I know FTMs who like to knit or embroider. I also know some that are femme. It might be who you know. 
I refuse to define myself in a restrictive way.

--Jay

Quote from: Cin on August 24, 2014, 03:00:12 PM
I have never heard this from an FTM before, quite refreshing.

Coming from your other thread, I can see yet again a lot of simmilarities to what I'm going trough. Still atm I feel like crossdressing/feminine stuff for men lies under extremely high society pressure that it sometimes makes me feel free to go against the flow. And I also don't have any 'need' to use makup or other things. I like it when I can look feminine witouth it in the mirror as makup feels like creating an illusion to me. Atm I just try to be in such a position I can change myself to be/look male and female any time I want. Suppose that makes me feel good

I am a minimalist when it comes to dressing, boy or girl mode. I do like the "girl next door" look. I absolutely LOVE dresses. I'm actually somewhat curved to fit them (I've always had a female type waist) and they look good, at least for someone who is pre everything anyway.

But I do like my "guy" stuff. I like electronics (I'm an engineer), cars including doing all my own work. I guess girls do those things too and I try to encourage my daughters into what I do, especially the STEM stuff.

Quote from: ImagineKate on August 31, 2014, 02:17:07 AM
I am a minimalist when it comes to dressing, boy or girl mode. I do like the "girl next door" look. I absolutely LOVE dresses. I'm actually somewhat curved to fit them (I've always had a female type waist) and they look good, at least for someone who is pre everything anyway.

But I do like my "guy" stuff. I like electronics (I'm an engineer), cars including doing all my own work. I guess girls do those things too and I try to encourage my daughters into what I do, especially the STEM stuff.

I look pretty decent in a dress, but I'm too thin, but I don't really like dresses that much

Quote from: chronicle on August 30, 2014, 10:45:48 PM
Coming from your other thread, I can see yet again a lot of simmilarities to what I'm going trough. Still atm I feel like crossdressing/feminine stuff for men lies under extremely high society pressure that it sometimes makes me feel free to go against the flow. And I also don't have any 'need' to use makup or other things. I like it when I can look feminine witouth it in the mirror as makup feels like creating an illusion to me. Atm I just try to be in such a position I can change myself to be/look male and female any time I want. Suppose that makes me feel good

Yeah, I'm all for natural beauty too, but a little makeup is fine with me. Guys have to look their best naturally, there's not much they can do, girls have so many options.

Quote from: Cin on August 31, 2014, 01:50:21 PM
Yeah, I'm all for natural beauty too, but a little makeup is fine with me. Guys have to look their best naturally, there's not much they can do, girls have so many options.

And those many options are fun to have!

Quote from: sororcaeli on September 01, 2014, 09:01:25 PM
And those many options are fun to have!

I wish I had those options, maybe one day.... maybe.... I'm just so sick of hiding

I dont care much for a lot of "girly" stuff. Purses? Na... jewelry? Pfff... Perfume? Nope!

But i do love shoes! And last year i bought a Nintendo 3DS, and i almost bought the pink one! Ended buying the blue one, and i still regret that.

Sometimes i love makeup, sometimes i hate it... my guess is that i'm kinda bipolar 

I love jewelry. My mom used to sell lots of stuff that she'd buy on eBay, and give people individual deals depending on how genuine and friendly her customers were. I always wanted so much of it, but all I ever got from her (for myself) was a spinning thumb ring that doesn't even fit anymore after losing weight. I got a couple of necklaces from her to give to friends, but then those friends turned out to be two-faced. I know I still have them somewhere, and I'd probably wear them.

I do like shoes, too, but mostly Converse and boots. I can see myself owning at least four pairs of shoes, but not anywhere near the dozens. As far as clothing, I like things that are form-fitting in the arms and legs, cardigans are okay, and some blouses. Plus, everything needs to be black! Any colour I wear will be a dark red or maroon, or blue.

Makeup, for me, will always be very minimal. Foundation, concealer and eyeliner. Blush and lipstick are unnecessary.

I was wearing men's briefs forever, but hated the way they always rode up to my stomach, so I had my grandmother order me some ErgoWear bikini-type underwear. It wasn't even my intention to get something close to women's knickers, it's just what I knew I'd like. They still have that extra material in the front, though, so it's time to start switching over!

I love jewelry too Always wanted ear rings, maybe I'll get em pierced some time soon, it's the least I can do right now. Not the manly earrings, though, and not overly girly either. I wish I had time to experiment and find my my look, but I don't have any privacy.

We are all different. I mostly wear skirts and girly tops with fun jewelry but I still love to ride motorcycles and have no problem showing up for a local work day with my chain saw. I read "guy magazines" but also get mani/pedi's regularly. Life is short, do what makes you happy.

I'm kind of a weird mix of both, which is why sometimes I feel quite non-binary or genderfluid, best of both worlds or something, I don't know, but it's frustrating when all you want sometimes is to fit in.

Generally, I don't wear stuff I find uncomfortable, but I've never dressed to to 'feel good' but that's just because I really don't have much privacy.

I know I'm a little insecure, because I know for sure that girls don't girly stuff all the time and guys don't manly stuff all the time, I guess it's just a part of having gender identity fixation (I don't know who came up with that, but I first heard it on this forum)

Sometimes I just say 'screw labels', but yet I'm looking for a label, it seems.

Quote from: dahl on September 06, 2014, 11:56:04 AM
x: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was demeaning you for finding a label, if it came across that way. There's really nothing wrong with finding some place for you to fit, it's just that the journey can sometimes be paining, for me anyway.

Labels really helped me when I was trying to discover myself- it was a real eye opener. Sometimes it's like... much needed clarity. This might be something that you feel the need to do, and that's perfectly fine! My confidence is never in tact all the time anyway, and there are moments where I feel like I wish there was a more obvious group of people, in my life, that shares similar qualities to my own.

Don't apologize? I didn't feel as though you were demeaning me at all. I was in agreement, I think I missed using a smiley though

I think we all want to 'fit in' to some degree, not just gender identity, I don't really care for labels that much either, but when people ask me 'what are you?', it takes me a while to come up with a simple label, besides I don't think labels tell the whole story anyway.

There is a tendency for "masculine" clothes to be more functional and/or conservative in nature, whereas "feminine" clothes tend to be more impractical, colorful, and/or sexualized.  These are not hard and fast rules, and sometimes a person can wear a dress or outfit to "look good" more than "look sexy," but the tendency is very pronounced.  Mind, it's not to say such feminine stuff is "bad," but a lot of people don't want to be put on the spot in that way.  In other respects, it can be the "masculine" option that is more ostentatious, so it cuts both ways.

People need to go with what "fits" them.