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  • Adolescent and young adult sexual-minority women's close relationships are understudied.
  • Understanding the nuances of their intimate friendships is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To qualitatively analyze the nature of intimate friendships among sexual-minority women.
  • To explore the characteristics of "passionate friendships" and their implications.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of interviews with 80 adolescent and young adult sexual-minority women.
  • Longitudinal study data collection.

Main Results:

  • Many participants reported "passionate friendships" with same-sex peers.
  • These friendships were described as committed, intimate, passionate, and intense, akin to romantic relationships.
  • Passionate friendships combined elements of friendship and romantic relationship scripts, including physical intimacy without sexual contact.

Conclusions:

  • Passionate friendships challenge conventional distinctions between friendship and romance.
  • These intense bonds offer unique insights into the interplay of emotional and sexual feelings in women's close relationships.
  • The findings have implications for understanding diverse relationship structures beyond heteronormative and binary frameworks.