M2F-When did you achieve 'Male Fail"

[DanaDane]

Saturday will be 10 months and I've yet to achieve a natural 'male fail'.  I started injections last week (switching over from patches) but still have yet to be gendered correctly when I am out and about. 

At 43, I know it varies from person to person, but..what was the estimated time frame for everyone here.  Include ages, if possible. 

[Deborah]

I'm 56 and it was about 2 months ago at around 11 months on HRT.  It's not every time though, especially since I have to wear a tie to work.  I have noticed though that I rarely get called sir anymore so maybe I mostly confuse people.


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[Devlyn]

Dana, I'd be surprised if we see a consistent timeframe for this. There are a lot of variables.

I'm 56 and it was about 2 months ago at around 11 months on HRT.  It's not every time though, especially since I have to wear a tie to work.  I have noticed though that I rarely get called sir anymore so maybe I mostly confuse people.


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That's the moment I live for!   

Hugs, Devlyn

[DanaDane]

Dana, I'd be surprised if we see a consistent timeframe for this. There are a lot of variables.

I'm aware of that.   Gathering data is just gathering data at this point..

[Devlyn]

I know one thing, you know how to wear the best cosmetic we own: A big smile!

Hugs, Devlyn

[Deborah]

I think two things help me.  I have been working on diet and exercise and have lost lots of weight (35 lbs) since I started.  And I am lucky in never having any hair loss and I haven't cut it since Dec 2014.  Plus I cheated and dyed the gray out LOL.


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[Devlyn]

That's not cheating, it's taking tactical advantage! 

Hugs, Devlyn

[Sydney_NYC]

Saturday will be 10 months and I've yet to achieve a natural 'male fail'.  I started injections last week (switching over from patches) but still have yet to be gendered correctly when I am out and about. 

At 43, I know it varies from person to person, but..what was the estimated time frame for everyone here.  Include ages, if possible. 

I'm one of the lucky ones even at starting at age 43 and being 6'7" (now a more reasonable but still very tall 6'5" thanks to HRT) I started getting male fail at 3 months on HRT, but some people could still tell I was trans. I started out on pills and at 7 months HRT switched to injections. 5 months later, I had even more feminine changes in my face even to the point where someone I had not seen in a year before I transitioned, but had heard I was transitioning didn't recognize me until she saw my wife in the room 20 minutes later.

You have fairly feminine face, So I would say hang in there because going from patches to injections (which is way better than patches IMHO) is going to really improve things quite a bit. In a few months I think you are going to see some significant changes. BTW, love the necklace , I think I might have seen you on ->-bleeped-<- and commented on it.

[stephaniec]

I'm 30 and it took me approximately 12 months

[Carrie Liz]

It took me a long time... way longer than the most common estimates you'll see here. (Which, honestly, I feel like some of the expectations set by internet transition timelines really aren't being very realistic.)

I finally first started getting gendered female in unisex clothes around the 13 month mark. I was getting gendered female more or less exclusively, regardless of the clothes I was wearing, by around the 18-month mark. It wasn't until my 2-year mark where I finally started personally feeling comfortable enough to wear unisex clothes in public, because I was confident that I probably couldn't pass as male even if I tried. Now at 3 years I know it to be true, with my boobs and butt and skin texture plus all of the female behavior/mannerisms that I've inherited since transitioning, I'd probably just look like a dyke if I cut my hair short and tried to act "male."

I'm 30, by the way, and started hormones when I was 27.

[suzifrommd]

I'm still not in male fail mode. My forehead is big and my MPB is bad enough that I'll get clocked immediately if I go out without a hat or a wig. So I never really had male-fail. When I went out with my wig, I pretty much passed. Before that, I was a dude.

[Jessie Ann]

I'm not sure exactly when it was.  I started HRT in March of last year and was full time by June and generally got gendered correctly at that point.  I had a couple of minor incidents, including one just the other day, but I have been in male fail at least since I had my FFS and BA at the 6 month mark.  I've been lucky in that I have fairly girlish features and have been pretty much passable since I started transitioning. 

[DanaDane]

You have fairly feminine face, So I would say hang in there because going from patches to injections (which is way better than patches IMHO) is going to really improve things quite a bit. In a few months I think you are going to see some significant changes. BTW, love the necklace , I think I might have seen you on ->-bleeped-<- and commented on it.

On ->-bleeped-<- it was indeed me.   My collar is my friend.  I will be given a more femme one soon, but this one will not be far from home..

Tomorrow will be injection number two (Hope I can do it by myself) and Saturday will be 10 months.   I have to say that the slow process has been beneficial for my confidence.