I'm generally pretty calm and to-the-point, to the extent that I can come across as pretty cold at first. But if there's something that gets to me, whether it's happy / sad / infuriating or whatever, I can let it out and process it now, rather than bottling it up. That lets me appear as even more of an emotionless robot the rest of the time! Yay, I guess?
I have real trouble empathizing with people around me, even if I can read them on a conscious level. I guess that either makes me autistic or a sociopath.
Hugs <3 I hope he comes around soon.
When I come across stubbornly wrong people I try to remind myself that it's not my responsibility to correct their misapprehensions, even when they're about me.
It's great that he's talking to you, anyway. Best wishes to you and your fiancé(e?).
Nice!
Yeah, I pretty much gave up on makeup for the first six months or so, outside of a little mascara, for exactly the same reason.
Fortunately, estrogen is capable of wildly transforming your face, and makeup will suddenly start looking amazing once it starts accentuating feminine features!
Yeah, it's scary, right? Your whole life has been turned inside out.
Your wife being supportive will make things so much easier as you figure out what you want to do going forward.
There's no rush. You can take things as slow as you need; do as little or as much as you feel comfortable with. It's also possible your feelings about what you want will change going forward. That's pretty normal.
It's also very normal for the pressure (do you know what I mean?) that caused your egg to crack to suddenly ease up, and make you start doubting yourself: whether you really want or deserve this. So be ready for that. Don't forget that you've felt this way all your life!
And welcome to the fold! We've all been through exactly where you are right now.
Still waiting for approval for surgery here, but thank you so much as always for talking about your experiences. It's really helpful to know what I might have to face going forward.
It does sound like your brain is playing tricks. Hope things calm down soon <3
Marriage went from "I guess we'll figure this out" to "who gets the house" rather quickly...
Oh well, maybe I can find someone new who's into women.
I have all the hobbies (thanks ADHD), so it depends on how much I want to avoid the conversation. Usually "computers" is enough to signal "danger, she's a nerd".
Otherwise it depends on what the other person might find interesting. Gardening, clay pigeon shooting, piano, mathematics, baking, and amateur radio are all fun topics I can infodump on.
I really am a nerd.
It's nice, but it's a pain to set so I mostly just have it in a ponytail. Plus it takes forever to grow out.
Thank you! Here's a better shot I took the other day:
It'll put something on your chest, but it probably isn't hair.
(This is a joke: don't actually eat estradiol gel)
That's... a pretty cool gadget. Thanks!
Technology to the rescue :3
In the end I had to go get the levered corkscrew, and even then I only just managed it. Woah.
Cheese!
I watch people eating pizza, or enjoying it with wine, and I get really jealous. I love the idea of it, but I just can't stand the taste and smell :(