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Does anyone else do this?

Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by JackIsANerd, Dec 12, 2015.

  1. JackIsANerd

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    So on at the rare times when I actually look in the mirror I find myself trying to point out masculine features on my very feminine face. I was curious if anyone else does this?
     
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    Everytime I glimpse myself in a mirror, actually. It have become kind of an obsession (in a bad way).
    But let's be honest, the rare times you do find a masculine feature, it makes you so so happy!
     
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    All the time, every day. Anything to convince myself I can be passable. :lol:
     
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    I do. It's kinda depressing though.
     
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    Hmm not really. I only really check out my spots:dry: or moustache:eusa_danc
     
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    Every time I pass a mirror. As another person said it has become a bit of an obsession, and on days I can't find a masculine feature I feel depressed. On days I do find it I feel badass.
     
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    I don't really look for masculine or feminine features, but I notice them sometimes. It's always awesome to look in the mirror and think "damn, I look good today!" (where good=cute and maybe passing?)
     
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    I do it, but backwards. I try to downplay my eyebrows and big nose and solid jaw mentally. It goes BOTH ways.
     
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    Ah yes of course! I did mean both ways :grin: forgot to mention it
     
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    Yes, all the time, and not just my face: I flex my arms and look for "manly" muscles.
     
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    I try to avoid mirrors all together. And photographs, for that matter.
     
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    It's kinda a subconscious thing for me. When I look in the mirror, my brain highlights the things that look masculine and ignores the things that don't, so I see myself as a guy even though I don't actually pass. I have trouble perceiving faces, so I really can't consciously point out the masculine parts of my face. I do point out the masculine parts of my body though when I see myself in a mirror.
     
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    I try to not look at myself in the mirror, as it just depresses me when I do.
     
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    I do this most often in a mirror, because I can angle my face and use the lighting that highlights any masculine feature of my face, but photos are usually just awful.
     
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    Me too, but the most masculine thing on my face is my jawline, which is only visible when I jet my jaw forward. This does lend a much better line to my strange gpfafe though.