Wow, you guys hit the nail, I am so glad for this post because I my self wanted to share those moments of giving up, then slowly getting the fem groove going again just to look in the mirror next day and see the bloke stare back at me. I guess the fluctuation of perception is due to hormonal changes we face while on HRT but knowing of it does not make it any easier. One day pretty good progress another terrible disaster. I also wonder if all those changes of perception are actually only in our brains and not physical as well. For instance, my morning face feels swollen and much more rounded and it in theory should look much more feminine but no, after about couple of hours I usually see much better female character. Also it is heard to describe but I wonder if someone else had this observation, mainly, when I look now in the mirror at my face I see a lot of female character coming to surface but it is scattered in spots and sort of just beneath the obvious. So the whole face does not appear feminine but just parts of it. I too, get sired all day long without hesitation but, at least for now I am still male full time as usual, and if I tried to pass I would be in trouble with society and get labeled as soon as I poke my gorgeous heels out. Although, at times I get unusually long stares and double takes. First at face than at my lovely breasts( which for now are size of peanuts, well large peanuts :-) than again at my face.