Oh, god damnit. I hate not fitting into guys' clothes.

[Colleen Ireland]

Really? How the hell did I not notice this?! (I also feel silly for going into my closet to see for myself) I...I guess I just sort of switched without even realizing, damn.

Great, thanks for making a girl feel REALLY spaz, lol... 

[LordKAT]

first to Colleen, I never wore womens clothes so no it didn't affect me. To you young guys, this was done from the days when (genteel) women did not dress themselves and the buttons were made for it to be easier for the person dressing them.

[insideontheoutside]

On men's shirts, the buttons are on the right half, the holes on the left.  I grab a button in my right hand, and push it through the hole on the left.  On women's blouses, it's the opposite - the buttons on the left, the holes on the right.  Damn difficult to switch when you've been doing it the "wrong" way all your life, lol...

And a bit of theories on buttons: http://ask.yahoo.com/20031205.html just for fun

[Colleen Ireland]

To you young guys, this was done from the days when (genteel) women did not dress themselves and the buttons were made for it to be easier for the person dressing them.

Ooohhh.... now THAT could be fun!  Gonna have to get me something like THAT.  Heehee! 

[brainiac]

On Friday, I decided to go out and get myself some more male clothing for work. I managed to find some things that fit me okay, but... trying on pants was really terrible. Finding women's pants that fit me is hard enough, but with my (@#&$^ female hips and thighs, finding men's that fit and don't make my legs look like... elephant legs... was very, very difficult. The dysphoria was really bad. I managed to find two pairs (in three hours...) that I need to get hemmed since they're too long, but what I thought was going to be a liberating and enjoyable experience turned out to be really depressing.

Oh well. At least I got a nice tie. (And when it's inevitably too long, I'll just tie it into a full Windsor. Hah.) I know I'm going to have to go back soon, because at least going through that dysphoria is worth it for the ability not to feel forced into dressing like I'm a woman.

I'd really like to expand my wardrobe to be more fully geek chic (or rather, 'intentionally dorky academic'). Too bad sweatervests in my size are really hard to find.

[MarineBiology]

I don't have any problems finding shirts that fit me...pants on the other hand..
I can find a good pair of jeans but they are usually the more expensive ones. I have
been on T for almost four months now and I am definitely noticing that my pants are fitting better (fat distribution?).
I don't know..my build is more like a football player. My shoulders are wide and I just kind of have a sporty guy build. So I
think that makes it easier for me to buy clothes.
And i'm with Brainiac on having to hem the pants. I swear they are almost all too long, and I believe i'm an average height. 

[Noah Scott]

My jeans will forever drag on the ground... (I'm still holding onto a small shred of hope that I'll grow a little taller)

[MarineBiology]

Haha yeah. I know that feeling. Its pretty nice though that
a lot of brands make different length pants...so it makes it easier to find
pants that fit width and lengthwise for ya.

[AJinOz]

i totally relate to this post as I always seem to find clothes that I like which i have absolutely no chance of fitting into. I wouldn't say I'm short at 5"6 but I do have a rather slight/slim frame which means mens clothing (even size small) drown me. I generally wear boys in shirts and tees but mens pants with a good belt, even though they're a bit baggy I'd rather that to wearing womens clothes.

[CurrentlySunny]

I wish I had that problem of being too small for a small xP I'm only around 5'4 but I have really broad shoulders and decently sized hips. I mean I'd like to wear guys pants but I feel like most of them make my hips even more noticeable. Cause I wear around a 36 but I like to wear it on my hips and so most of the leg lengths are too long or the crotch reaches my knees... For the most part when I go out I wear girls skinny jeans because they fit my height and they normally have a stretchy material and the crotch isn't completely off base. I'm pretty ok with shirt sizes and all that. I normally wear a medium but I just have to be careful the material doesn't cling to my curves yadda yadda all basic stuff.