too. Just like she "borrowed" a pair of my spankies, she also "borrowed" several of my panties as well. I thought it was very flattering, not to mention hot as hell.
And then there were our heterosexual relationships. I was dating a couple of guys, one pretty casual, the other almost at the going steady stage. Jeannie had a boyfriend, so all that created a new level of complexity. And I'm not merely referring to adding another relationship to the mix.
One night I had a date with one of my beaus. I was in the middle of getting dressed, standing in front of the closet mirror in my bra, panties, slip and hose, deciding which dress I was going to wear when Jeannie stepped into my room. She closed the door after asking if I had my Giorgio of Beverly Hills, came over and gave me a nice hug and warm kiss. She knew I was going out on a date though and I could tell by her expression that she was sad.
"So where are YOU going all dressed up?" Playful, yet with an undertone, I thought to myself.
"You know, dinner then bar hopping." I told Jeannie, hoping that it wouldn't go further.
"Who with tonite?" It went further after all. Damn it Jeannie!
"You know, Nancy's old boyfriend Gregg-you remember we've been a kind of couple-we had a couple of classes together, he asked me out for St Pats and we've gone out since." Ok, please! C'mon now, can we talk about something else now?
"Are you planning for a late night?" Really, just ask if we are going to have sex, why don't you? rattled around in my brain.
"I'm really not sure, hun, we might be back early. Am kind of tired but didn't want to cancel at the last minute." Now I'm thinking really sarcastically-but didn't say "shoot, do you want to wait up for me or go with us?"
It was tense. We'd previously discussed the need to keep up our normal lives and habits, including boys but it was tough for her to see me go or for me to see her and Forrest, her boyfriend holding hands or kissing. Man that was rough.
It was also hard to actually be with someone you liked or thought you liked, when the person you wanted to be with is somewhere else, not having fun with you.