Absolutely yes. It was a surreal moment too.
I came out of a long period of stealth, during which my partner had been out and bizarrely had had to cope with the frustration of watching our neighbors assume that I was her long-suffering and loyal cis female partner. When I look back I still feel bad about doing that to her, but at the time we had both agreed that we each had to handle our situation in the best way for us - and as I was the breadwinner it made sense for me to be a bit more cautious about who knew.
Anyway when, after ten years, I finally came out of total stealth into my current slightly more mixed approach in which I have told a few people but not others, one of the few people did I tell was Tania, our next door neighbor with whom we were very close friends. Her husband kind of acted as Alison's father at our wedding.
Tania said, "ah well that explains why you were always so understanding then." I nodded thinking she now understood, then she said "so you'll soon be growing a beard and having your breasts removed..." I blinked and looked confused.
It took me a few minutes to realise that she assumed I was telling her that I was a prospective FtM. I then put her straight, and now she looked really confused. She said, "but I've seen your childhood photos. I have seen you were a girl!" So then I had to explain all that too, how my parents had been rather more broadminded than some at the time. I pointed out that in some pics I was dressed as a girl and in some as a boy. She laughed and said, "yes but my cousin was just like that so that proves nothing. I honestly just thought you were a tomboy."
It was a priceless moment.
