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Started by allisonsteph, January 31, 2016, 09:31:56 AM

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allisonsteph

I'm starting to panic. I have a friend I met a few months ago and we are starting to get closer and closer. The hugs last a little bit longer, we sit a little bit closer, we spend a little more time together every day. I think that in the near future we may end up consummating our relationship and I am terrified. I haven't had sex in a year and a half, and I have no idea how it will go. She knows I am trans, I disclosed that to her when I realized that my purposely vague backstory had too many holes in it to make sense.

My last partner was a trans-male whom I had known since long before either one of us transitioned. We always had a strong connection, and were always attracted to each other, so there wasn't the level of fear and body anxiety there is now. The last time I had sex I had been on hormones for just a few months, and I hadn't experienced many physical changes. Now nearly two years in, aside from the appendage that I desperately want to get rid of, I look entirely female. I don't know how to have sex in this body. I don't know how functional I can be, or what I will like or dislike. I haven't felt this unsure of my sexuality and myself since before I lost my virginity 30 years ago. I don't know what to do.
In Ardua Tendit (She attempts difficult things)
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Devlyn

Big hug! I feel your pain. I spent years in hermit mode with no sexual partners. The person who dragged me out is male and I was unsure how to proceed. When the moment was right, he took my hand and led me to the bedroom. I think you'll be fine when things get to that point too. Just let yourself be seduced like I did!  :laugh:

Hugs, Devlyn
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cindianna_jones

When I was transitioning, I had a lesbian friend who took me to the bedroom. We weren't in love, but we were very good friends and she was very tender. It was an act of compassion that I desperately needed and didn't know I did.

If your partner knows all, there shouldn't be any issues other than the normal issues anyone faces when consummating a relationship for the very first time. Let her know your concerns. You'll be fine.

Best of luck to you,
Cindi
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itsApril

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That's a problem, but it's a GOOD problem to have.  Step back out of the panic for a moment and look at the positive.  A woman who knows and likes you is coming closer to you.  She is attracted to you emotionally and physically.  Lots of people here would give their eyeteeth to have your problem!

She knows you are trans and knows a lot about your history.  So she already knows in advance that this is going to be different from sex with a cis-man or a cis-woman.  But she's still interested.  So obviously, she's pretty open-minded.  Take advantage of that: I would suggest further openness with her as you get closer to the time.  Tell her about your feelings and fears and find out about hers.

M to F folks often get estranged from their own sexuality during the transition process, and it makes sense that this happens.  We feel dissatisfied with our "original manufacturer's equipment."  HRT undermines the usual process of sexual excitement and erection at the core of male sexual performance.  (I'm guessing that your concern about whether you will be "functional" refers to erection and ability to penetrate a partner.)  But as many have observed, the main human sex organ is the mind.

Over the course of transition, you may have gotten out of the habit of sexual exploration and play.  Here's my prescription: set aside an afternoon or evening just to yourself with no interruptions.  Have a glass of wine (or maybe two) and just spend a couple of hours daydreaming and exploring your thoughts and feelings sexually.  And explore yourself physically, too.

Whether or not you have erections, I'm sure there still pleasurable feelings in your genitals.  What feels good when you touch yourself?  (Try the perineum!)  Can you still experience orgasm even without erection?  (Some folks do!)  New feelings in your breasts?  Lips?  Some other body part?  (I don't know about you, but a lover kissing or gently touching the back of my neck or the area just behind the ear sends shivers down my spine!)

So take some time to explore those feelings for yourself.  They're going to be your new repertoire for lovemaking.  You'll need to understand them yourself so you can show a lover how to give you the pleasure you deserve.

And learn all you can about what SHE likes and wants.  If you get lost and confused about your own feelings for a while when you're with her, then you can just shift over and make it all about HER for a while.  The pleasure you give in sex is just as important as the pleasure you receive.

You've worked hard at your transition, mastering many different aspects of female experience.  Be happy, because you are now entering one of the most rewarding parts of transition.  You'll have the opportunity to make love as the woman you are.  Keep everything in the open with her.  Keep your sense of humor.  And enjoy the hell out this as it unfolds!
-April
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Ms Grace

Communication is the best tool in any intimate friendship/relationship. It's lovely that you have someone who seems into you, if things start going too fast for you or in a direction you are not comfortable with then let her know before it goes further. You may find that once you get going the initial hesitancy and fear will no longer be there. :)
Grace
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Transition 1.0 (Julie): HRT 1989-91
Self-denial: 1991-2013
Transition 2.0 (Grace): HRT June 24 2013
Full-time: March 24, 2014 :D
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stephaniec

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