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complicated situation ft. wedding

Started by freemason, March 07, 2016, 01:14:09 PM

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freemason

okay, i'm in a really complicated situation and i need advice. I'm pre-t and out to my family, but they haven't accepted me, call me she and call me my birthname, but they love me and won't kick me out ever so there's that.
so here's the problem. my sister has a wedding coming up in august and she does NOT want me wearing a suit since it will "make the day about me" and take all the attention away from her apparently. she wants me to wear a very very feminine outfit and i honestly have no idea what to do. I love her and I want the day to be her day since it is her wedding, but there's no way I can present myself as female again. I've been in college since august and I've presented as male 100%, people call me by my name and not my birthname and refer to me as he.

The notion of presenting female again sends me into a horrible state of anxiety and fear. Last time i had to go to a wedding in a dress I sat in the bathroom for hours crying and thinking about killing myself. I haven't told her about this yet and I honestly really just don't want to go to my own sister's wedding, as terrible as it sounds. what's even worse is the outfit she wants me to wear shows off my shoulders and i have self-harm scars all over my left shoulder.
what should I do guys? I guess the main option would be to just flat out tell her but I'm terrified and I'm not good at talking to my family about personal issues since it gives me bad anxiety.
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Laura_7

Here are some materials that could help:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,204392.msg1817184.html#msg1817184

You might send them some of the materials ... and explain...

what about a compromise ?

In her dreams she has seen you as her sister ....
well you might say you will be like your male twin, with still the same sense of humour...
its simply who you are ...

and there are very nice dress pants with soft materials which look androgynous ... or manly with a very smooth edge :)
You might look at catalogues ... and there are second hand stores ... it can even be fun  :)
So she still will be the flowering female who attracts the attention ... you will be a smart androgynous guy maybe a bit in the background holding the roses  ;)


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Alexthecat

It is her day but she shouldn't use that to make you feel bad. You could wear a nice shirt and dress pants. It doesn't have to be a suit. You don't want to be miserable but at the same time you don't want to attract all the attention away from her.

If I was in your situation I would put my foot down on dress pants and a nice shirt or I would not be going to the wedding. It would be up to her to decide which she cares about more. Does she want you there enough to bend on the clothes so you don't have to wear a dress, or does she not want a sibling that day at all?

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Laura_7

Concerning self harm this might help .. from page two ...

www.nshn.co.uk/downloads/Distractions.pdf

And please reach out in case ... there are hotlines like

http://www.translifeline.org/


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Laura_7

Quote from: Alexthecat on March 07, 2016, 02:03:38 PM

If I was in your situation I would put my foot down on dress pants and a nice shirt or I would not be going to the wedding. It would be up to her to decide which she cares about more. Does she want you there enough to bend on the clothes so you don't have to wear a dress, or does she not want a sibling that day at all?

I personally would really explain to her what gender dysphoria means (its explained in the links above).
Cis people cannot relate otherwise.
They might not see it as big hindrance which it is for trans people.


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