You don't need to boy/manmode to avoid being optic nukes. Just dress androgynously and let strangers gender you as they please while still being out as a woman otherwise
>>43105004i still remember in covid when i was mask maniac for longer than expected and people were confused about pronouns but i felt so flustered. i am really versatile when it comes to my image. i could go from justin bieber to hugh jackman but when things got south into my relationship, i started neglecting myself and became just like Chris chan. she didn't want to play my hair that i worked for. Then she started getting increasingly dominant until I could not do anything. I think my shyness really made me miss out on my tsundere childhood friend. now i am with a yandere and my butt hurts, i have to constantly research on phone on what to do because my frens dont care and then they complain i am Stacying again. i am such a mess
>>43105004I am an hrtwink but i strongly recommend this for trans women as well. Why? Because if you are out people will be mean to you sure, but even worse, they will be nice and supportive. That means whether you just want androgyny like me, or want to properly pass, they will lie and she/her you to validate you instead of you actually malefailing. I do not trust friends or family to be honest or not hugbox me. You need the unbiased opinion of strangers with no expectations.
>>43105004Dressing andro counts as boy/manmoding to me
>>43106198tbqh you sound like you have an insecurity problem, it's fine to have your own standard but the real standard for most people is that you can act normal, nothing more or less.
>>43105004>Just dress androgynouslySo like a man
>>43106251Admittedly part of my identity comes from my conception of myself as, like, basically attractive. I assume I look good, but transition changes you a lot and I don't trust friends and family to tell me I'm chopped. So I use strangers as a litmus test.
>>43105004I dress like a man because it's comfy but I don't hide what I am, still get gendered as a man despite being visibly trans