A typical Lesbian Scene

I had three birthday cards to buy and so was browsing the isles of the entire card shop.

'OH MY GOD! That is such a lesbian card!'

"This card is suitable for so many situations" the cashier tells me as I hand over my purchase. "It's brilliant, so brilliant I'm going to write a blog about it" I tell him. 

As a CRF (find out what this is in a previous post here), I have been in this situation so many times as a lesbian with my mantra for many years being, 'lesbians always come in pairs - don't let it stop you.'

Artwork by Andre Jordan. £2.50 from Scribbler Cranbourne St. Brighton

The cashier was right, suitable for so many situations:

'Congratulations on your civil partnership'

'Sorry to hear about your break-up'

'Welcome to single lesbian life'

'Please don't break up with me...'

Or feeling bitter, send it to your ex girlfriend/wife:

'This will be you!'

'Congratulations on your new girlfriend'

'Enjoy your divorce!'

Yes, the perfect lesbian card.

Can you think of any other captions this is appropriate for?

You're Not My Kind Of Girl

The first thing I want to find out about you when it comes to love, even when I browse dating sites is your star sign because there are star signs I like to avoid.  Not because of what the astrologers say about how well we might or might not match but because I think there are associated character traits which I've come to learn through previous painful experience that do not mix well with my own.

"That's stupid!" You may well question, but then we all do this in different forms: 'She's blond, I like brunettes', 'She's butch, I like femmes', She's too tall and she's too broad', 'She's too this, and not enough that' - the list we have in search for 'the one' are often endless.

My favourite source of advice when searching for the right girl

It was rather refreshing when my friends picked The New Girlfriend on my behalf. The astrologers clearly state it's a match made in hell and in my own opinion she wasn't 'my type' at all, and I not hers. If I'd had the spec's sheet of 'my type' to hand, I doubt any boxes would've been ticked. Which could explain how we both have managed to live in Brighton for 12 years, our lives criss-crossing and not notice each other at all. It's not just about looks either, our lives are like polar opposites too which if left to our initial judgement of each other, meant we couldn't possibly be compatible.

"She's perfect for you", my friends assured me. "Trust us, we know better than you".

So far so good and friends were right in seeing what we couldn't with what would work well for us.

Repeatedly I see and hear my single friends closing themselves off to opportunities of meeting someone, sometimes with just a glance because of who they perceive is right or wrong for them.  I feel lucky that my friends stepped in ("because you're rubbish at picking your own girlfriend's" they said) and showed me that we are not always the best judge of ourselves or of others and what's best for us.

So next time you're out looking, I suggest putting your check-list and pre-conceptions away, open yourself up to new possibilities with those you may not normally consider. Ask your most trusted friends to help you find a girlfriend and before you rush to state 'she's not my type', just think what the hell, she just may well be.