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u/Tangurena · 6 pointsr/actuallesbians

> I've been really concerned I made a bad decision

It probably seemed the right thing to do at the time. And it most likely was the right thing to do then. Stuff changes as we learn more about ourselves. What was the right choice then won't be the right choice forever. Despite all our romance stories/fairy tales ending with "and they lived happily every after...", things don't happen that way.

I usually recommend some books on this subject. You are not the first woman to encounter this and will not be the last.


Some books that may help:
Living Two Lives,
Married Women Who Love Women,
Dear John, I love Jane and
Late Bloomers.

I should probably add these to the wiki.

If you are broke, put them on your Amazon wish list and PM it to me. 2 of my exes came out as lesbians.

u/feminazisockpuppet · 2 pointsr/actuallesbians

Hey, I did that whole thing a couple years ago at 32. Enjoy the exhilarating terror! It was all-consuming for me for a while, and I still get euphoria bumps of "holy shit I fucking love women" but I think that might just be what it feels like to actually be interested in people?? Who knew!

>Is there a handbook or something I could follow? /s

You joke, but Late Bloomers was recommended to me in a few places. I had a mixed reaction to it; I was hoping it'd have more stories (or any at all) from women (like me) who had just been in pure denial. If it matches your experience more closely, you may get a lot more out of it than I did. That said, it was good to read to help normalize what I was feeling. There are other, similar books on the 'Customers Also Bought' section, but this is the only one I personally read.

Aside from that, I immersed myself in other gay-lady media: movies, TV, blogs, articles, tumblrs, whatever. I dabbled around a bit on personals sites, and enjoyed how normal/good chatting ladies up felt even if the meetings were meh. You've also got the added hook of having kids -- I don't know of any to refer, but I'd have to think there are lesbian parenting forums out there full of women with your experience.

Good luck, have fun, relish the feeling.