Pillow Friends

[armsfoldedunderbreasts]

This may have already been asked, however, that being said, does being a pillow friend refer to the fact that the two people are sexual active with each other? And has this only be mentioned regarding Aes Sedai? Any men ever pillow friends?

[Fains nose]

RJ is pretty ambiguous about sex issues but it looks like pillow friends is the same as fu__ buddies. In the past they have only been women and not just aes sedai, there was a noble woman and a sea folk official who were pillow friends. Maybe we will see male pilow friends, though i doubt it

[Luckers]

Pillow friends are close friends who have a sexual relationship, yes. It includes both women who are just friends, and women we would name lesbians. For instance Galina is a lesbian, but Moiraine and Siuan were just friends engaging in sexual activity together, their prominent sexual attraction being for men. It is referred to as other things elsewhere--for instance in Seanchan its called Heart Friends. Whilst we have seen this only amongst women, there are references to men--Moiraine speaks of a male clerk being dismissed for 'innapropriate glances at Accepted' despite the fact that the man had no interest in women at all.

[water_seeker]

Seems like the Pillow Friends discussion comes up a lot...maybe we should sticky it...  :P