i made a decision: i decided to have a baby/ i made a decision to have a child in a most unconventional way// i decided to have a child as a single, non-single parent/ which is to say/ i created the child with someone other than who i was partnered to// Why?// because my partner is my best friend// My partner/ my soul mate/ my "spouse" isn't someone i have a sexual relationship with// it's someone i have an intimate relationship with// My sister/ my best friend/ my rock// Surprisingly...we don't fit anywhere// We're looked upon skeptically no matter which way we turn// Heterosexuals wonder what we're going to do when we finally met "the one"// "the one" being the person we're going to fall in love with and want to marry/ "what will happen to the other??"// our answer is confusing to them: / if another appears then.../well.../they come along "with"// We will not leave the other/ we are as committed to this partnership as you are to your/ husband/wife/girlfriend/spouse/other//We are/partners// Homosexuals/ just as bad// "Have you tried to have sex with each other?"// no we haven't//" but why?"// because we're not attracted to each other sexually// shocked expressions follow// We are attracted to each other intimately/ we are attracted to each other spiritually// These attractions all seem to come secondary to the sexual/ this is sad to me// We are two women who connect/ connect on plains outside of our genitalia/ but our partnership is criticized because our genitalia aren't interested in entering the equation// funny, don't you think?