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how to tell this girl

Started by anibioman, February 28, 2013, 07:54:43 PM

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anibioman

i need to tell this girl i am ftm. i have no idea how, what words should i use? i have no idea i never really had tell anyone that wasn't family. i have a massive crush on this girl and i have told her. i think she might feel the same way but she has a boyfriend they've been together for 1.5 years. she said "it would be different if it was a couple of months but its been ove a year." i feel the need to tell her im trans because situations come up were i have to lie to cover the fact that im trans.

Joe.

If this is the same girl as the one you've mentioned in other posts, I think you should just come right out and tell her. Just say there's something you need to tell her, you hope it doesn't change anything and then tell her. We're all different and there isn't a right way to do this. You seem to trust her and it sounds like you have a strong relationship. I'm sure it'll be fine. Good luck!

Joey
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DriftingCrow

I agree with Joey, if this is the same girl, I think she already knows. Just say what would sound natural for you, I could write out a little script but it probably wouldn't be the words you'd normally say so it wouldn't feel right or have the right affect. Just meditate on it for a bit and come up with a few different ways to say it, maybe practice in front of a mirror or something, then just tell her when the time is right. It won't come out as rehearsed, but you'll probably feel more confident if you practiced first.  ;D
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kenton_07

I was in this same situation a little over a year ago. I ended up telling her I was trans and she was upset because I didn't tell her to begin with. We actually ended up starting to hangout and then I asked her out and she said yes and then we were together. I would just word it carefully so she understands more clearly. If you just say you are transgender she could react in different ways just because of the word transgender. But if you say how you feel by saying there is something I want to get off my chest and it is hard to explain but I'm going to try my best and then just say something like I was born as a girl but I am in the process of becoming a man because I have felt that way my entire life.

That is just an example but usually girls are very understanding about it. It is actually really shocking. I haven't come across a girl that looked at me any different or anything. If anything, it has actually made us closer and I haven't lost any girls because of being trans. Hope this helps!
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anibioman

She definetly knows something in the cafeteria at are school we have accounts and if you pay cash they don't make you type the code for your account. For the first time ever she asked me to type in my code I didn't know it so she searched my last name and my brothers names poped up and my name popped up as lastname, birth name (Parker) which it is legally changed and this girl saw it and asked why my birth name is still on there so she knows and still hangs out with me and such. A teacher I am friends with saw us together and asked about us and he also asked if she might be holding back due to the trans issue. I thought she didn't know but she does and now I wonder if he was right.

kenton_07

Well you won't know if she is holding back until you address the situation. She might want to talk about it but doesn't want to offend you. That is a tough call. If she is still hanging out with you though, then just go with the flow or simply bring the situation up. You might want to bring the situation up so that you aren't stuck in the friend zone FOREVER.
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castle91

Just tell her. If she's right for you, she will be okay with it. I know it's scary but you can't keep it from her forever if you want to be more than friends, right?
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wrabbit

no matter what happens i suppose all you can do is be honest and hope for the best

i wish i had that kind of courage :T
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Cindy

I realise I could be your great grand mums but my 19 cents worth from years of watching boys and girls.

Oh stuff changes but boy and girl stuff doesn't, sexual attraction is pretty basic.

Ask her out for a coffee whatever, a chance for some cute quiet talk time, she seems to angling for it BTW.

And tell her that you really like her and feel great to be with her and she makes you feel really special. And tell her you like her so much that you want to tell her that you are a transman, and you are telling her so as not to hurt her, and that you like her and respect her and never want to hurt her.

Three outcomes. She hates you and walks away. She respects you and becomes a  special 'friend' but not a relationship. She tells, 'I like you as well and .........'

At my stage of life I've seen the missed opportunities.  And unless life has changed totally, girls still want guys to tell them stuff, they will never believe you (woman! hee hee) , but they want you to tell them anyway, otherwise you are lying and not being honest.

Oh BTW guys can't win. That's why being open and honest helps.

Sorry for butting in.

Go for it my young man.

Great great aunty Cindy :-*
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AdamMLP

If you like her and think that she likes you then go for it, you don't want to be wondering "what if" for the rest of your life, if she freaks when you tell her you're trans then at least you know that she was never worth it, if you say nothing then you'll never know what might have happened if she doesn't pluck up the courage to talk to you first.

It doesn't sound like you're the type of guy who would, but I would really recommend not getting into a relationship, or something not quite a relationship but more than a friendship, and telling her that you're trans after.  Me not telling my girlfriend that I was trans for almost a year (my situation is/was different to yours though, I'm still living under female labels) was potentially more painful to her than the fact that I wasn't the lesbian she thought I was.  I was lucky that she could see how hard it would have been to come out, and how terrified I was when she asked to speak to me about it, but I don't suppose everyone is that tolerant.

Honesty is the best policy, when you're somewhere quiet together, just bring up the time she saw your birthname and say something like, "You know when I looked up my code for the cafeteria and my old name was on there?  I don't know whether you've worked it out but I'm trans and I trust you enough to tell you."  Then I'd wait a little while to see how that sinks in if she doesn't say that she knew already, and then ask her out, but that's how I'd try and do it.  Of course I'd balls it all up and do the complete opposite ha.
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hattie

From what I read, she probably already knows, the only problem I see is that she into another relationship. If she wasn't I'd say go for it, but now I think you have to respect that.. Still, me being in another relationship didn't stop my current bf :P
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aleon515

Quote from: Cindy James on March 07, 2013, 02:57:30 AM
I realise I could be your great grand mums but my 19 cents worth from years of watching boys and girls.

Oh stuff changes but boy and girl stuff doesn't, sexual attraction is pretty basic.

Ask her out for a coffee whatever, a chance for some cute quiet talk time, she seems to angling for it BTW.

And tell her that you really like her and feel great to be with her and she makes you feel really special. And tell her you like her so much that you want to tell her that you are a transman, and you are telling her so as not to hurt her, and that you like her and respect her and never want to hurt her.

Three outcomes. She hates you and walks away. She respects you and becomes a  special 'friend' but not a relationship. She tells, 'I like you as well and .........'

At my stage of life I've seen the missed opportunities.  And unless life has changed totally, girls still want guys to tell them stuff, they will never believe you (woman! hee hee) , but they want you to tell them anyway, otherwise you are lying and not being honest.

Oh BTW guys can't win. That's why being open and honest helps.

Sorry for butting in.

Go for it my young man.

Great great aunty Cindy :-*

Ok, Cindy. I think this is EXCELLENT advice. I've always admired you. I think you're wonderful. I'd love to meet you for coffee sometime. OOPS forgot-- you're in Australia and I'm in New Mexico and we are two ships passing in the night or something.

:D

--Jay
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Cindy

Quote from: aleon515 on March 08, 2013, 05:33:45 PM
Ok, Cindy. I think this is EXCELLENT advice. I've always admired you. I think you're wonderful. I'd love to meet you for coffee sometime. OOPS forgot-- you're in Australia and I'm in New Mexico and we are two ships passing in the night or something.

:D

--Jay

I like chocolate more than coffee and the last guy who bought me one waited until they arrived and we took a sip. He then said:

'This is beautiful but the best hot chocolate I ever had was last year in Barcelona, I'm going back to the same hotel this year for a conference. Do you want to come with me?' He paused and looked me in the eyes again 'I would then have perfect hot chocolate and perfect company.'

Ahhhhhhhh. Jay you may have competition.

Now, how do you guys chat up a woman again? I've forgotten, I was looking for my passport.

C
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