If you are MTF, or think you might be, or you have a gender that is female, and you are at any stage of transition, what do you like to do (or want to do) as a woman that you could not do (or did not like to do) as a man? 

We could also flip that question around, that is, what do you NOT like to do as a woman?  That can be in a different topic but could be commented on here. 

Multiple posts are encouraged over very long ones, plus.... This can be be anything, it does not have to be important, it could simply be something fun! 


I will start this with something that I am not sure how it ranks in importance. Perhaps it becomes routine. 

It is simply fun having someone styling your hair to look healthy and feminine.  The talk is good as it could be with a barber as a man, but it seems to be better.  Maybe different is the word to use, as you may not talk about fashion with the barber.  Then all that fussing to have your hair styled just right, all the hair clips, combing, cutting and so on...   It is a fun experience.  Especially so if you like the results!

Chrissy

Honestly at this point I feel that what I would really like is to just be happy and sane and away from stupid people but you know that's at anytime I try to keep it that way

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I'm not presenting yet, but here are a couple things I'm looking forward to.

* Shopping with friends. (Guys don't shop with friends.)

* Have deep conversations regularly. (Guys generally can't have deep conversation with other guys, and guys generally can't have deep conversations with women who aren't their significant others.)

Sometimes I have problems deciding what to do, so I need a take charge person. Also, I want to be pampered.

Quote from: Arianna Valentine on October 24, 2018, 07:25:18 PM
Honestly at this point I feel that what I would really like is to just be happy and sane and away from stupid people but you know that's at anytime I try to keep it that way

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I think that it is always wise to avoid dinkledorks, rude, selfish, and unwise people, if possible.

I also think that doing things for others just to be serving, not because it is your job,
is good to do.  It helps take your mind away from our own problems, at least for awhile, and you help people.  That serving can bring joy into lives, theirs and yours.

Chrissy

Honestly, the best part of transitioning was actually being able to talk to people without the pain of gender dysphoria interfering.

When I first went to my current therapist I told her that I had Aspergers because I was so awkward around people. She told me that in no way would she ever have thought of me as having that disorder. She suggested that my dysphoria was preventing me from relaxing in social interactions and... yeah, it looks like she was right.

It turns out that a big part of why I was so miserable living as a man was because of how isolated I felt.

Sorry this was kind of long. My thing I like to do as a woman is talking with my friends [emoji846]


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Living my life!

Going for a walk, stopping for coffee, grocery shopping.  Perhaps lunch out with friends.  Doing my housekeeping, cooking dinner, relaxing with a good book.

It's all good!  I love it, and how I feel now.  I'm me, out of the bottle and never going back!

Quote from: Angela H on October 24, 2018, 07:36:49 PM
Honestly, the best part of transitioning was actually being able to talk to people without the pain of gender dysphoria interfering.

When I first went to my current therapist I told her that I had Aspergers because I was so awkward around people. She told me that in no way would she ever have thought of me as having that disorder. She suggested that my dysphoria was preventing me from relaxing in social interactions and... yeah, it looks like she was right.

It turns out that a big part of why I was so miserable living as a man was because of how isolated I felt.

Sorry this was kind of long. My thing I like to do as a woman is talking with my friends [emoji846]


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Angela,

Talk as long as you want!      We have open ears and minds!
A good therapist is good to stick with.  I wish you the best.
Friends, real ones, not the Facebook "friends", are wonderful to share time with.

Chrissy

Quote from: Michelle_P on October 24, 2018, 07:42:46 PM
Living my life!

Going for a walk, stopping for coffee, grocery shopping.  Perhaps lunch out with friends.  Doing my housekeeping, cooking dinner, relaxing with a good book.

It's all good!  I love it, and how I feel now.  I'm me, out of the bottle and never going back!

Sounds good to me!  BTW, thanks for your ongoing updates, they are "looked forward to" reading.

Chrissy

Doing everything I do normally BUT as a women, I already feel like that but I want to be presented as such. I'm already sitting here in my office fully dressed - in a cute as hell brand new outfit I'll add BUT I want to also go out into the world presented as well.

I already love to go girls shopping with my wife, done that 3 times now ;-)

Love makeup - i would love to get a makeover at a beauty parlour!

As a bonus I want to go to one of those ultra femme dressups they do in Victorian era dresses and sit around with a group of friends sipping tea. - mine will actually have coffee with baileys - so I'll be stealthing the Tea.    ;-)

Redo high school as a girl -  I'm thinking St Trinians!  --looks like fun!

Sonja.

   Nice thread Chrissy. Thank you. I realized today that I have reached a point where being a woman is more normal to me than being a guy ever was. When I first came out living full time, I was self conscience for a while. Gradually it leaves. I would feel very awkward (dysphoria aside) going out acting as a guy now.
   I specifically enjoy expressing femininity in my daily life. It is what makes me function happily. I enjoy the change with men, surprisingly enough, more than with women. I like the change in how I am perceived and how I act around them. It is like I feel comfortable around them for the first time ever.
   I also like dressing nicely. I had a coworker who I hardly know comment on how I always wear the cutest tops. That was very gratifying. Truth be told, when you are a woman, you don't have to be embarrassed about caring that you look good.

I will say I must apologize but my earlier post I was in a rather angry mood the mood swings are just wonderful with hormones so I do apologize but yes once I fully transition I really am looking forward to just being happy and being myself physically I'm all ready there mentally but physically I so want to be there and I can't wait for it

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Live life without the misery of keeping up the guy act.  Life is finally fun.


Now of course being invited to baby showers, homecoming dress shopping, bridal showers, etc... is definitely fun.  I also do enjoy the whole makeup and hair thing as well.

Just be myself. I am no longer constrained by the male 'box' I had to stay in all my life. I can just enjoy life, and wear plenty of dresses and skirts while doing so!

life

Quote from: Colleen_definitely on October 24, 2018, 09:15:26 PM
Live life without the misery of keeping up the guy act.  Life is finally fun.


Now of course being invited to baby showers, homecoming dress shopping, bridal showers, etc... is definitely fun.  I also do enjoy the whole makeup and hair thing as well.

I can understand what you're talking about with the guy I act I did that my whole life even through my marriage

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Good idea for a thread.

I never thought about clothes, I saw myself dressing like any other girl. Clothes were nothing more than a way to cover my body before, why should being a girl be any different. Was I ever wrong! It is incredible how much time I spend thinking about what I want to wear. Keeping a careful eye on what I spend, it has taken years to accumulate all the pieces to play with. Dresses, skirts, tops, shorts, leggings, tights, sweaters, socks of all kinds I am still working on pants that has a look that fits me and shoes there are just too many for me to get them all on my budget. It's all about nailing it for what I will be doing and where I will be going. I actually plan out days in advance so I don't wear something on Monday that will look amazing with what I want to wear Thursday and end up scrambling to do laundry. The parameters are that it has to be feminine, so nothing that you could say that a guy would wear that and look okay, nothing that would look sleazy, sexy sometimes but never sleazy. I try not to be overdressed but sometimes it happens, nothing like something to wear to a ball but a gorgeous midthigh sweater dress with tights sometimes when I am just having dinner with friends, sure. I love drawing everyone's eye in a good way, when I went full time I was not completely passable and I know what drawing eyes in a bad way is like. Getting compliments from women or hearing them talk about how much they love what I am wearing. Getting the long look from guys, then another good look, then wait for it, you know you want to, ah, there it is the third steady stare! Gotcha! Of course some of them have to ruin it by having a serious gander at the boobs, but they are men and it is to be expected. I love walking by someone that is staring to a table or position behind them and wait for them to turn around and look. It is vain in a way, but it feels glorious to know that the way you've assembled yourself that day is seen as attractive. So that is one thing that I like to do now.

Well I not fully out yet, but being on HRT, my life has skyrocketed. The fog cleared and I'm happy. I've always try just to be me no matter how I'm presenting and like a previous post, I just want to leave the guy act behind.

Julie

Julie

I feel precisely the same as you. HRT has given me great confidence in my transition journey and I wish when I go fulltime next year to cease acting.

Chrissy

For me it is to interact with women as a woman and to be treated and later perceived as a woman.

Also to buy and enjoy wearing the outfits and matching. As a man I never saw clothes as anything other than "uniform"


Hugs

Pamela

I would like to get coiffed and primped and wear some sort of high end outfit to the Melbourne Cup.( or even the Darwin Cup).
I'd like to have a few drinks with the girls and play up a little bit.

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