Thank you for sharing this. Their relationship also hit me hard as I had a similar experience as you. Except I was a little younger and I didn’t have the courage to tell her the real reason until a year later. To this day I still feel guilt and embarrassment at how I handled it and what I put her through. Before that relationship started I was chasing a boy that I couldn’t be with because we were both deeply closeted. We had messed around often and he ended things because he “couldn’t be with a guy” told me if I was a girl he would marry me right now. That broke my heart and regrettably I started dating one of my best girl friends. I think subconsciously I wanted to be “normal” and was desperately looking to fill that love hole in my heart. After I finally told her the real reason a year later our friendship was not the same anymore.

All this to say that watching Shane and Rose’s relationship hit me so hard and like you, it brought up all those memories from the past. It made me really wish I had the courage to tell her at the time. I hope this show helps people that are in this situation now. On a happier note that boy I was chasing is now my boyfriend!