MELISSA ETHERIDGE AND LINDA WALLEM

In January 1993, she disclosed her lesbian identity. Since then, she has become a social activist actively participating in the gay rights movement. Melissa Etheridge and Linda Wallem say best friends often become romantically entangled with each other and produce the best relationships. Whoever said that has clearly disregarded the preponderance of evidence that argues for the claim’s anti-thesis.

But, sure, sometimes best friends can be excellent romantic partners, and if one wanted a good example of this, one need only turn to this pair, who’ve been best friends for so long prior to falling in love with each other. It was, so Etheridge claims, “totally a surprise” that she found herself falling head-over-heels for Wallem. They tied the knot in 2014, and, to their credit, have been living in marital bliss ever since.