A co-worker asked me a very interesting question the other day - "Do you still write like a man?"

I was like, hmmm.... I write a lot at work especially considering that I am a teacher. So I compared my "male" handwriting - to me, it looked like an unhappy person who had sloppy handwriting.

Now I write much neater, smaller, and of course - NO hearts above the "i"s. even that is too tacky. lol

How's yours?

Mine is still horrible, infact its worse! lol! I have always had horrible handwriting! My teachers used to tell me to stop letting my chickens dip their feet in ink and scratch over my homework!lol " whats this chicken scratch?" I had an interpreter from 1st grade all the way through highschool, a friend that always had to read my work to th teacher, haha. My mom said I must be destined to be a doctor. After seeing their handwriting, maybe

lol, google "gender differences in handwriting" and you ll find a lot of interesting things...

Yeah, doctors have horrible handwriting, but even the female ones write neater than the male ones, lol

Googleing! lol even all the male hand writing is neater than mine!

Personally I think it's just selective perception and that we tend to 'see' more examples of messy male handwriting and neat female handwriting. There might be some tendency slightly one way or the other but I've seen numerous counter-examples.

As for my writing? It hasn't changed. When I write quickly and enthusiastically it gets rather messy but if I pay a bit of attention, it's reasonably neat.

My handwriting is so bad that I avoid writing if at all possible.  I have got it into my head that a person's handwriting reveals a great deal about them, as my handwriting is appalling I shudder to think what that says about me.

I would absolutely love to have a beautiful copperplate hand.  I have seen examples of W.C Fields handwriting and his writing was beautiful even exquisite.  The Victorians wrote very well.  I have seen a copy of Inspector Abberline's* witness statement and his writing was beautiful especially so when you consider he was taking down dictation and didn't have time to prettify his handwriting.


* He of Jack the Ripper fame.

When I did a fashion course I was amazed at the patience the girls had for craft(applique,knitting,beading etc) and the lack of patience the one or two boys had. I forced as much patience as I could but I'm fairly boyish in that regard(which make sense).

My handwriting has always been the most atrocious I've ever seen. I attribute this to a desperately unhappy primary school experience more than anything else. I've been trying to improve it lately.

Great thread idea!

Code. I hated people looking over my shoulder in university, so I made it impossible for anyone but me to read anything. So now I can write like that, or I can write neatly but slowly.

I taught myself how to write like a female when I was in the 9th grade. I went from the ugliest, non-legible handwriting to probably 80% female looking handwriting. I still have issues spacing my letters out and making them level.

Palmer Method perfect.  Not my fault.  Nuns with rulers made sure of it. 

Quote from: MsDazzler on December 25, 2011, 03:48:37 PM
A co-worker asked me a very interesting question the other day - "Do you still write like a man?"

I was like, hmmm.... I write a lot at work especially considering that I am a teacher. So I compared my "male" handwriting - to me, it looked like an unhappy person who had sloppy handwriting.

Now I write much neater, smaller, and of course - NO hearts above the "i"s. even that is too tacky. lol

How's yours?

It took me months to unlearn years what I had learned about my handwriting. My penmanship is parallel to a woman's handwriting as is my signature.

It was as difficult as changing my voice.

If I write things in a hurry, my handwriting could resort back....like the writing on the hebrew translation in my avatar....I had to write a series of things to study for and I had just a couple minutes to write it all down.

My writing hasnt changed. I've always wrote Bubbly =) And color usually pink and sometimes those smelly pens banana was my fav

Quote from: tekla on December 25, 2011, 07:44:37 PM
Palmer Method perfect.  Not my fault.  Nuns with rulers made sure of it.

I had nuns and rulers too, but it didn't help, but maybe thats why my writing is so horrible, i'm still shaking waiting to be smacked across my knuckles with the ruler!

Quote from: MsDazzler on December 25, 2011, 03:48:37 PM
A co-worker asked me a very interesting question the other day - "Do you still write like a man?"

I was like, hmmm.... I write a lot at work especially considering that I am a teacher. So I compared my "male" handwriting - to me, it looked like an unhappy person who had sloppy handwriting.

Now I write much neater, smaller, and of course - NO hearts above the "i"s. even that is too tacky. lol

How's yours?

My handwriting is the same. It's fairly neat and small. You cannot tell a persons gender by their handwriting. Some men's handwriting is neat and feminine and some women's handwriting is a mess and would be seen as a man's handwriting.

My signature.. that's just scribble lol! Forgot about that feature!

It really depends on what I'm writing. If I'm at work it's your typical engineering letters so it looks just like everyone else's. My normal handwriting is pretty neat. I know quite a few woman who have worse handwriting than I do. But my words can be illegible when I am in a hurry.

My signature has always been a step below chicken scratch. lol

Kia Ora Ms Daz,

How is your handwriting?[/u] What's that ? 

Metta Zenda

Perfecting neat, 'girly' handwriting was one of my earliest memories of gender expression. Even far before I learned I was trans - I was drawn toward making my writing neat and pretty from about the age of 10. I loved the  comments that it occassioanlly drew from girls and made me feel like I was closer to being one of them. I am a real perfectionist when it comes to my writing and I still am to this day (I still live full time as male). I guess I tried to find feminine activities to make myself feel better in a subtle way. I often look for the most minuscule thing to make me similar to the girls I envy. For my whole life I've hid so its something I can freely and openny take pride in without criticism.

It's essentially unchanged but a little smaller and neater... of course also much depends on the mood I'm in! :-)
I like my handwriting.

No idea what a handwriting analyst would have to say though?

"This curl here, that wiggle there, inverted, exaggerated loops ... etc. etc. ---
Ah! A perverted personality, a naughty female in a male body?" Hum.

Hey, just a dilly joke, I hope to be forgiven, eh?

Axélle

My handwriting changes with what I'm doing. My professional handwriting is a scrawl - typical. My note taking is clear and has codes, a sort of personal shorthand. My private letter writing is neat. But when I want to make sure that I communicate properly, I type.

I had Christian Brothers and rulers if we were lucky, thick leather straps were the norm.

Cindy