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Is it normal to feel like a woman sometimes?

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by icelaflame, Jun 2, 2015.

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  1. icelaflame

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    I don't know how to explain this, sometimes I feel like a woman (mind wise, behavior wise) inside. I'm a 19 year old male, with a girlfriend who I love. I don't want to be a woman or feel like I'm supposed to be one, but it just feels like I have a double side that is feminine. My sexuality, I don't know, labels are awful, I've found myself sexually attracted to all genders at some point, but I only prefer women. I first stumbled upon transgenders in porn when I was younger, I learned more about them and grew to support them. I heard about Bruce Jenner recently as well, I'm very keen on all of that. The thing is, I don't feel to the extent that they feel...I think. Last night while talking to my girlfriend, I was talking about all these goals, dreams and what not I want for us, and I could tell she wanted me to slow down. It was at that moment when I felt like the girl in the relationship, because it's always me whose saying all of that mushy stuff, or being sensitive to certain things and she's more like the guy in the relationship. My posture at times could be more girlish, my neck naturally leans to the right. I can't explain everything right now, because my mind is fogged, but last night I went to sleep thinking what if I have more of a woman's mind? Am I "tripping"? or am I actually on to something?
     
  2. Fallingdown7

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    Well if you don't fully relate to trans people and don't fully want to be a woman, why not just be a feminine male? There's really nothing wrong with it, It's just an unfortunate stigma our society has. Gender roles suck, and we should get rid of them.
     
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    Hey.

    So uh, yeah. Couple of things. Feeling like the "girl" in the relationship isn't really... uh... well... that's gender expression, I guess, and sort of relying on gender roles. So... uh... before my feminist side rants about the patriarchy, let's continue. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

    If you feel yourself like a girl, and not just the "feminine" part of the relationship, but still identify as male sometimes, you could be bigender, feeling like both genders at some point or another. Also, posture doesn't really have much to do with how you identify yourself, again, that's gender expression.

    Or if you find out that you fully identify as female, and we're just hiding it behind a male persona, then you'd probably be a trans female.

    I'm going to guess from what you said you're bigender, but you're the only one who can determine your gender. I'm just listing some possibilities. Might want to Google this some more, or go to a Gender therapist person thingy.

    Meh.

    EDIT: and yeah, what falling down said. You can just be a feminine male as femininity is gender expression and not limited to what you identify as.
     
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    Truthfully, it sounds fairly normal to me. You seem to be insecure about your relationship and might be trying to explain the insecurity through gender identity. Your emphasis on how much you love her and how you want to plan your future together indicates that you feel that there is a gap in intimacy between your girlfriend and yourself. You want to increase your level of intimacy and something is stopping your girlfriend from going along. Talk to her and find out what's wrong.

    I hope you find a way to bridge the gap if that really is the problem. (*hug*)
     
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    Although my sexual orientation is towards the feminine, in other words I like women, my gender identity seems to change from time to time. Most times I feel like a man but there are times when I feel like a tall woman and would like to dress like one and be seduced like one.
     
  6. Cinis

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    This thread is old...you could simply start a new one..or people will reply to the original op who probably won't read this anymore
     
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    You could take the cogiati test, it may turns out you are ANDROGYNE. Just a suggestion.
     
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    "Normal" encompasses a huge variety of experiences and states of being. Normal is just you being you in the best way you can.
     
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    This is an old thread. If you have a question about the same topic, feel free to start a new thread!
     
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