I don't care if it's not manly, I still like...

[aleon515]

Kitten and puppy jigsaws on my iPad. I also like movies that I am pretty sure aren't at all "manly". And love lesbian icons (Rachel Maddow, etc.).

OTOH, just can't drink fruit teas anymore. They end up tasting floral because I can't taste the really subtle fruit anymore (or actually can't smell them).

Guys keep these coming.

--Jay

[Tysilio]

I often talk to dogs in that high-pitched "coo-y" voice that they love: "Hi Sweetie -- who's a good boy...?"

I don't plan to stop, but it's getting sort of interesting now that my voice is quite a bit lower.

Otherwise, I love to cook for people. It's how my (few) nurturing impulses come out, and I sure as heck don't plan to stop that.

[Nicole]

I've never been a girly girl, but there's a few things that make me who I am and I have no plans to give up!

...bath bombs/bubble baths. Especially Lush "Lord of Misrule" bombs! Mmm.. lokilicious.
...figure skating. Haven't been in years for pretty much medical reasons, miss it like crazy. Still have my white skates.
...kids movies. Especially animated family movies. Unashamedly LOVED Tangled and Frozen.
...my super-soprano singing voice. It's been wrecked a bit after I got hit in the throat this summer and losing my upper range strength has been devastating. It might be "good practice" for when/if I start T and lose it completely, but that'd probably be one of the things I'm least looking forward to.

Anyone else want to contribute?

To me you're more of a real man for admitting that you enjoy those things.

I know a guy who would never admit to any of them, but you go to his place, he lives on his own and his bathroom is full of bubble baths, body lotions, creams & facial products.

[BeefxCake]

HA! im such a feminine dude really.

love pink, love frills ( more to look at than actually wear myself), love to crafter and knit and crochet. love being around girls and playing typically games geared towards girls like dating sims and cute games.

it was honestly my hobbies that kept me from persuing transition in the first place then i realized i could have both. be a man and still do what i do. once i realized that I was on my road to transition and haven't looked back.

[Ayden]

Baking, cooking, interior decor, doing hair, melty/perler beads, knitting....

I love my insanely bright rainbow shoes and my bizarrely large sock stash. I have a skirt I refuse to throw away because I adore it. I have a large collection of stuffed animals and my bathroom cabinet has an unhealthy amount of hair and skin care products. I also love Halloween and refuse to not cross dress on that day. My makeup stash is mostly for that.

Like Beefxcake above, give my a harvest moon game, animal crossing or a dating simulator and I'm all about it. Tokimeki girls side... I had every outfit thank you very much. Nintendogs, ftw.

I'm totally a femme guy but who cares? I am who I am. I never even thought for a moment I would give up my interests before and I refuse to now. If anything I am pretty amusing to watch according to my husband.

Edit to add: bubble bath and a glass of wine with some soft music, anyone?

[Kreuzfidel]

Most of the "not traditionally masculine" things I tend to like are TV shows and music.  I love musical theatre, Australia's/New Zealand's/America's Next Top Model, Snog/Marry/Avoid, Cher, etc.

[Edge]

I figure this is a bit relevant (not to mention funny):
(Warning: language)

[Ayden]

Most of the "not traditionally masculine" things I tend to like are TV shows and music.

I hadn't even thought about music. I love singers like Alela Diane and MS MR, but as far as I know it's "women's" music. Because music is gendered apparently. I still don't buy that.

My old man who's military through and through loves American idol. He always tells me about who lost and why the audience was wrong.

[Ayden]

I figure this is a bit relevant (not to mention funny):
(Warning: language)

You need a pain warning too, my friend. I was drinking coffee and I will be smelling it for a week. Who is this guy? That bit is awesome.

[PucksWaywardSon]

Edge - that's fantastic 😀

[adrian]

Hehe, I love this thread! Very subversive how we're deconstructing (perceptions of) "masculinity" and "femininity" here [emoji16]

[aleon515]

Just googled the story behind the "Mass Mutual" commercial with a special needs child. I taught kids like that and worked with parents. Was happy to learn this was a real mom and kid. Think this my not be too masculine.

--Jay

[NathanielM]

Crafting, baking, cooking, musical theatre... 😛 But I don't really consider that unmanly.
And skirts are awesome, I probably will wear some if my body feels better to me. Now it ends up looking strange, because I expect to see a dude in a skirt but I see a femaleshaped body that shouldn't be there.
Long hair maybe, but again that manly as hell! Vikings anyone?
And being emotional, very emotional and sentimental. About movies, songs, books, people...
And maybe wishing I could look like an elf, but they are badass too 😀

[Edge]

You need a pain warning too, my friend. I was drinking coffee and I will be smelling it for a week. Who is this guy? That bit is awesome.

Edge - that's fantastic

Steve Hughes. Yeah it is. I found it very encouraging when I was dealign with some internalized stuff.

And skirts are awesome, I probably will wear some if my body feels better to me. Now it ends up looking strange, because I expect to see a dude in a skirt but I see a femaleshaped body that shouldn't be there.

Same. Men in long skirts are hot in a way I've wanted to emulate and haven't been able to.

Long hair maybe, but again that manly as hell! Vikings anyone?

There are plenty of metalheads (which is a very masculine focused subculture) with long hair. Myself included. And yes, it is manly as hell. Oddly enough, I pass more with long, straight hair.

And being emotional, very emotional and sentimental.

I have borderline personality disorder. I used to hear/read everywhere that it's diagnosed more often in women, but I think that may be due to sexism. One of the main things is that we're very emotional and have a hard time regulating it.

And maybe wishing I could look like an elf, but they are badass too

I do look like an elf. 😛 The LotR kind anyway aside from being short. It's a bit of a problem for me because I'd rather look a bit more trollish.

[FriendsCallMeChris]

One thing I promised myself is that I wouldn't trade one society-created gender box for another.  Threads like this help me remember that.

[NathanielM]

I do look like an elf. 😛 The LotR kind anyway aside from being short. It's a bit of a problem for me because I'd rather look a bit more trollish.

I've been told I look more like a hobbit 😛 Short, cute round face, tiny hands... 😛 I'm hoping the round face will change a little more on T. My psychology teacher endeared himself to me when he said some disorders are diagnosed more in men/women (for instance in guys narcisstic personality disorder) because of sexism 🙂 I'm pretty sure he's right.

[jamesdoran]

I love being the little spoon.

[bambam]

Watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer isn't so much girly so much is so awesome that it's for everyone, no matter your gender. Except the Buffy movie. That movie isn't for anyone. I'm quite sure it's shown to people in prison as a form of torture.

haha people I know think it's a very girly thing to watch but I don't care. I love it and always will haha the movie was hilarious because it was so bad. Way different from the tv series.

[Tossu-sama]

Damn, it was actually kinda hard to think about any stuff like this. What does that tell about me? :'D

Anywho... I like listening to certain k-pop (boy) groups a lot and I drool after some of the guys. That would certainly go into the "unmanly" category here or at least it would labelled as gay. Ah well, I'm pretty gay anyway.

Also, certain tv shows like Sex and the City are fun to watch.

[AeroZeppelin92]

I might listen to metal and industrial music when I'm around other people or working out, but when I'm home alone cleaning the house? Probably blasting some Celine Dion and signing my little heart out haha