As I hope most here know I am not an America, I am a proud British woman. But.

I love baseball. I have been a baseball fan since I watched my first live match in 1978. Doing the "math" thats 46 years. In the early days it was hard to find out what was happening, but one newspaper gave the previous day scores in the sports section.

Then one of the TV channels (before cable / satallite) decided it could cheaply fill its late night slot with a baseball match. I either watched it live, blearily eyed the next day through lack of sleep, or if I had some tape video recorded it.

Then in 2002 MLB streamed its first live matches and I watched it on a tiny laptop screen where you could make out the pitcher has pitched and the batter swing then relied on the camera to show what happened as the ball was invisible.

Now I watch it in HD on the TV steamed by MLB with such amazing clarity that it could be local. I do not stay up all night like old but watch "afternoon" matches that I see starting from 6-9pm UK and finishing at reasonable time to go to bed.

So why have I mentioned all this, apart from it obviously being part of my like, and why have I not mentioned the team I support?

Well I am of a real diehard bred that stays with a team regardless of how good or bad a season is.

I know there are continuously poor teams in each league and their supporters are generally local and good too to support the local team. But have no allegiance to any team except going back to that first match in 1978.

That first match made an un-breaking bond between me and the team. It was at Fenway and against the Yankees and I have been a Red Sox fan ever since.

Though thick and thin, waiting for the first World Series win for near 100 years in 2002 (and me supporting them for 24 years at that point) to now bottom of the division last year,  losing seasons for the last 2 years and even though 2024 has just started heading that way again. But like a local Boston supporter and as a member of the Red Sox nation. I will continue to support them for ever.

Jessica xxx

PS K, with family in Florida is a Rays supporter!!!! Another reason to leave her? Only joking of course

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wise /wīz/
adjective
1.   Having the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; sagacious.
"a wise leader."
2.   Exhibiting common sense; prudent.
"a wise decision."
3.   Shrewd; crafty.
"made a wise move selling the house when he did."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition 


I think anytime you realize you made a wrong decision; it would be a wise decision to do damage control and to try and undo what you can.    I used the term "Damage Control" because you'll need to weigh cost of undoing vs. stopping vs. continuing.   

This would be like buying a car you can't afford.  Do you sell it and cut your losses, trade it in on something more in line with what you can afford and take some loss, or stick it out and eat a lot of Top Ramen for a few years? 

The most important factor in making a wise decision to detransition would be knowing for sure that you made the wrong decision in the first place.   Not nearly as simple as knowing you bought the wrong car.

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Quote from: Leo1997 on Yesterday at 04:57:46 PMHi everyone, i wanted to really ask for some advice about identity and how you all came to realise what you really identify as?

First I had to learn what is Binary vs. Non-Binary? I learned that traditionally, gender has been seen as a binary system: male or female, and that Non-Binary identities challenge this idea and encompass a spectrum of experiences that fall outside those two categories.

Furthermore, I had to understand Non-Binary. I learned some people who identify as Non-Binary may feel like a mix of masculine and feminine genders.Others might feel like they don't have a gender at all (agender) and their gender identity could also be fluid (genderfluid), meaning it changes over time.

Unpopolar opinion I think Non-Binary isn't fully understood, but the medical professionals know there's a wide range of experiences it can represent, and how someone describes their Non-Binary identity is unique to them.

I knew I was Non-Binary, when I can identify with some of those definition above specifically being genderfluid. This means I can be a female for days, weeks, or months, and (or) go back to male for  days, weeks, or months, the degree is not predictable and it's different from person to person.

I'm I Non-Binary, yes.

QuoteA few years ago i first came here under my original account which seems to have been lost asking for advice as to whether i was a transgender woman, but more recently I've began to wonder if i may closer identify with a non binary identity?

Are you? Only you would know, and like others mentioned on their reply the medical professionals can help you decide with this decision.

QuoteI really appreciate it is hard to tell how another person feels internally, but what i really wanted to ask if anyone could share their story on how they became aware that they themselves were non binary, so i can begin to try to understand what i am feeling more clearly.


Thanks as always! Leo

I have a long story, and I don't think it fits here. But long story short, some of my life experiences that let me know that I was Non-Binary was when I discovered my sexual orientation this mean when I am a female I am attracted to cisgender men, and not attracted to other gender identity, for example transgender men or cisgender women.

Also vise versa, when I am a male I am attracted to cisgender and transgender women. And not attracted to other gender identity for example cisgender and transgender men.

Other things that help me decide was my gender expression, this mean how outwardly I show my gender identity to the world. When I am a man yes I only wear traditional cisgender men clothing, and vice versa when I am a female I only wear traditional female clothing.

Again, these are just some examples from my experience, but the Non-Binary identity is vast, hopefully others Non-Binary members can reply to you here with their gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expressions, or other reasons why they identify under the Non-Binary umbrella,

I hope this helps, and best wishes to you.

A lot of GGs talk about wanting to be different.
If they have stick straight hair they want to have curly hair.
If they have curly hair they want it to be straight.

Then there are critics who want the impossible.
TaylorSwift has talked openly about them.
When it comes to relationships you want someone who likes you just the way you are.
Not what you could or should become.

If you have severe body issues those need to be addressed.
But I don't have them.  I've posted a picture wearing a 2 piece bikini!

Good luck but mostly... have fun!

I consider myself female but most people would say I'm non binary since I'm non op and non HRT.
I socialize freely presenting as female, having a passable figure, voice, and mannerisms.
Which means that even if I identify as male on the phone or in person, the other person will often recognize me as female and identify me as female, forgetting what they knew or what they were told!

It took me a long time to realize that trying to present as a male was futile, that only put in the uncanny valley that made people uncomfortable.
Fortunately I live in New England, where folks are cool with people outside the binary!
I recall an openly transgender girl at a party back around 1987.  A long time ago in New England.
Now Connecticut has gender protection laws.