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Whitney Houstonslife has beenon displayfor decades, ever since her voice propelled her to stardom.
The two women met as camp counselors in New Jersey when Houston was 16 and Crawford was 19.
They became best friends and, over time, romantic partners.
We never talked about labels, like lesbian or gay, writes Crawford in her memoir.
We just lived our lives and I hoped it could go on that way forever.
We wanted to be together and that meant just us, Crawford said toPeople.
But as Houston rose to prominence, their relationship had to fade.
In 1982, with pressure from herfamilyand fame just around the corner, Houston ended their physical relationship.
She said we shouldnt be physical anymore because it would make our journeyeven more difficult, the 58-year-old writes.
As a parting gift, Houston gave Crawford a blue Bible.
And in that, to embrace our friendship.
