How did it feel for you when you first started being referred to with female pronouns? I do like it but it still feels very weird to me. Same with being called or referring myself as a girl.

Anyone else felt like this? I'm still only 6 months as full time woman so it might just be a new thing for me.

I don't know if I'm qualified to answer this, being as I'm an f to M, but I think the process is the same. It does feel a little strange in the beginning, but a good strange. Until I transitioned, when I thought of myself, I never attached a pronoun at all. That was from the time I could remember on.

There were times when I was afraid I might turn around for the wrong pronoun ie   "you forgot this miss", but it never happened. The one thing to take away from your life lesson is that if it gives you even the slightest pause, imagine how odd it is for your friends and family.

You will get used to it. Give yourself a little time and try not to get too uptight or read into it.

sam1234

It took a short time for me to trigger to it. My mind just didn't trigger to it automatically when someone would call it out especially if I left something behind. So it is normal for it to take time. I hope that helps. Hugs
Mariah

The first times I vaguely recall being referred to as a girl were in early childhood when my sister named me Tessa.  Felt good then.  School was another story and being called girl as a slur or taunt then puzzled me.  Whats so bad about being a girl?  I was then socialized as a boy to the point of taking my girl into the shadows and not seeing the light for decades.  Being loved by men who then saw me as a man, while I felt like a girl, was thrilling.  Men who are gay often call each other girl.  Oh i loved that!

Finally transitioning, girl was the term I still felt great about and it suggests a person growing up too.  Now I feel and own trans woman as the best label descriptor, if needed at all

I really love being referred to as girl, woman, ma'am, lady and even madam.  I even accept bitch and worse in jest from dearest friends.  When I first came out and got called ma'am i sometimes did not know they were talking to me   I accept that I do not pass all the time and many people are therefore smart and sensitive enough to look at my overall presentation and get it comfortably right.

Ya, it feels great

I was a little uneasy about it myself, but it was one of the first things I ever did to help me feel a little better. I've yet to start any of the therapies and whatnot, but I did change. I first bombarded my mind with female pronouns and at first it was a pain because I got tired of it really fast, but I kept doing it for a few days. I got accustomed and now it's second nature for me to refer to myself as female. I do make a mistake every so often, such as saying I'm a guy, but only because not everyone I know knows about me and I don't want them to know yet.

My friends started using the proper pronouns shortly after, and although it was weird for me at first, now it's an amazing feeling. I went from being quiet and shy to open and somewhat talkative with my friends. I mean, every now and again my friend will do my makeup. She decided my nails needed to be done every week so I kinda went for it and now I'm in the habit of doing them every weekend.

Hope it helps, I know things worked out for me pretty decently with my friends, sadly I can't say the same for my family.

Rachel

I'd been correcting people in my head for a few months before I transitioned to full time. They didn't know about me so of course they'd be referring to me as he/him/his...but I just changed it in my head. "His chair" became "her chair"...etc...and I think it helped me to mentally prepare to a degree. But the longer you've been called Y it's understandable it will take a little time to get used to being called X. The brain just needs to rewire itself.

Quote from: Alexagon on January 02, 2016, 11:31:09 AM
How did it feel for you when you first started being referred to with female pronouns?

At first, it was like they were talking about someone else.

Now? Still feels like they are talking about someone else. I just haven't gotten used to the fact that I'm a "she".

But would I ever want to be a "he" again? Never, never, never, never.