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Ok, here's the deal...I'm 13/f and all of the sudden I'm starting to really like my best friend, now I know that's kinda normal but here's the catch. ITS A GIRL! What is wrong with me? This isn't normal or right and I dont want her or my other friends for that matter to hate me, but I just can't make it go away! Should I just stay away from her until this weird feeling goes away? Please, I rate high! Thnx in advance

Nope. You're perfectly normal. At your age hormones are going wild and what not. Teen years are confusing and experimental(I feel old lol). It's natural to develop feelings for friends you're close to, regardless of their sex. It's not abnormal nor wrong. I know it feels weird, it's something new. It might be what others have called a phase, and later on you may 'grow' out of it. Or you might not. Either way, there's nothing wrong with you and there's no reason to stay away from your friend. I'm not saying you should tell her about it, at least not yet. See how your feelings develop or if they change before laying something like that out on the table. And I would say that if it was a guy, too. :)

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