These women describe their first date experiences as eye-opening, effortless, and even revolutionary, and each of these stories has lit my heart on fire in the best way.īut I'll let them take it from here. You try something new - something you thought might be cool or fun or interesting -and suddenly find yourself feeling happier and more at ease than you ever thought possible. This is what feels right.' After reading or speaking with a handful of women about their first dates with the same gender, it sounds like they were definitely unexpected milestones (in the best possible sense).Īs a straight, cisgender woman, I certainly don't want to make any assumptions about what this is like, but I'd imagine it's similar to moving to a brand new city and immediately feeling you've come home.

This is what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. I guess they're what some describe as 'aha moments' - those instances at which everything feels flipped on its head and you stop and think, 'Oh, this is who I am. I think, in all of our lives, we sometimes hit milestones that we never saw coming.