<human>: We have been amazing friends for about 9 years now. She's my favorite person in the world, we spend all our time together, and she's changed me in so many amazing ways. We're pretty much perfect together and everyone in the world sees it there's just one problem. I'm not really sure how I feel about being with a woman. I've always pictured myself with a man. I've dated men and been with men it just seems right to me to be with a man. I mean I've never really been with a woman so I'm not sure if I can really say I don't like them. But with men it's an instant spark of "damn that's sexy" while I don't really get that with girls. 

Plus I'm not really sure if I'm comfortable with having to answer to my family about our relationship if we had one. I know they'd still love me but it would really make them uncomfortable. And I'm not sure if I really want to put myself through the drama that comes with a same sex relationship when I don't have to. I like men so why would I put myself through the bigotry that may come with us being together.  

She's pretty much told me she doesn't care about gender and she saw nothing wrong with us being together. But I'm worried if we did move forward and I ended up not like being with a woman that it would really ruin our friendship and that would devastate me. So what should I do should I just wait and find myself a wonderful man, or throw all my chips on the table with my best friend and hope for the best.

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<bot>: I'm not sure how I feel about dating a woman but me and my best friend are perfect. Should a gamble on trying to be with her that could potentially ruin our friendship or leave well enough at well enough and just stay friends.