I tried it maybe two or more years ago, before I was even close to transitioning.
I really did not know what to expect going in, I had never played those
types of games before. But the first thing you are ask to do is choose a sex....
I look back now and find it very telling that I chose female without hesitation. I
could have started out as male and changed... but my first thought was female.
Anyway it was so much fun changing her hair, body and face to be what I
always wanted.
The downside for me is all the guys just wanted sex... typical I guess... and
many of the females were non-TS males (I assume) that just got
off on having sex as girls so it was hard to make girlfriends with GG's that
I felt comfortable with. The non-TS males always turned to sex at some point
in a relationship. That's how I felt like I could tell a GG from male and there were
only a couple.
It is very addictive and it takes a lot of time to play. I loved the shopping and being able
to look just like I wanted. In a lot of ways it opened the door to where I am today. The
choices I made in second life were the ones I really wanted to make in real life and it
allowed me to safely explore a lot of the feelings that I'd pushed deep inside. It was
the first time I was able to be a woman without anyone looking at me funny.
I guess the biggest reason I quit playing is I came to the conclusion that second life
was a start but I wanted those changes in real life and it was really frustrating. It took
at least another year to come to terms with that and more time to start to move forward.
I highly recommend it for anyone that wants to "try on" being female... I think you
will know if it's for you. Just remember it's like "Flight Simulator"... close but not the
real thing
secondlife.com is the address Summer.
Amanda
