Dating after years of close friendship

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SW1231

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I met my girlfriend in 2004, and we've been real close ever since. There was a 6 year lull in our friendship, NOT due to a fallout, thankfully. We got back in touch in 2012, and started dating in 2015.
Has anyone else become intimate/gotten into a relationship with someone, after years of being basically "best friends"? How has it changed your friendship, if at all?

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Hi SW1231,

Both of the women I have been intimately partnered with, I was platonic friends with first. I'd say the biggest change to our friendship was the NRE stage. It really makes you see the other person differently.

Regards,
Kevin T.
 
Ha! I get that. Funny, before, I'd be like, "What's up dude?" when we saw each other. I don't call her dude very much anymore. Hahaha
The cadence of our conversation has changed. I am also dating a woman for the first time. I have had many casual hook ups throughout my not-so-boring single sex life, but have never really cultivated a romantic relationship with a woman. Same with her, as well. It's like we're going through these experiences, feeling these feelings for the first time- but doing it simultaneously. Doing it together. And, we are two different people, so we act and react differently. I have learned about who she is on a much deeper level. It is beautiful!
 
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