Miley Cyrus' ex Kaitlynn Carter is telling her truth in a new essay for Elle magazine published today. The kinda-ex-wife of Brody Jenner/Hills star/model/influencer spills the tea on her same-sex relationship with Miley and how it was unexpected but REAL.

Carter pens in the mag: This past July, I went on vacation with a female friend; the next thing I knew, I was in love with her. It wasn’t quite that simple, of course. But it also wasn’t very complicated, either. Until that trip, it had never crossed my mind that I was even capable of loving a woman the way I loved her. But after reflecting on my romantic history, I realized that I’ve never really had a 'type.'"

She goes on to explain her relationship with a "friend" and how it blossomed while they travelled Europe together last summer: "Shortly thereafter, as my friend and I spent that August traveling through Europe together and trying to move past our respective break-ups, my first and only romance with a woman was born. I fell just as hard for her as I had the older man so many years before. It was that same familiar force of nature; I didn’t have to think about a thing or overanalyze. It just happened and it felt exactly right. Reflecting back on our three-year friendship, I realized I’d always been drawn to her in a way I wasn’t with other friends, but until that trip it had never crossed my mind to think of her in a romantic sense."

And now she's exploring her sexuality because of it: "While it was short-lived, I’ll remain eternally grateful to my most recent relationship for opening my eyes to this unexplored part of myself, and for inspiring a new level of self-discovery and wonder at all the possibilities of life. I’ve been forced to get to know myself in a far deeper way than ever before, and not just in terms of my sexual preferences. I’ve also been forced to reckon with who I am as a person."

Her deep thought on the matter: "This was a profound journey of self-discovery. For the first time, I listened to myself, forgot about the “norm”, and lived." Perhaps we could all do a bit more of that!