“You don’t love her?” My father seems surprised. Another one who seems to think this is a simple A or B type of thing and assumes because she is my best friend, that it automatically means I have been harboring secret sexual feelings for her. I’m pretty shocked that his initial reaction is not one of disgust or thoughts of how this may be considered incestual, considering the closeness of our families.

For the love of god!

“It’s not that simple,” I say defensively, ...