Romantic love, platonic love, and a brief peek at trends in hetero-social normativity

I was in San Francisco this weekend. By some twist of fate and my complete ignorance of calendar's beyond my own social calendar, it just happened to be pride week. So, out with the gay people marching with rainbow flags there were all the Jesus freaks preaching hell-and-damnation and a painful end to everyone who doesn't believe exactly what they believe.

Nothing unusual, you say? Well, here is where it gets interesting, at least for me.

( girlfriends vs Girlfriends, and the nature of petting )