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Life is nothing more than what you perceive it to be. I am fighting giants yet others see me jousting with windmills. My avi is a picture I took of a pewter statue of Don Quixote I purchased on a...

I'm neutral on the question of a counselor's sex. I've seen a total of two therapists in my life, both female. The first one was at my father's insistence while I was in high school. After a...

Last December I had a haircut. The gal who game me the "trim" cut it really short. My response over the next two weeks was "She hacked all my hair off." I let it out until July before getting it...

If I have understood correctly, WPATH ascribes just as much validity to people who cross the gender stereotypes without being TS as to those who (like me) need to transition.

I hope people find...

Everyone has chimed in with what I may have been able to contribute. I wish you the best.

Best wishes on a quick and full healing.

Music can be meaningful but I find it to an infrequent desire of mine. I find the quiet of nature or the silence of an empty house more pleasurable than notes coming from a stereo. I enjoy the...

Unfortunately I do not read many of your posts, Frederique. Even though I find your posts thoughtful and thought provoking my eyes strain to read the font style and size you use. I have yet to find...

This is the crux of the problem. Interpersonal skills is an art - it takes time and effort to learn how to give criticism in a manner that is honest yet hopefully will not hurt the receiver's...

I admit to be a bit of a disbeliever in past lives (or at least the impact they play in our current life). Assuming that reincarnation exists, I would expect the practicality of being reborn would...

I don't wear my band at all. Neither does my SO. For me it was a hassle to take it off while simming - it always felt like it would slip off in the pool. So I eventually just left it off. My SO's...

I have not created an alter ego, but then I have never left the house dressed either. It may be a bit odd for someone in a dress to be called "Bob" or "Dave" in public - it points out the fact that...

I started shaving in February and it's just started getting warm enough to wear shorts out. Had an office volleyball game a couple days ago, no comment from my co-workers on the legs. In fact, the...

Cattie-Brie was a decent charcter but I didn't much care for Wulfgar. Drizzt's struggle with his family and his heritage are what really got me though - deciding that he beliefs did not match the...

Good distinctions. So let me rephrase - I usually end up rooting for the female lead. If I were to actually analyze to the minutest detail I'm not sure I can say which I would identify with. I...

Yep, most teen and college guys want to have decent sized pecs to impress people with. Congrats as well, Felix.

Just to throw another media outlet into the discussion - video games.

I've really enjoyed the Final Fantasy games that had good strong female characters as well as the female characters in other...

After impulse buying my first pair of panties just before Valentine's Day and stressing out over the issue to the extent that it seemed my hair started to fall out, I went to my primary care...

It sounds like maybe you are pressuring her a little too much. I feel that if you value the friendship then let it develop at its own pace. It's sad to hear that you lost three friends but it would...

For whatever reason I usually find myself most often attracted to the female characters.

Back in middle school I read The Rose of the Prophet Trilogy by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman. ...

It may be unoriginal and overdone, but then people's views change over time as their experiences provide new insight into life. And new people join the discussion who may not dig into the archives...

This story is old. I recall it being used by motivational speakers while I was in high school. Don't know if it is even true or not. Sounds like something from Dale Carnegie - if it is a true tale...

Past therapy has been directed by parents or others. Not very productive - I was close lipped and not very communicative (hence the attendance at therapy).

As others have said, decide why you...

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I guess the question is not so much if the urge leaves but if the activity stops? Can you make a distinction between the two? Do you want to?

My SO confided to me that sometimes she feels the same way. She's said that maybe if she wore jewelry, if she wore make-up, if she wore...etc. I can understand that concern - you are trying to find...