![\"Dear](\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/new-dear-bella.png\" "\\"Dear")
I am 22-year-old young woman and I have been with a girl from since I was 12 years old.<\/p>\nI am 22-year-old young woman and I have been with a girl from since I was 12 years old.<\/p>\n
It was actually my first real relationship although I had little flings with other girls at primary school.<\/p>\n
I got a boyfriend when I was 17 just to hide the fact that I loving the young lady.<\/p>\n
However, the guy recently dumped me because we were not intimate; I just could not get intimate with him.<\/p>\n
Bella, the point I am trying to make here is that I have been a lesbian for as long as I remember. I don’t have feelings for men.<\/p>\n
Is this wrong? Am I normal?<\/p>\n
Please help me<\/p>\n
Confused Young Lady<\/strong><\/p>\n —————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n Dear Confused Young Lady,<\/p>\n Normal is different for every individual. No one can dictate your life, body, or anything else by their standards.<\/p>\n Yes, you are normal. Many people are lesbians. There is a huge debate raging right now but many experts agree that a person’s sexual orientation is determined at a young age, even as early as birth.<\/p>\n It’s normal and healthy to be yourself, whether you’re gay or straight.<\/p>\n What’s really important is learning to like yourself. And that is what I am encouraging you to do. Learn to like yourself, accept yourself for who you are.<\/p>\n Bella<\/strong><\/p>\n Have a problem? Write to Dear Bella at dominicanewsonline@gmail.com. Dear Bella is published Tuesdays and Thursdays. All letters are subject to editing and the editor has the right to not publish an article if it does not meet the company\u2019s editorial standards. Also, the advice given is not necessarily expert advice, and is basically an opinion, therefore we accept no liability that result from giving any opinion. As such we encourage you to seek the advice of a professional counselor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I am 22-year-old young woman and I have been with a girl from since I was 12 years old. It was actually my first real relationship although I had little flings with other girls at primary school. I got a…","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":55632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dear-bella"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n