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When you question if friendships are based on racial attraction

My best friend since childhood started dating someone who looks exactly like me and now I'm wondering if our whole friendship was based on some weird racial fetish I never noticed.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The discovery of patterns in someone's intimate choices can retroactively contaminate relationships that felt genuine and uncomplicated.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mixed-race identity and belonging?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.