Do you want to be a woman?

[Kendra Sue]

Yes and no. Depending on my mood. Sometimes I am perfectly content being a man. Other times I see the pretty clothes, jewlry and makeup and then I become very envios

[Renee_B]

I find myself torn, I'm not all that attached to being male and I enjoy dressing as a female, I tend to think I present male more because I'm used to it than anything else.

[NathalieX66]

20 years ago, madly Yes.
I evolved somehow to the point that I've developed strong self-image of me in both genders...I can't do without one or the other.
So I feel I'm half female/half male, and I like it. My female expression of me seems to be rather external and extrinsic part of me, not internal/intrinsic. ...guy inside/girl outside. I'm bored and unsatisfied of male presentation, it's just not me.....but I'm perfectly happy cutting up my knuckles while fixing an engine block on an old car, and going out in public in a cocktail dress later on. The "need for conquest" element of being a guy is still there, yet I want to doll up and be beautiful.

[eluuzion]

If the pay is competitive and there is a 401K & health benefits pkg...yes...I would accept the position.:D

Otherwise, no thanks...

It is like being a doctor. I am not a real doctor, I just like pretending to be one in the bedroom sometimes...

Now if anybody figures out a way to become invisible, call me.

[Rianna Humble]

if anybody figures out a way to become invisible, call me.

I don't know, I think your wife would see straight through you

[SweetIonis]

Sometimes very strongly. A lot of the time the desire is there, not as strong, but there nonetheless.

That said women have some issues they have to deal with. Mood swings from hormones, discrimination. I have seen childbirth a couple of times. Each time, I said forget about being a woman. But then I forgot about it! LOL!!!

[sarahNZ]

Would I like to be a woman???... Of course I would! Providing I was born that way (GG). Yes I could go the route that some have taken with hormones and surgery and some day I may do just that, BUT.. and no offence ment to those who have gone that way... I have a deep voice, wide shoulders, narrow hips, and a mans face and height, that said... with enough money and surgery I may well be able to fix those parts (or at least some of them) and I may be able to get by in the world, heck I may even be able to fool some... but I would never be able to fool myself! I would still be a woman in a mans body to me.

[SIZE="3"] And don't even get me started on how much it would cost to get enough shoes in my size to keep a woman happy[/SIZE].....

[SaraTV]

Do I want to be a woman? Nah.

I've thought long and hard about which label I should place on my screen-name, and I'm using TV because I love the clothing... but not forever.

[SarahLynn]

When ... so what does that say about me?

Girltoy, I think your "name" says it all.

SarahLynn

[geri-tg.]

Some very good answers. When I was asked that very question I said no what I wanted to is no SRS but live as a women only to chenge to a boy mode when nessary.

[cassandra54]

if there was an SRS that could make me identical biologically the same as a woman, i would give it some serious thought, but that would include the ability to have children. given the current state of anti-aging medicine and all of the treatments available such as knee and hip replacements, who knows how long one might live. the idea of living a second life as a woman for the next forty or fifty years is certainly intriguing. the only limitation is the cost. but for the time being i am happy leading two different lives. i get to dress as much as i can and when i am not, i do enjoy my male side immensely. i think i can be extremely close as cassandra to being a woman without the current SRS.

[SarahLynn]

Would I, if I could, transition fully with all the correct body parts? Perhaps.

I've seen several here who have mentioned some of the "bad" aspects of being FAB (Female At Birth) but I'm wondering if they have given much thought to the other "bad" aspects, breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, radiation treatments, doctors who are not fully "professional" in their behaviour, etc.. Lets add in men, who in general, treat women as chattel not equals, bosses who expect more than what the job calls for, underlings who will be advanced ahead of you because they have families to support, etc..

There are times of late when I imagine myself as a lady, yet I know these times are usually when I'm engaged in procreation activites. More than anything I wonder how it feels to be "on the receiving end". And I know I will never know these things regardless of what phyical changes I make to myself. I know it would not be the same, even if i had SRS.

For now, what I want most is to have more time to fully dress. To have a wardrobe of beautifull clothes, nice shoes, jewelry, long hair again with full makeup, and to be able to dress this way anytime I wish. And to truely look like the woman I feel is inside of me. She would appear to the outside world as a mix of the following ladies in their heyday, Grace Kelly, Teresa Brewer, Vera Lynn, Connie Francis and Connie Stevens. And she would have a singing voice as lovely as all of them too.

If I can't have that then I'll continue to exist as I am, frustrated with my male self but not totally dissatified with me either.

SarahLynn

[Torrey]

I think Rianna said it best...

We take the hormones and undergo the surgery because we are women not in order to become something that we were not.

Based on that premise, and it is how I feel, I would (and hopefully will) go through everything necessary.

[DebbieL]

Yes, absolutely yes, I've wanted to be a girl since I discovered there was a difference when I was 5 years old. Each time my body went through changes making me more like a man, I went into deep depression and despair. I didn't have testacles when I was born, and I had been told that they might come down naturally. When the did, I tried desperately to push them back up where they came from. When my voice started changing I turned to drugs and alcohol. When I found out I was a bass, I got even more self-destructive and suicidal.

Unfortunately, I had zero support from my parents. My mother understood, but her father was a right wing fundamentalist Christian and might have gone so far as to have me kidnapped and exercised. My father was feminine, but he didn't want me to have to go through the same abuse he endured as a kid. Too late, I was already there.

I hoped that if I got married and was having real sex all the time, I wouldn't need to dress, and might accept being a man, but that didn't work out so well. Marriage, 2 children, divorce, and child support made it impossible to put together the money for the measures required to transition. But being confronted with the consequences of never seeing my children again, I decided to wait.

If there were a magic spell that would turn me into a 20 something beautiful woman with all of my current wisdom and knowledge, along with perhaps, the memories of the woman I had become, I would do it in a heartbeat. I'd even give her my body, and all the success that came with it. Alas, it's only a fantasy that only exists in fictional books, movies, and television.

I often wonder if, when we die, we have the option of heaven or reincarnation. If so, I might opt for another round as a beautiful and successful woman. If I have to go to heaven, I hope I have the option of choosing my body, and maybe even making adjustments when I want to, like a second life avatar.

Since I was very young, maybe 4-5 years old, I've had dreams of life as a 16 year old girl, who had been having a wonderful time with boys. But I also remember being strangled to death, I think by my religious father, who framed my boyfriend for the murder. When I moved to the mid-hudson valley, I realized that I had lived there before.

I wonder if that your woman had always wanted to be a boy?

[RiverdanceGirl]

I'm a tall masculine looking man and I could never pass as a woman no matter how much surgery I had. I live in a town of very short people. I've decided as much as I want to be a woman it's just not feasible. However the good lord blessed me with rather feminine legs so it's not so bad. Hosiery therapy to the rescue. Being female is all I've ever wanted so it's difficult to come to terms with the fact I can't ever have what I want. I'm hoping some day they'll invent the technology to allow us to step into the Star Trek transporter, be beamed out and beam back in with the body we truly desire. I'd be a petite brunette and love it.

[christina s]

This is a weird question for me . Do i want to be a women ? Not really . Do i think life would of been easier if i was born in the exact same living conditions and was born a girl ? Probably .

[Torrey]

I often wonder if, when we die, we have the option of heaven or reincarnation. If so, I might opt for another round as a beautiful and successful woman. If I have to go to heaven, I hope I have the option of choosing my body, and maybe even making adjustments when I want to, like a second life avatar.

What a wonderful thought. There is a belief among those of a certain Protestant denomination which says that we made a choice to come down and live our lives. One has to wonder if we were given that option & quality control missed a boo boo during production.

[cassandra54]

I often wonder if, when we die, we have the option of heaven or reincarnation. If so, I might opt for another round as a beautiful and successful woman. If I have to go to heaven, I hope I have the option of choosing my body, and maybe even making adjustments when I want to, like a second life avatar.

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i too am one of those mainstream christians that believe in reincarnation. i think one's soul is like the electricity that drives our bodies. it is never extinguished, it just moves to a new body. if i could choose my next life, i would like to come back as a girl and grow up in cali in the 50's or 60's. how cool would that be. speaking of reincarnation, maybe some you who believe you are a woman trapped in a man's body really are. maybe you were a woman in a previous lifetime. it does make sense. especially when it says in the bible, "the kingdom of heaven is at hand". if i take that literally, then i am to believe that heaven is right here on earth, living a life we choose.

[Kim Young]

I'd love to on a part-time basis but never full-time. I identify too much with being male, other than the CDing part.

But then again maybe after a one-month trial, I wouldn't want to turn back. I'd probably have to find new friends as the dynamic between my current friends would be disturbed, or is that disturbing...

[marny]

at least for a weeekend. or every day

[Lexine]

I love the flexibility of being a man, a woman, or a combination of both (androgyne). My opinions have changed over the course of the past year, but one thing is constant: I love being a gender tourist and I feel that if I did fully transition to being a woman that I'd have to find a way to transition back as a man.

[Carol Elizabeth]

From an old Jewish prayer:

"Each day I rise and thank God I was born a man..."

'Cause in my case,

I'd make one bu++ ugly woman.

So unless I was born a GG - I will stay the way I am.

[Amymonroe]

If i could hit the restart button i would, or if i did not have the family ties that i have i would love to transition. i have even prayed for it. i still have deep feelings about switching sides. but right now i have too much to loose. now if i were in an accident and i lost the use of my male parts then i would push the issue with family and friends.i guess i am on the line with this question.

[Annie D]

Start over again? No, I don't think so. I would miss my wife and my kids too much to do so but to live along side of them as Annie would be most fulfilling for me.

[BlondeFarrah]

I said "no" just because family questions. I m very happy with my life.