Yes I liked how I looked as a guy. I felt attractive and people still tell me I was hot (I have started changing thanks to hormones). I see old pictures and I see a man that I think was handsome, but I know it didn't really matter cuz I still felt empty and sad, compliments and attention only gave me a temporary happiness but deep down I was always insecure and thought life was meaningless. I think once I look like the woman I picture inside, that will all change I already feel happier and way more comfortable with myself even though I'm in the weird in-between stage and I look like a shade of my former self.

I didn't think I was attractive, but then there's flaws that're obvious to me and aren't to other people. But I know I wasn't exactly ugly and it could have been a hell of a lot worse.

Not really. When I was fit people called me Handsome. I always felt there was work to do. I cycled till I literally couldn't move, ran till I threw up, got my body fat down to 5% but it still didn't make me happy.