Adding a trip for some continuity...
>>40084101Before I start, im not trying to refute anything. Just kinda placing my thoughts as they come. I really appreciate you for taking the time to spell that out, sweetie.
>strengthWould you admire a survivor of child abuse? Rape? A burn survivor? Admiring strength to overcome always seems to cross me as a really polite way to say "wow, sorry you went through that". I mean, its better than looking down on someone for it, but it still feels judgmental.
On this point I may actually be projecting a bit, tho, so I digress.
>being attracted to femininity & femininity as a goalI can kinda respect that. My femininity is a hard fought victory and one that I have to win every. single. day. I dont get to just wake up to it (and that hurts like a motherfucker)
>male socializationOw oof ow fuck ow. I think this is what gets it - the idea that I somehow understand men. I dont, because I was a girl being chastised for not acting like a boy. I never got to get the full male experience because I spent so much time rejecting it.
Like, fact is, I dont get my guy friends pretty much at all. Like, I get them on a human to human level, but I dont really understand their experiences in life as men or the way they think.
It feels like... trying to connect with a sort of perceived maleness, which I think is precisely what rubs me poorly (or at least part of it)
Mmmm... I can see where your perception comes from tho, and maybe it holds true for other trans women... so I can forgive it - this may actually be a common underlying occurrence - liking the mix of feminine and masculine aspects. Maybe if I didnt abhor my own masculinity so much it wouldnt sting the way it does to read.
>>40084109Here's the thing tho... Im *trying* to understand. My general philosophy is that all love is beautiful (so long as it is consensual and harms no one, ofc). So... why does it bother me? Like, why do I hate the idea of someone liking me??? It fucks me up so bad