So good to know I'm not alone in having thought this way!  It made things kind of confusing for a while.

There are alot of the guys here who would take my junk in exchange for their junk, but with current tech, that ain't happening 
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Its so so true, that quote, when I had my surgery I had perfectly healthy male anatomy completely removed, use to wonder if it couldnd be given to somebody who would be glad of it, I mean heart, lung and liver tranplants are possible, people get these organs all the time, Im sure there are guys here who would be glad of healthy penis and testicles, I certainly don't miss them.
I love having breasts, it makes a beautiful difference to me having a vagina, its the way I am, certainly don't miss the other junk.
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Never really thought about it. Losing sensation for top surgery wouldn't be that great, but it wouldn't stop me. I was worried my ex would have that reaction when I told him, though. Wasn't really a big issue though  since there were so many more that I didn't know about. 

For me, when I look at my breasts, I don't really see them as mine.  It's like looking at someone else's breasts.  So I don't really feel any attachment to them, and I've never felt bad about "tossing out a good pair o' tits."  They're just not my boobs to give away!  I'll be glad when I can get rid of them.

Now, I'm not attracted to girls, but I am an artist, so when I look at my own body I feel compelled to do a nude study.    Hahaha...

Quote from: Miniar on November 22, 2009, 08:48:33 AM
I'll probably always feel a little bit bad about breaking a "perfectly good" body, but it doesn't fit and so it has to be adjusted.
Just like if I bought a suit and had to have this taken in, that let out, and the pants' legs lengthened (which I suppose I most certainly have to).

Me too.  I had (and have) a pretty healthy body for my age, one that seems to work pretty well.  I was afraid to monkey with it - I might screw it up.  But I just got to the point where I had to risk screwing it up to be the real me.

- Kate

Yes, definitely. However, hormones have made the awful thing a shadow of its former self, and I don't miss anything whatsoever. When I consider that: there are plenty of perfectly good ______ on genetic men & women out there and one person's tissue won't be any loss; I never wanted this on me and it always felt like something foreign that was "stuck on"; I'm not getting rid of it just having unnecessary stuff removed and the rest of it reshaped; I will feel so much better when I'm properly equipped; my clothes will fit better and I won't have anything to hide in restrooms/swimming pools/yoga class/locker rooms, well, so what if a perfectly good totally inappropriate body part is going to waste. Good riddance!

Quote from: Myself on November 22, 2009, 03:11:15 AMThe face is the main thing for people to identify you as a woman, then the voice, then the body.

Hmm, dunno I'm told I pass because of my voice. My face isn't all that - my bone structure is definitely not feminine - but there have been people who were surprised when I told them I'm trans. Despite my large frame and large hands/feet. Voice will break the best appearance if it is not passable itself - consider some drag queens as examples of this. I also think body language has at least as much impact as curves/proportionsand that walking with a feminine sway can make up for small hips, for instance I didn't think I was at all passable from behind but last night in the grocery store someone behind me called me Miss. (Needless to say that was a pleasant surprise. )

Nothing good about what I got. Heart has trouble, lungs are damaged, liver hates drugs, and nothing in the nether regions has given me any good feelings until um,   something grew a bit.

Why keep the non worthy parts.

When I first transitioned, hysto was my main priority.  The moobs?  Not so much.  But as transition progressed, it became more important to me to have surgery.  I'm not one for surgery unless medically necessary, as I have a pretty healthy body for a guy my age.  But it became medically necessary in the psychological sense.  And I used to think no way no how would I ever EVER have grs.  And here I am scheduling a date and can't wait.

Bottom line is: do what's right for YOU not what other people think you should do, or even what others do for themselves.  This is your transition (or not) and the only one you're accountable to is yourself.  Personally I'd wait until you NEED to have surgery before having it done.  You may find your moobs aren't distressing, binding not an issue, and decide to keep them.  No right or wrong way to do it.



Jay

Quote from: LordKAT on December 19, 2009, 03:59:32 PM
Nothing good about what I got. Heart has trouble, lungs are damaged, liver hates drugs, and nothing in the nether regions has given me any good feelings until um,   something grew a bit.

Why keep the non worthy parts.

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I've wondered about it.  I've got a great set of chesticles, definitely one of my best features...but I'd much rather them be on someone else. 

Nothing will make you female if you are not inside.  Everything you talk of is physical not mental.  I would think a person would be really screwed up if he did everything to become a "woman" if he werent one  on the inside.   It is a persona more than any of the physical traits.  I have seen very beautiful women, but when they start to talk  not just voice  but what they have to say,  it doesnt take much time to  really see the inner part dissolving the outer facade.

Quote from: Virginia Marie on December 19, 2009, 07:04:07 PM
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Thanks

Quote from: Michelle Hayden on December 21, 2009, 12:15:48 AM
Nothing will make you female if you are not inside.  Everything you talk of is physical not mental.  I would think a person would be really screwed up if he did everything to become a "woman" if he werent one  on the inside.   It is a persona more than any of the physical traits.  I have seen very beautiful women, but when they start to talk  not just voice  but what they have to say,  it doesnt take much time to  really see the inner part dissolving the outer facade.

Just look at any FTM try to be "more female".