On a rational level, I’m completely aware that I do not look like a man. I do not pass at all. But still, every time I am forced to dress femininely, I can’t help but see a man in a dress staring at me in the mirror. I genuinely feel like a skinwalker every time I have to pretend to be a cis woman in public. I’ve mostly seen trans women relating to this experience, so I’m curious.
That's plain dysphoriastart looksmaxing fella
>>42342165Sure but most trans men I see complain that they look like girls. I feel like I look like a guy dressed as a girl, even though I know that’s not true. Maybe I just misunderstood their complaints. I think this really shows that being trans isn’t a choice because if I could choose, I’d rather be a cis woman than a trans man but every time I tried to detrans it made me completely miserable.
>>42342121>I can’t help but see a man in a dress staring at me in the mirroryoure just glazing yourself and probably think its le hecking affirming for people to wrongly assume youre a trans woman
>>42342121why do you need to wear a dress?i'm not ftm but i guess i'm envious of your confidence, that you could see someone who doesn't pass wearing your AGAB's clothes and still think that.
>>42342218That’s the thing: I literally do not look like a trans woman. I just look like a cis woman. As I said, I’m aware it’s completely irrational; that’s why I was wondering if I’m the only one who feels like this.
>>42342232Because I’m still closeted, so for family gatherings I have to wear formal clothes, which for my AGAB means wearing a dress. And since I still don’t pass even in men’s clothes, I have to pretend to be a cis woman in public. But I’m planning on coming out soon
>>42342286sounds like you're just not used to seeing yourself in formal clothes, that's normal, i feel like a skinwalker every time i need to wear a suit for a wedding or something t. cism
>>42342286i don't think you need to wear a dress.
>>42342418That’s fair. It’s not just dresses, though, I’ve always felt like a skinwalker when wearing girl’s clothes in general, even before I realized I was a guy. I just mentioned formalwear because that’s the only occasion where I wear women’s clothes nowadays. But most trans guys I see say that they’ve always hated feminine clothes, while I never outright hated them; I just felt awkward wearing them and thought it was normal. But again, maybe I misunderstood what they meant by “hate”. I’m kinda autistic
