Basically I'm like 99% sure I'm trans. If I could just magically physically be a woman right now, I would immediately, and probably never present male again.

However, I look male, I have a beard, broad shoulders, a penis, etc, and I don't really mind either. Transitioning would be annoying and since I lived so long as a man, I'll never pass, and I don't like a "mixed look" at all. And yeah, I really don't mind my body, I find men attractive, I find women attractive, I find myself attractive. I'm fine with what biology decided I should look like.

Does anyone share this kind of view on themselves? I only have tangential contact with any trans communities, and I never really see this sentiment represented.

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[–] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

yeah i think that's normal. i'd guess that many (maybe 70%, especially if adult) of population do not really care about what they look like. so it's ok to put zero effort into it.

that being said, hormones do not only affect the body, they also affect the way that you think. i.e. it's much easier for me to relax and feel happy after taking hormones, not because i know what they will do to my body, but because they kind of "open a window" in my mind that makes it much easier for me to feel comfortable. i'm not sure how else to explain it, but they kinda turn some switches in the brain, and for that reason alone you might still wanna give it a try (maybe some small dosis at first?)

a note i'd like to personally attach: i don't want to have boobs either, and i perfectly get what you mean about "not liking mixed looks". i just want to note as a side-remark that there's medication like finasteride which has some of the nice side-effects (especially psychological shift) without causing boob growth and hip widening and such. (it also does not cause infertility, which is important to me personally.)

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago

    I already am happy and relaxed. I feel comfortable. I already have much more feminine traits than masculine, and I'm perfectly fine with that. That's what I was trying to express, I feel like I am a woman, but it's perfectly comfortable to be a man. I wasn't trying to solve a problem, I was looking for similar minds/connection/thoughts

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