Making the Best of your Holiday Let

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Owning a second holiday home to let has become quite a tricky business since the latest laws that impose more capital gains tax payments and eradicate other tax incentives. Utilizing the options on your holiday let could be the difference between financial hardships or unbridled success. Understanding current market trends and expectations will set you on the road to recovery or wealth in these challenging times.

Value-For-Money

Be prepared to offer attractive discounts and special deals, especially during the low-season tourist months of the year. Remember, we are currently within an economic downturn, which means people have less money to spend on holidays. A discounted deal is better than no deal at all. You have to be more competitive, because your opposition most definitely will be.

Niche Marketing

Advertising and marketing your property towards select niche groups is a good way to attract more people to your holiday let. For example, offering your holiday let for romantic breaks is a great opportunity to attract a desired target consumer group. Fitting your property with the right furniture that creates a certain ambience is essential. Romantic breaks can be enjoyed all year round, so this is the ideal chance to book out your holiday let during the low-season months, which is always a bonus. Make the holiday let more appealing to couples and advertise romantic walks in the surrounding areas as a selling point.

Attracting Customers

Make your holiday let more attractive for potential consumers and easy to maintain and clean for yourself. Think about purchasing contemporary style furniture that is easy to wipe down and clean, from places such as IKEA. Not only will the furniture look good and be easy to maintain, but the prices are also value-for-money. Listen to the advice of agents and past customers regarding the fixtures and fittings that will make the holiday let a ‘home away from home’ to customers. If your agent suggests you should purchase a flat-screen TV and other modern hi-tech equipment, then do so. It is important you provide all the services and utilities that you can. This will attract more customers for your holiday let, alongside spreading valuable word of mouth views of your property and reputation to others.

Take all Bookings

Take all the bookings you can, and don’t only concentrate on long-term rentals of your holiday let. If someone wants to rent for three nights, let them do so. I understand this is not ideal, but it is better to be making a little money than making nothing. The customers might enjoy themselves so much that they come back for a longer spell next time.

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  • I want the best for my child! What is your problem with teen mum's?

    I am a teen mom to be. I am 17 weeks. Yes, I admit that it is hard and I know that I will have to drop out of school next term. For me, abortion was never an option. My midwife has suggested that I keep my child for at least a six month period to see how I'm coping before even considering adoption. I intend to follow this advice. The father of my baby is not around but I am an independent woman of the 21st century, I can cope. Pregnancy is hard but it gets easier. The 2nd trimester is the time to go on holiday, take a break from the stress! My pregnancy is uncomplicated and I am hoping for a home birth but it is unrecommended, only time will tell. I am loving that I can spend every minute of every day with my child. This is what you have to remember, it gives you a great boost of positivity! Falling pregnant was an accident, yes I was foolish and I don't even like like the father. I didn't know what I was doing but you could call it my own fault I suppose and it was an accident on both parts, I admit that. I am a decent person and know it would be unfair to press charges. I mean I liked him as a friend but not in a way that I want him to be the father of my baby. To be completely honest, I am not sure 100% of the father. The possible father left me very soon after, before I knew I was pregnant and we have NO contact, it was a brief, short, too sweet to be true relationship, if you can even call i t that! I can feel the baby kicking now and reality sinks in. I act confident but I'm scared instead. I'm scared of complications, of labour, of being a bad mom. However this is normal and as long as I know my baby is safe inside me for now, I feel comforted. It has changed my idea of my future though, I can scrap the idea of school, a full-time job, university, a boyfriend etc...well I might have a little time for boyfriends...maybe. What I'm trying to say is that no matter what, being pregnant is the best experience of my life and I would tell anyone in doubt of having children to wait until you are ready. To those of you who are accidentally pregnant, I would say that at first it seems so unreal but I promise, it gets easier. Women quickly mature during pregnancy.

    I will give anything for my baby and want nothing but the best for her. I happen to be a teen. I know some of you diisagree with this. I did too until I fell pregnant. I now understand what it's like for teen mum's and how much pressure they are put under by judgmental people! It is the 21st century, we all make mistakes but why not turn something negative into something positive?! 7 months ago, I was an ordinary teen and like alot of you, couldn't imagine being pregnant. Of course, it didn't even cross my mind. Women mature so much during pregnancy, they have to, they can't have a child while they are (mentally) still a child themselves! I have support behind me if I need it, but right now, me and Corra are facing the world by ourselves. I don't want my baby being judged as a "result of...
    ok, that is ridiculously long. and really unnecessary. Not everyone is against moms. im a teen mom, or was. Im 20 now, with a 2 yr. old. I got pregnant at 17. And guess what? I still GRADUATED high school. and you can too. just because your pregnant doesn't mean you have to leave school, and cant have a full time job. and it really pissed me off when you said you might still be able to have a boyfriend. that's the last thing you need. you are on the right track as far as caring for your baby. but you cant depend on your parents family and friends to take care of you and the baby. you are going to have to get a job eventually, and your not going to be able to spend every second with the baby. I know it sucks, and its tough, but its life. i have to spend 8 hrs a day away from my little girl to work in an office, and believe me i HATE it. but you still can finish school, do college, and get a good JOB to care for that baby. like i said, you are on the right track, your head is mostly in the right place, its just a matter of weeding out the adolescence, which you mostly have.

    I got all kinds of ridicule when i was pregnant. and i still finished school, and did college. now i work a great paying job, sitting at a desk. you can do that too.

  • Plans for summer holidays? Plans to enjoy this wet, windy weekend despite the awful weather? How's YOUR area??

    My last Y/A post specifically highlights being community-minded, & seeking to stimulate safe, fun group meets in every region of Earth where members live - as I have done in 8-9 online discussion forums, ever since I first got online, within days of 9/11 happening - to encourage folk, worldwide, to post what is best now/soon where they are?

    Many, if not most, folk tend to feel low when the weather is so wet & windy for a prolonged period, such as we are in the middle of right now, yes?

    In fact, as I got up just now, my first thought is that many folk start their summer holidays later today, as schools, colleges & universities break up for 6 weeks or so, yes?

    As they wake up, in the next 2/3 hours, many will think, "I must see if Y/A have any ideas I can discuss with my pals @ how we can make the most of the summer holidays!"

    Let's do that right now for this lil' old global village & inspire our global neighbours 4 the best summer ever, whatever the weather, OK?
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    First of all I am going to say, thank you for asking but I am working all weekend and the weather won't affect me. Not going on hols till august.
    Secondly. Are you taking some sort of drugs.
    Geeeeeez.
    That was a little long winded.

  • Why don't my best friends like me anymore?

    On thursday my 2 best friends ( lets call them Mandy and Briony) asked me if i could go to her sleepover on friday. On that day i asked my mum if i could go she said no because i would be busy.So i told my friend that i was busy on that day.But a few hours later after my mum said that i was busy , she changed her mind because my sister had to go to an important outing so she decided to let me go, but not on friday because i would be busy. She thought that next week would be a better day instead as that i wouldn't be busy then.So mandy and briony just basically cancelled the sleepover because i couldn't make it. On friday i told them again and they said 'but i really still want to go but you had to ruin it' During that day they made me call my mum to ask her if i could go and yet again she said no. i told them over and over that i was busy. Mandy begged me and said its the only time i could have a sleepover and you alway ruin everything.My other best friend briony who was also invited agreed with her as usual.But i didnt realise that is was bank holiday on monday so i told them maybe i can ask if i could change the days i was busy on monday ( i was busy because i was going to the hairdresser on saturday and on friday i was going out with my mum to buy the stuff for my hair) Anyways when i tried to get hold to my mum she didnt pick up so i told mandy and briony but they got excited and said oh yes i cant wait for you to come. I actually thought my mum would say yes aswel but i told them she might say yes or no though. So after school briony told mandy to go to her house so then she would pick me up to mandy's house for the sleepover. and mandy did go round brionys. Anyways when i gt home i waited for my mum to get back so i could ask her again. when she did get back she sed no , i begged for ages but still she sed no. i call mandy nd briony and told them it was a no , i got upset that my mum sed i couldnt go so i sounded grumpy and upset on the phone. So when mandy told me do you want to go i said yes which i really did want to go she sed ooh that convincing (which was sarcastic) and then she gave the phone to briony and she told me you all ways do this blah blah blah.then she said its all your fault i tried to talk to her but then she cut the phone on me and told maria .So mandy called back and said why did you cut the phone on briony which was a lie so she gave the phone back to briony ( they were really upset with me ) and sed was talking to me , but my mum was calling me because i had to go out to buy my hair stuff .so i told briony ive got to go , i really go to go but then she said we are not your friend anymore,and hung up on me, yet again she told mariah that i hung up on her and she got angry with me . When i got back home from geting my hair stuff i gt texts and stuff from them saying that im annoying and that they dont like me . i apolised to them like tons of times telling them that they should still do a sleepover without me.Today...
    Ok, hunny, basically your friends are not actually your best friends. They don't care about you so much, and don't care if you are upset, and won't care if you are in trouble or something in the future. All these girls want is to have fun and have sleepovers. I have many of these friends and as much as they suck, they exist! I call them social friends. They can't be your best friends because they will never be there for you, especially how they get mad at you over something like this. They are social friends because they are so much fun to have fun with and just chill. Solution for your problem right now? You need to not talk to these girls. What makes them feel good and continue the way they're acting, is you contacting them and hoping they'll talk to you. Every time you contact them they will talk about you and how pathetic you are and how they ignored you. The ONLY way for them to come crawling back is to NOT TALK TO THEM for a while and in the mean time become friends with other people you may not be as close with right now, and have fun with them. This is what I did.
    Step 1: Do not contact them, nor answer them for a week or two
    Step 2: Branch out to other people, and have a good time with them
    Step 3: Be with these people in front of Mandy and Briony so they can see you're moved on and having a good time with other people and they're just the rotten two of them now
    Step 4: When Mandy and Briony talk to you and say "we forgive you" like they control you and you will go crawling back to them, this is EXACTLY what you say: "kk cool, i gtg though, ttyl" they will be so in shock you have moved on and weren't crying over them as they'd hoped
    Step 5: Become social friends with them. Do NOT tell them your secrets!! Hang out with them but do not be close with them, and consistently say POLITELY you can't hang because you have plans with other friends

    I have done this and have had it done to me, many times. It works EVERY single time. It's the science of girls.
    Good luck and let me know how it goes! xx

  • My "best" friend acts like she hates me,can you help?

    My best friend,lets call her Jane, has always been there for me, since the first day of high school we have been so close, we have been through so much together from me sticking by her when a group of girls bullied her to her helping me when my parents split up.
    Now 6 years later, in sixth form everything has changed, everyone has grown up and became their own person, me and Jane grew apart a bit, with me still wanting to hang around with the people i have always knew (not in an anti-social way, i just like the company i already have) and Jane wanted to be with other people, i didnt mind this as its not my right to say who she should and should not hang around with. But we drifed from each other and when i approached her about this in october she just said "you just dont want to grow up ellena, since your parents have split up you dont want change" that really hurt my feelings and for a couple of weeks we didnt speak.

    Things were fine for a bit but recently (since middle of november) she has been putting me down, if i have my hair down and straight she will say it looks dull and greasy. if i change the way i do my makeup, although others say its nice, she says i look like a slag. She also copies me alot, if i say i like a particular song and i say i like it because the lyrics remind me of the summer, the next day i will hear her using those words as her own to another person.

    I know people will think its jealousy or shes just going through a rough time but i think 6 years of friendship means to much to let go.

    I'm at a stage in my life where both my parents have new partners, they both have found happiness and i go out for meals more and recently went on a holiday to barcelona. I have so much self confidence now and i know who i am and what i want in life, a year ago i hated life because of my parents divorce and my grandad getting cancer. Now im living life to the max,loving everyday. But Jane doesnt seem happy for me and when she asked me questions about barcelona i answerd them but she put me down for not seeing certain things there or eating certain foods. she is the only thing/person/situation in my life that makes me unhappy.

    Its not just me she does it too either she does it to a boy mate of ours.

    any ideas of hat i can do? I have tried talking to her but it doesnt work,she just says its all my fault. :/


    thank you for reading this, i know i babbled on. xx
    hey huni! I think it sounds like 'Jane' thought she was growing up and being the mature one and giving the advice when you were upset over your parents..and then when you started to feel better about yourself and your life, she felt a bit jealous of you. Because now your going on holidays and having lots of fun and living life to the full..and maybe she wishes she could be like you..even after all you've been through. Im not sure what to do, if you've told her how you feel, and she still puts you down...you dont need that and maybe it might be time to find some other people to hang out with...good luck!! Not sure if my answer is very good!! xx :)

  • best answer 10 points... but i need help fast!!?

    Please read all of it, if you do and give me a good answer i'll rate your anwser and the best answer will be given 10 points :)

    right basically me and my really good friend (lets call him mike) we were really close, it was almost like he way my boyfriend but he wasn't, we broke up and are not very good friends anymore, his best friend (lets call this friend alex) who used to be one of my good friend until he started being horrible to me, after me and my mike didn't really do much anymore or really see each other, his best friend alex apologized to me and we are now really good friends, i tell him my problems, thoughts, secrets etc and he does the same, both of us do this without hesitation. now almost half a year after alex apologized to me, i have feelings for him, not strong ones, but enough for me to find him attractive... now he knows how i feel about him and he is ok with that but he said he doesn't feel the same about me, he likes me just as a friend, but some of the stuff he does makes me wonder if he does in fact have a crush on me... like for instance he will look into my eyes, he will poke or touch my nose with his finger, or he will say stuff like "remember when you where my girl friend?" laugh then say he was joking than say he didn't say anything (he flirts like this with girls AND boys) but when i went to his house... him, his sister, me and my sibling where going to play spin the bottle, but i didn't want to kiss a girl and as alex was the only boy, i refused to play, and only his sister would kiss him so he said "who wouldn't want to kiss me?" and then looked at me... he is a very attractive person, with most of the girls i know having crushes on him. here is my problem.. he is going on holiday for 2 months and well i don't know how to tell him but i haven't had my first kiss, he has, and well i want to have it with him, and i know he has kissed girls he hasn't fancied so i know there i a chance he'll say yes, but i don't know how to tell him that as i get so nervous... he is leaving next week and i'm only going to see him once more before then.. i was going to do it today but i couldn't find the right words, even though i was alone with him for a while i just couldn't say it!!!!! this happened with mike and well i never managed to ask him that before we just grew apart. i want to do it so much, but its sooo hard!! i don't want to kiss him if he wasn't comfortable with it because we are good friends and i don't want to ruin that, especially just before he leaves, so just going ahead and kissing him isn't really a good idea....thanks :)
    btw i'm not a boy ;) its just my user name ;)
    honey, you obviously hav really strong feelings for him. There are two ways you can deal witht his.:
    1) he's said he doesnt hav feelings for you. he may even just be playing with you. i know this sounds harsh but he's said no but carries on actoing like u 2 r going out. plz dont take this the wrong way and consider it. if u think so, tell him tht u just want to be friends.
    2) if your confident, KISS HIM! if your sure there may be something between you and u want to take that leap then do it! other wise later on you'll be thinking, what if?..... right when he's about to go just ask him if u can kiss him, or go ahead and do it!
    whatever u do, make sure its right for u! if he rejects then just apologize, there is nothing wrong witht hat honey! i really hope tht u sort this out! hope i've helped :)

  • Why isnt my best friend trustworthy ?

    Im 25 and my friend is 26 well meant to be best friend.She is sneaky and does let me down a lot but i kind of put up with it.
    Anyway last night she asked would i go to town with her as she needed to get her mam a turkey for christmas,and she said we can get lunch (i pay as she never has money ,she doesnt work)so i said yeah il take a few hours holiday from work..i asked if she was deffo sure and she said yes .
    I text her this morning at 9 saying id put my few hours in and where should we meet i got no reply (she doesnt normaly get up till after 1 as she stays up all night smoking weed).
    It got to 2pm and she text saying "hiya ive just got your text my phone must be playing up" (she uses this excuse everytime) i was annoyed and i said ok are we meeting now?and she said no im not getting the turkey today now and that was it.
    So i text her saying didnt we have plans ,what happened to them.
    She rang me and somehow turned it on me saying i was being nasty to her and saying to her mam in the background "shes being irate and slagging me off) i wasnt doing anything like that,basicaly so she was made out to be the one being hard done by.
    She was saying why was i so bothered and that i was making her annoyed and somehow she was the innocent victim in all of this and ive been made out to be the one in the wrong.
    I explained what i thought and she couldnt give me an answer so she hung up and said just cut ties with me im sick of you treating me like this(i never treat her bad,i lend her money that i never get back,she has stolen from me in the past,i paid for her to come to new york on holiday ,bought her lunch and clothes etc) and i would never throw that in her face so when she says im treating her bad i would never think of mentionig this.
    Am i in the wrong?Why did she turn it around on me?im so annoyed that she has the cheek to play the victim when im the one who got screwed over.is she for real?I just wanted her to apologise or show some kind of remorse but i dont think she has a decent bone in her body
    Find new friends. You're not in the wrong. If you want you should talk about it with her.

  • how to persuade my mum to let me stay at my friends caravan?

    My mum always worries about me and she doesn't want me to stay at my friends caravan. Its only for two days and I haven't seen her in a long time and I miss her lots. The reason why she won't let me go is because I am a fussy eater, I don't like chips, potatoes, burgers or tomatoes or fish and ham or crisps. I know I am really bad and I really wish I wasn't strange, I just feel I just should eat it even though I don't like it even if I feel sick because i feel so happy around her as she is been my best friend for a long time. I only really have two good friends really but my mum is not going to let me go and I am fed up of her making decisions for me and her dad has offered to take me down this thursday and I am nearly 19 years old even though I do sound really young and I know that is what your going to say. My mum tells me I can't do this and I can't do that but theres never a reason why and when I tell her my opinion she shouts at me. I am never going to go out with my friend for a long time because she stays in her caravan in the six weeks holiday is there anyway of convincing my mum. I rather be out having a good time than sitting in having a boring day thank you everyone.
    what should i take if i do go.
    You are 19 ! She can't stop you from going anywhere !

    If you were 14 that's a different matter ! You are an adult. If you want to go, GOOOOOOOOOO

  • Husband is best friend but lets me down on big stuff?

    Hi,
    Thanks in advance for your serious answers.
    My husband and I have known each other 20 years this year (Him early 40s and me mid thirties) and have good jobs, three nice kids and an average house.
    We love each other and the kids very much and he is a real nice guy. (You already hate me don't you, dear reader?!)
    My problem is that everything is his way- the decoration/paint colours/sofa, the cars, the house and city we live in, the sex, the way we spend money.
    He is not 'a bully' but he just 'won't join in', unless he has it his way. Consequently, we have not been on a proper holiday for a while as I am trying to be stronger, not decorated as I want some say and are just 'stagnant'.
    My biggest sadness in life is not having anymore children (I know that I am already blessed) as he promised to get his reversal undone, but now he is backing out big time, and I feel time is running out for me to have more. The other thing is that he promised to move back closer to my family so I could be nearer my Mum and disabled sister, but this is also being avoided like the plague.
    So I think my question is, considering the 'for better, for worse' stuff and all that: When is enough, enough? Am I being a selfish greedy woman? How can I negotiate more effectively? Why is my lovely husband such a stubborn git when it comes to compromise?

    I know you will all give it to me straight, but please son't be malicious.
    I do want to make my marriage work but I also dream of running off, having some nice babies and living by the seaside (by my self!!).
    Yeh, I know that I should have spoken up long ago. I have been trying to and now we are 'stuck' at loggerheads. I don't want to push so hard that I ruin the kid's lives, but I am not saintly enough not to yearn for my own life.
    So what can I do to negotiate? How can we move forward?
    Hi Ange,
    Thanks for the advice. I hope you feel that I was being smug - I didn't mean to assume anything about your life, just that I realise that I should not complain too much!
    Hmm you sound perhaps a bit bored with your lot (not uncommon).

    I don't know why he won't compromise, perhaps you have let him have his own way in the past for the sake of keeping peace or whatever, or maybe he is just one of those people who is quite particular about how he likes things. (I won't say controlling).

    You might have to respect his decision about having another baby, but remind him often how much it would mean to you 'my biggest sadness in life' surely he doesn't want his wife to be unhappy in this way. Unless of course you are seeing having another baby as a way of asserting yourself... something over which he doesn't have much control...

    I wonder what happens if you try and put your foot down about something because YOU want it? How does he react?

    On a separate note, I dare you to go and do something OUTRAGEOUS - go out for a picnic with him and streak through a field completely naked. That might rock his need for control, I mean his stubborness.

  • Does it matter what people think of your partner?

    My boyfriend and I have had a couple of little arguments since we've been together - really petty things. They've upset me, and I've discussed them with my Mum just so that I can vent and she can calm me down! I don't have many female friends, so I wouldn't know who else to talk to about it - my best friend is male and probably doesn't want to hear about it all!

    My Mum now thinks my boyfriend is an idiot. He's a bit inconsiderate sometimes - to be honest, I think he may have Asperger's (not just because of that, but many other things too) and if that's the case, it would explain a lot. Most of the time though he's absolutely adorable - he's quite a gentleman, holding the door open for me and things like that. He asks me how I feel, makes sure I eat properly, etc.

    He voices his opinions about me - he thinks I should make more of an effort with my appearance, and he's concerned about what I eat and drink. It annoys me, but I'm overweight and he seems to be genuinely worried about my health (it's not as though he's repulsed by me in my current "state"!). He also wants me to get a proper job - I work weekends, and need a full time position somewhere really... but he's right. He wants me to have more money so we can save up and go on holiday - things like that. I don't feel as though he's trying to change me the way my Mum thinks he is.

    He enjoys being right, and sometimes I feel like he laughs at my thoughts and opinions. That really does irritate me, but I'm not a "weak" person - I won't back down because he tells me I'm wrong. I argue my point. I don't think that's a problem that would affect a relationship particularly.

    I love my boyfriend a lot. I miss him when we aren't together, I look forward to seeing him. I love being close to him, snuggling up, talking about random things. I love the way he's gentle when he does things - for example, I had a small cut on my finger and it had a bit of fluff in it that I couldn't get out... he took my hand and did it for me - he looked so focused and caring! He's often doing little things like that because he's a genuinely lovely person. Of course I don't tell my Mum that - I don't want to make her sick with my ramblings of good stuff!

    He warned me before we started dating that he could be a pain, but I think that his few annoying points are totally worth putting up with for his many, many good points. I don't feel like I'm settling for second-best - I think I've found someone who is as close to perfect (for me) as possible. I don't want to end it because of a few petty disagreements (and of course I'm not going to let my Mum influence my decision on that one!). But what would you do? Would/Does it matter what your family and friends thought/think of you partner?
    I think you have found gold in this person, he genuinly is concerned about your health and obviously cares about you very much. I can't see anything negative in his trying to get you to better yourself, only positives. It usulally is the woman standing behind her man that makes him, but here the roles are reversed. I can't imagine what more you could ask for.
    Get yoursele on a diet and exercise program to loose any excess weight and the negetive impact that has caused to your body. Go to the clothing shops, with him, and purchase the clothing "he" suggests. Go the the beauty shops and get your hair done and learn the proper way to apply make up if you don't know how to do it.

    It matters just a little what your family thinks of your partner but they are not the ones living and sharing their lives with them. I think once your family sees the new you they will be thrilled,even if they don't show it, jealousy could come into play, so keep that in mind.

  • Really confused. Opinion needed?

    Me and my best friend - let's call her Jane - have been getting along really well for the past couple of days. We've known each other for a middlish amount of time and we are very true. We share everything. We love each other a lot - as friends, or at least that's what I think.
    'course, Jane has some other friends who I don't really like. Me and Jane don't get to hang out much cause of this. Her other friends don't like me and are very protective.
    People in our class - and sometimes my 'best friends' make fun of our relationship/friendship. We have a strong friendship, but not everyone seems to realise that. A lot of people think that we're lesbians, and are going out or married or lovers or something like that. Which we're not.
    We've been hanging out fully for a couple of days. It's the Christmas holidays now. But she's been acting a bit weird. I don't really get it myself, but she sort of acts like she... loves me? I know that sounds really weird when I put it that way. I mean more than friends. We both understand that our friendship bond has grown stronger. We seem to have some kind of mental connection. I always know how she's feeling, or what she's thinking, or what she's about to say. Before she ever tells me. This confuses me a bit as well O_O
    I can tell we'll be closer by the time we go back to school. We both know that. But I'm really scared of what people are going to start saying by then (my best friends don't like her and always tease ''us''). Especially if she keeps up the kind of behaviour that led me to believe they were right.
    I don't want to tell her that I'm not interested or anything like that. At the slightest mention of 'gay' or 'lesbian' or 'bisexual' she gets very upset and insists that she's straight. It puts her in a very bad mood. So I really don't want to mention it.
    Please give your opinion on everything that I've said ;[ I know this is really long but I'm really confused.
    It sounds like you're both a little confused right now.
    Maybe she's not sure how or what she is feeling right now, and because you are such a good friend, she feels o.k. with moving slowly and finding out what is going to happen.

    How old are you?

    It's o.k. to be gay and it's o.k. to be straight............take some time.........if the friendship is really strong, you BOTH should be able to figure it out, and move on from there.
    Perhaps you two will remain the best of friends for the rest of your lives.

    P.S. who CARES what everybody else thinks. You know what's what.....................tell everybody else to mind they own business....:):):)

    Good Luck
    GR8 days
    Merry Christmas (both of you)