Wouldn’t it be great if lesbians got a dollar every time a straight woman complained about how easy life would be if they dated women? Some of us would not only be rich enough to buy our own island, but also might laugh a little less when we hear something so completely false. In fact, women are potentially the most complex creatures in the universe, and if you don't agree, then you haven't dated very many. When you put two women together in an intimate relationship the result is either going to be something like a romance novel or teen movie meets action-horror.
Women are emotional. Come on, don’t cry about this ladies. The research shows that it's true. We think emotionally and react emotionally.
Does this mean we buy each other roses every day and write love poems to each other on the regular? Sometimes. This also means the smallest lovers quarrel can have you or your lady friend making an irrational emotional decision at the blink of the eye, such as hunting down the first hottie at the gay bar, changing a Facebook relationship status, and there are even stories of pouring bleach on their lady's clothes.
This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2012.