I think my girlfriend likes me

Article written by Dana Ngodo on review of ‘The L Word’ and how Tv series convey influence on viewers. Her encounter is as a result of a controversial Tv series, The L Word, which paints the act of lesbianism in the most attractive way possible. Read below…

“It all started after She watched the popular lesbian Tv series called the “The L Word”. She suddenly had a whole lot of positive things to say about homosexuality.  She has been my friend since Secondary school and we also attended the same University. We do almost everything together and we are both straight.

At first, I thought it was all about her craziness, hence a phase that would definitely pass, probably as an adverse effect that comes with watching 6 seasons of a queer movie in a roll. However it turned out this phase was not soon to become history. I noticed she was so engrossed with the series even more than anyone else would have been with Prison break when the series first launched. She would learn the characters lines and could tell you who said what, when and in what particular season *crazy*.

I began to notice so many unusual things about her, especially her attitude towards me. She suddenly started coming to my apartment more often than was usual with her. When we are together in my closet and am kind of undressing, she stares at me in all kinds of awkward ways that would sometimes make me shy and somewhat uncomfortable, as though she’s an opposite sex. It became even more obvious as I realized she was now quick to throw nasty complements around, stuff like; “your breast are really perky”, “your hips are getting wider”, and other cheap cheesy complements of that sort. Aside these, everyone understands friendship is a simple diplomacy, but even when I try not to reciprocate what I feel is lustful advances, she never relents her so-painted kindness.

Things got out of hand when she literally broke up with her boyfriend of over 4years, saying she wanted more, and thus, would advice me to follow suit. I was still in denial until one faithful night we partied with other friends and got home tipsy after we have had few glasses of Martini, she leaned forward, kissed me and said “I want this to last forever”. That has so far been the most disoriented moment of my life.

Following that incident, I have no idea what to do. I started avoiding her. I wanted to blame it on the alcohol but I wouldn’t totally say I didn’t see it coming. Afterwards she started bombarding me with text messages some of which read; “I know our friendship means the world to me, but a relationship would mean the universe”, another read; “I can serve 14years for you my love”, this particular one cracked me up and freaked me out at the same time. I have never replied any of her messages or answered her phone calls.

I have no idea how a very close friend has just turned into a stalker just within very little space of time. A lot of people out there may not know exactly how these kind of series affect them. With this, I have seen someone practically change before me. We may think it’s all about adventure, or the crap that we are finally realizing this is how we were meant to be (a lover of your same sex?). Of course I don’t mean to discriminate but even science disagrees with that. Watching movies is a wonderful way of self exposure. It can make or mar you. So, my advice to everyone reading this is; choose very carefully what you are passionate about, cause your passion always have enigmatic ways of finding you.

As I write this, I am still on the run. I feel I didn’t handle things properly and I have no idea how to go about it. What would you do if you were in my shoes?”