Was your acceptance of your partner a learning process?

How did your own family react to the news of your partner (provided you ever told them)?

What sacrifices have you had to make in accepting your partner?

For those that knew after they got to know their partner: if you knew about your partner right off the bat, would you have still been attracted to them? Or would you likely have passed them up for somebody "normal"?

Any advice for a transguy approaching GGs? (Yeah, I'm not really kidding on that.) Is the etiquette to be upfront with an identity, or just let the individuals figure it out for themselves?