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Before I started hormones, I was average in the looks department, and I noticed now that I'm seven and a half months in on hormones, that my physical attractiveness has changed, I think I look better looking as a woman. Has this happened to anyone else?

Definitely
I've shown off my before picture on here a couple times; comparatively I'm miles better. :)

Me too :-)  I don't even feel self xonsiense about my looks anymore, and when I do, my boyfriend always cheers me up

I had a friend tell me the other day I make a much better looking woman than I did a man. I think she is right though the feminine look does seem to be a better look for me.

Yes. Being happy, glowing, radiant, comfortable in ones own skin, and confident, is very sexy and nice to be around.

I agree ladies, I love being a woman and feel much more confident about myself :)

I used to feel attractive as a guy but now I just feel awkward as I'm in a real androgynous time (coming up to 7 months hrt)  and day to day I don't feel attractive anymore.

If I slap a load of makeup on and a wig I can feel attractive but I'm still not full time and have a long way to go.

When I have finished transition I'm sure I will feel more attractive than I ever did as a guy

Most men considered "beautiful" or "attractive"; Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt,  Justin Beber (lol), have a degree of femininity to their looks,  as oppose to just "handsome"; like Daniel Craig or Russell Crowe.

I think since we have always been male or female in our minds (not our assigned sex), we feel and look better as our preferred gender, I always tell people I was a ugly looking chick lol I think I will look a lot better as a guy than female

You're cute ryan

I'm actually having the opposite problem. I used to be incredibly attractive - I didn't know a single guy that wouldn't have at least described me as 'cute' before I started to transition.. I'm FtM and I've been taking hormones for 2 years, but I lived as a man before HRT, and I can say that now that I've got up the courage to look at my old photos... I actually looked better back then.

It's really strange for me to deal with. I don't actually like the ways my face has changed shape and I'm going to be going to see my doctor to revert hormone dosage some. It's giving me a lot of conflicting feelings because I like my new name and stuff, I just really want to look the way I did. It was a good look - androgynous and boyish with short hair and baggy clothes, or really pretty with tight clothes. Now I'm at the point where I feel awkward even having my photo taken... gah

I dont see myself as attractive

other people do though....wierd...

We are our own worst critics.

This is what I base my partial transitioning on. I think I look better with softer features and long hair, so why not. Let's see how far natures natural 'plastic surgery' can take me. I'm not complaining.

Quote from: latoya rayne on April 26, 2014, 03:28:36 PM
You're cute ryan

thank you

One time when I flashed my ID to the bank teller (with old name & pic) she said "Good job! Good change." Totally cheered up my day!

I think transition has upped my physical attractiveness, but as far as actual attractiveness I don't know. I dated some hotties as a guy ;)

Although right now, I'm pretty out of the dating game- so it's hard to say how a noticeable change in physical attractiveness plays into actual attractiveness. The jury is still out!

It didn't,  I went from utterly repulsive looking bloke to utterly vile looking woman.

Rosie

I was wayyyy better looking as female. I hate to generalize, but females usually are prettier. That's the way it works.  :P
And what's good looking on a female doesn't necessarily translate well to a male and vice versa. I'm living proof.  >:( Everyone went on about what a good looking guy I'd be after T based on my looks as a female.
Uh huh. Right.  :laugh:

It's been weird. I think there's this certain confidence or something you get when you know you're {conventionally} physically attractive. It can be a bit weird when that's gone. But also freeing in a way. If someone wants me, I know they want me.

But the whole thing, the whole good looking woman thing - was SO not me. Terrible fit. I imagine it's good for you girls though.  :-*

I get compliments on my looks as a guy. I'm still in the 'closet' for the most past but I have told a few people and I often get told I'm crazy for wanting to change how I look. I'm not happy living as man.

Yeah, umm, objectively speaking, I was OK looking before when I wasn't too porky and I'm OK looking now I guess. 

I suppose having realistic expectations about things was a good thing for me.

I think I'm better looking now than as ''male'' I get hit on a lot despite being in a relationship, and its all by men I would've never thought would be hitting on me, it feels nice though to be acknowledged

I'm pretty sure I look better as a woman than as a dude.

Quote from: Ms Grace on April 26, 2014, 06:41:23 PM
I'm pretty sure I look better as a woman than as a dude.

I'd call it a big win, Grace.  I saw the "before" pic.

Quote from: Jill F on April 26, 2014, 06:42:59 PM
I'd call it a big win, Grace.  I saw the "before" pic.

;D

Friend of mine keeps insisting I'm hot since I got all rocker girled up for a rock show last week. I'm a little uncomfortable with that. But, she's trans too, maybe it's a case of optimism projection.

I do think I'm rather pretty. With a great butt. That feels good. Even if it makes me a pig.

In my eyes I'm a TON better looking that I was pre-transition. With HRT and electrolysis, I'm at that "in between" androgynous stage and people stare at me a bunch more too. I'm gonna chalk that up to me being "better looking", as well as them not being able to figure me out.  ;D

Quote from: latoya rayne on April 26, 2014, 10:51:46 AM
I agree ladies, I love being a woman and feel much more confident about myself :)

Said like a boss!  ;)

I went from an absolutely average, boring looking guy that no one would ever notice to recently getting hit on in North Hollywood by a random guy outside a restaurant. He had been eying me inside the restaurant while he was waiting for his food to go and he followed me out.

My girl friend (not girlfriend) thinks I'm "hot".

I think that means that I'm more attractive now   :P

I've been on a transitioning level dose of HRT for about 6 months.

As of late, more strangers approach me and tell me how beautiful I am. I never had that happen before. Maybe once in a blue moon. Now, it's pretty reoccurring

I would say about equal, just different. As a guy I was considered very good looking, I guess, to the point I received comments daily. Now I am considered very pretty, and I get compliments when I go out (which I honestly don't do much of these days,unless with a guy) and always have a lot of men to date.

I would say if anything, at my best, I was mildly better looking as a guy,tbh. Unless I put a lot of effort into makeup...then it's more even, but I've been a bit dopey and out of it lately, tbh,  so I've looked more strung out and white trashy. But you have to consider I still have a crap ton of transitioning left, so by the end my girl will probably win.

Quote from: llerret on April 27, 2014, 02:26:25 AM
As of late, more strangers approach me and tell me how beautiful I am. I never had that happen before. Maybe once in a blue moon. Now, it's pretty reoccurring

Yeah! You go girl! ;)

I look WAY better as a girl.

As a guy, I was fat, half-bald, and the only thing the least bit attractive about me was my personality. But if you ask me, everything about me physically just looked wrong. My hair always looked awful, and all of my body features just looked oddly out of proportion for some reason. I had rather small hands and feet, pretty much no muscles whatsoever, and a very strange build where I stored most of my body fat in my extremities, "man boobs," and back. My girlfriend told me that I looked "cute" back when we were still dating, but she's pretty much the only one who EVER told me that. That single very vague half-compliment was the only one that I ever received from anyone appearance-wise. Aside from that and the usual "you're such a handsome young man" or "you look sharp" comments from family members that every guy receives when they get dressed up in a suit and tie, not a single other person ever complimented me on my appearance.

Post-transition, though, everything just seemed to fall into place. And the sheer amount of compliments I have received has been overwhelming. A couple of my cis friends have told me that they're jealous of my legs, for the first time in my life I've gotten compliments from strangers, (not a lot, but a few at least,) people telling me that I look pretty when I first meet them, and don't even get me started on my trans friends. They seriously eye me over like a piece of meat. :P So yeah. Pretty damned big improvement. I'm still near the bottom of the social ladder compared to the average person IMO, and it's not like any guys stare at me like they do with most cis-girls my age, but the fact that ANYONE has told me that I look good appearance-wise means an improvement over my old self.

I never had much self-confidence when I was young (my adopted mother saw to that) and was fairly  effeminate so I didn't attract much good attention. I started HRT at 17, transitioned and had SRS at 24, and was amazed at all the boys falling all over themselves vying for my attention. That did amazing things for my self-confidence!

40 years farther down the road age has been good to me but I don't attract the same amount or level of interest I used to and that has taken some getting used to. I still get referred to as cute or beautiful some times but I miss "the lingering glances" of years ago. ;)

I was a really cute guy with a feminine look, now I look even better looking as a guy, but I'm really vain and dont think I am as good looking as a female. maybe its just that I'm between worlds right now and feel insecure.

I feel so much better & think I look much better. Both my plastic surgeon & electrolysis lady said that I looked very nice. My electro lady said you look better already than 50% of the natural women I work on so don't worry so much girl friend. So I must be changing some for the better I hope.

I think I look way better, but the best effect has been everyone thinking I'm a full decade younger than I am. The hormones, increased attention to detail, skin cream, etc works wonders! :laugh:

Quote from: f_Anna_tastic on April 26, 2014, 01:28:01 PM
I used to feel attractive as a guy but now I just feel awkward as I'm in a real androgynous time (coming up to 7 months hrt)  and day to day I don't feel attractive anymore.

If I slap a load of makeup on and a wig I can feel attractive but I'm still not full time and have a long way to go.

When I have finished transition I'm sure I will feel more attractive than I ever did as a guy

I have absolutely no doubt about that. If those before and after pics are anything to go by, you're gonna look great. So stick your chin up and you chest out and keep marching onwards! :)

Llerett you're pretty and remind me of rihanna

Quote from: ~Evelyn~ on April 27, 2014, 04:28:14 AM
Yeah! You go girl! ;)

Thanks, sis!

Quote from: latoya rayne on April 27, 2014, 11:25:02 AM
Llerett you're pretty and remind me of rihanna

lol aww thanks a lot!

I do not feel more attractive but I am happier with my appearance. I never had trouble getting laid as a guy but I do not really need that as a girl so idk what other people think. I don't have any frame of reference and nobody approaches me. So I guess I just feel better but I have a long way to go if I ever want to look attractive.