The fact that I have had very close relationships with other LGs in my life that were "romantic" to us but those on the outside just saw it as cute and endearing makes me feel confident I can keep that same energy with this situation.

These girls are still friends and we are still close, that "romantic" part just died off as they got older. More so due to them, as I would have loved to let it go to the next level once they were legal, they weren't interested though, but I digress.

Thanks for the input.