(=-Teri Leigh
Honestly, Allison, most of my day and weeks and months have been spent on gender issues.
Randi, as I said, I once had a fiance but she was not looking for a wife. We used to fight for the bottom position. *grin*
As long as she was aggressive things went fine. But I'm afraid that she did not feel fulfilled when that got old.
(=-Randi
Doc....that could be because of the exotic factor
(=-Randi
Teri I am sorry hon...
(=-Gayle
I know Randi....I have number of GG friends but all have said the same it would to hard to live that way.. Now I also know a few Lesbians that would love to live with me
(=-denise renee
I have found that the men who have contacted me saying they are attracted to T's simply want sex, there is nothing relational about their desires at all.
(=-doc gary
yes i agree randi,
(=-Randi
Heather, Denise, GAyle, Malana any comments
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Teri, like youself, I spend an extreme amount of time thinking about the issues, being a long haul truck driver gives me PLENTY of time to think. But it's still only a part of my whole makeup as a person, I still enjoy a good book, good friends, a few laughs and most of all, Ann Margret!!!!!
(=-Randi
Denise..pre transition did you find man saying things like that openly about genetic females?
(=-Randi
ooops that should be men
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Denise, I agree completely!! But then with a pic like you have, can you blame them dear!! *wink*
(=-Teri Leigh
I must say to everyone at this time that I have severe mental illness issues which stand in the way of a relationship for me.
(=-Gayle
Diense I agree i have had number of men that would love to meet and mate and there is no real atarction then that
(=-Randi
amazingly enough...I find that the males in the circle I am in do not really badmouth females...at least this is what I notice at work....
(=-Teri Leigh
Allison, my heart skipped a beat when you mentioned Ann-Margaret. *grin*
(=-denise renee
Oh yes, Randi, having had the opportunity to be on the inside of male conversation, sex, sex, sex, I call it being in a continual testoserone fog.
(=-Kimberly (CT)
Hmm, my previous relationships, this is where things get tough... ok I break it into a trip backwards in time, "S" is repelled somewhat by it, she guessed when I went to tell her about my "problem" before I could tell her, this was after our relationship had dwindled anyway, and seems she has even less time to acknoledge me in a quickie pass-by now more than before (she used to get into a quick 2 minute chit-chat, now, it's about 2 seconds!) Here's the funny part, she was into lesbianism at one time long before we met. Ok before her there was "T", I think she was of an open enough mind to accept gay relationships, but I don't think it would have been the thing for her, she and I never really were very serious about each other though, there was an age factor that bothered her, she was 5 years younger, I know, big deal right? To her it was. (BTW: "S" was 11 years older, I have nothing against age), Now for the furthest back "M", my first love, I honestly don't know, there was no actual relationship between the two of us, and this was about 1980, so much has changed in mentalities that I can't even fathom what she'd be like now.
(=-Randi
Gayle...what I can say here is that even if Allie and I were not engaged I would be in a relationship with a fellow T
(=-Gayle
No denise that is male ego speaking is all
(=-Malana
Comments from relationshipless me..I'm too busy w/ the Desenex that Kimberly passed me! *giggle*
(=-Allison (Wpg)
any ISP who can't keep the connection open should be hung up by their garters and whipped!!!!
(=-Randi
Kim when I was in college I think 'c' would have accepted because she was/is bi...the others including 'k' may have but only on an intellectual level
(=-denise renee
Interesting Gayle, kind of chuckling, guess I never had any of that.
(=-Randi
Allison now now.....ISP murder is still illegal
(=-Gayle
I know Randi thats great to .. if you cna find happiness thats all that counts.
(=-Arwen
Hello!!..........Hmmmmm well , I know that I am in a relationship I have been in for 8 years and she has seen me into transition and probably through the RLT but after that things become real iffy and I geuss we'll work on that when we get there ...
(=-Randi
Gayle I agree...and this also becomes more common in male oriented or dominated places
(=-Kimberly (CT)
Let me know when ISP murder becomes legal, mine has this stupid 2 hour cut-off, I have 75 minutes till I get cut and have to reconnect
(=-Teri Leigh
Hi, Arwen! Good to see you again, dear.
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Randi, it may be illegal, but we can get the laws changed. Besides, in duck season, we shoot ducks, in deer season, we shoot deers, in bear season, we shoot bears, in tourist season, why not...
(=-Arwen
Kimberly thats better than mine that works on a random cutoff time **gigle**
(=-Annie
Hi all.... Relationships?... arrhggh...
(=-Randi
Arwen thanks for coming in hon!!!!!!!!**HUGGGSS****Do you think that she will after all that you are currently going through?
(=-denise renee
Well, going to have to go, but for the record, I have no SO, not interested based on my experience so far, won't even consider it anyway till I'm complete. Maybe I'll just be a virgin all my life when it comes to that. Nite all, see you again. *hugs*
(=-Randi
Annie sis **HUGGGGGGGGSSS****** how are you...pull up a keyboard hon!!
(=-Malana
No one has talked about the added risks of T's trying to build any kind of realtionship, I think its funny when I hear GG's complaining about how hard it is to find the right relationship, and men would agree if they were honest...isn't it evem harder for us??
(=-Gayle
I know Randi.
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Randi/Gayle I agree sex is more the topic of conversation in male orientated employment, like truck driving, it drives me crazy ( no pun intended)
(=-Randi
**Denise** HUGGGGSS!!!! Take care, hon!!!!
(=-Allison (Wpg
Bye Denise, see you later on I hope.
(=-Arwen
Randi I really don't know , She's been a godsend and is and will be my best friend but basically I am sorta asking her to change her sexual orientation and thats a bit much to ask or expect from anyone , so we both decided a long while back to just make it one day at a time and see what happens ....
(=-Malana
oops, ...tryin to keep my yap shut tonight!!!
(=-Randi
Malana good point.....do you feel that when some of us build up false expectations of what a relationship cann be??
(=-Randi
No Malana...you brought up a darn good point
(=-Arwen
Malana thats true and its funny that the number of t's that are in relationships with other T's .....
(=-pamela
hello, what is the topic this evening?
anyone else?
(=-Annie
I had a couple of relationships where the guy didnt know, but pre-op these were destined to fail, but what I got I liked! I'm still a child in the relationship arena. A virgin too, but that's life...
(=-Malana
I think there is a trap ther, Randi! I think of myself as very vulnerable right now to anyone..and if I fit somwhere before, where do I fit now.....I don't think anyone really wants a relationship based exclusively on sex. But I've been wrong before!!
(=-Randi
Pamela...we are talking about relationships
(=-Allison (Wpg)
I was laid over in Montreal the other day with my driving partner, he doesn't know anything yet. We were watching HBO and they had these 2 very attractive lesbian porno stars on a show, he's all hot and bothered about the whole thing, soon enough, they get out of the bathtub and low and behold, they are pre-ops, I almost split a gut laughing at the look on his face. I asked him if he still wanted to get to know them, he say NO WAY, to me, it means that on appearance alone, he was only interested in what was between their legs, and what they could do for him. Amusing, but very sad too.
(=-pamela
Annie, you had a sexual relationship with a man pre operative?
(=-Randi
Annie honey....born again virginity here only because my partner and I are waiting for her post op status
(=-Gayle
Allison it's not only the truckers that think that way ...
(=-doc gary
sorry had to step out
(=-Randi
interesting thought
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Gayle, definately not just truckers, but very definately truckers LOL
(=-Randi
the most liberal within reason that I ahve run into have been computer-geek types
(=-Annie
Pamela... no. I dated one guy for a few weeks.. the other for 6 months. It was never sexual.. could never be....Randi... What guy is going to beleive a 31 year old virgin!!
(=-pamela
I dont think that all men are phobic about the community, however sex is on their minds constantly. There have been several straight men over in the kaffe haus that seem pretty nice guys, not sexual at all. The enjoy talking about any topic, it doesnt bother them at all.
(=-doc gary
what do you mean randi???
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Okay, hope this isn't taken offensively by anyone. If as a pre-op, I have a relationship with another pre-op, or a GM, does that make me bi, gay, hetro, of just really confused??
(=-Randi
Arwen....you are very fortunate dear.....can you share with us how you and your SO have been able to work things out so far??
(=-doc gary
i agree pamela
(=-Annie
Yes, Randi... and also students of various subjects. It's the important element of the open mind that's needed. Unfortunatley, once people settle and do the family thing... most people's mind turn to concrete...
(=-Randi
no that just makes you human hon! Doc......meaning that those who tend to be a tad more educated than the rest of the populace are those who will understand more...
(=-Teri Leigh
Be back later...{{{HUGS}}}
(=-Annie
Allison... depends on the gender identity. If it was two MTFs, they would be lesbian; two FTM, gay male, .. etc.
(=-Gayle
Anie I'm 46 year old vergin *smile* ..... wb doc
(=-Randi
Annie that is very true
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Randi, I think it was Masters & Johnson who proved that the higher educated an individual is, the more willing they ae to accept alternate lifestyles.
(=-Gayle
Bye Teri HUGS
(=-Randi
me 37
(=-pamela
I'm currently post operative, and have been for about 2 years now. Before having SRS i had met a guy who didnt seem to mind about my transgenderism. He wanted to have a relationship (even sexual) Some men just dont see that we are men on the inside, but really are women on the outside.
(=-Randi
Later Teri **HUGGGGSS***
(=-Annie
Personally, I'm not attracted to other TSs (that I've met!), but I have an open mind. I am very warm and close towards my girlfriends, but I'm not interested in anything sexual... guys are a different matter. It's a learning process for someon like me who is only going through puberty at a late stage
(=-Randi
You are fortunate Pamala
(=-doc gary
education yes because they have been exposed to more, have been taught to think and and accept ideas then chose weather to accept or reject it
(=-Randi
understood Annie
(=-pamela
I'm currently post operative, and have been for about 2 years now. Before having SRS i had met a guy who didnt seem to mind about my transgenderism. He wanted to have a relationship (even sexual) Some men just dont see that we are men on the inside, but really are women on the outside.
(=-doc gary
pamela i agree with you. I have found that most men attracted to T's do not see them as men, but see them as female for there femine qualities
(=-Arwen
RandiI am fortunate , but then again Paula knew of my gender problem before our marriage and that helped . I think one thing that helped is I never had to over come years of deceit nor have to worry about hiding a past . On the other hand she did marry a male and ...... well this is a major problem that has caused some problems but we have been honest with each other and see the same therapist at the clinic , also we both set the pace of the therapy so as no one feels left out . Another words we both compromise and work real hard to maintain a relationship and this is hard to do even without the gender issue but with it itjust complicates it that much more .....
(=-pamela
Sorry for booting tht twice.
(=-Annie
There are some educated bigots around (the Conservative party springs to mind)
(=-Randi
ok open question..would any of prefer intimacy or their first intimacey with a fellow T or with a genetic male???[or gentic female]
(=-Allison (Wpg)
doc, as far as men attracted to the femine qualities of a pre-op, in a relationship, they are going to be faced with the stark reality of the male quantity thought.
(=-Randi
Annie one can argue those are abberations
(=-pamela
Some men (boys)think that we are homosexual, that dont get to the bottom of transgenderism.
(=-doc gary
M&J; also found that >95% of men that have sexual relations with a TS, when asked if they consider themselves straight, gay or bi all see and consider themselves straight
(=-Gayle
Hmm mm good question Randi .... can not answer that one ...
(=-Arwen
Annie thats my oldest brother your talking aboutand he is a very educated bigot and it gets damn infuriating ....
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Randi, when post-op, I would prefer it to be with a GM. Until that time, they don't get near me !!!!
(=-Annie
But even the best graduates around seem to go into brain-dead mode when they start a family. I'm not against families in general, but it just seems that people's priorites change when children and spouses are involved. Selfishness within the family and not outside seems to be very common, and this can extend to tolerance, or lack of it, too.
(=-Randi
Arwen that is key hon
(=-doc gary
allsion those men realize also that there are male qualities as well.
(=-pamela
Mine was at first with a fellow sister who was pre-operative. I felt more comfortable in this knowing what i was going to expect when the big day came. It made my first time a little easier psychologically.
(=-Annie
My first sexual relationship will , I hope be with a GM. Could be someone I already know, which would be nice.
(=-doc gary
very true annie good point
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Annie, a lot of Gm and GG's feel that as soon as married, they no longer have to work at anything, including the relationship or outside interests, just slide along the path to divorce.
(=-Randi
Annie very good point....Allison, understood......here if the SRS were in my future...I would rather do so with a fellow T.......and this is assuming I was still single
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Randi, "assuming you were still single" ?? LOL Now were getting into morals LOLOL
(=-pamela
it is a tough decision, I dont think that there is a wrong answer. However, the truth about your gender if s-x is on your mind.
(=-doc gary
i thought that you were fighting to be accept as a women so why would you stay within the T community if what your fighting for is to be accepted in the so called regular comm
(=-pamela
Well ladies, thanks for the chatting. Hope to see you all very soon. Goodnight.
(=-Kaya
why are we so afraid to be with other TGs??
(=-Randi
Allison that is very true....it is rare that the spouses will work hard on the relationship and other things associated with it if they know that they have roped someone in
(=-pamela
Who was that directed to doc gary?
(=-Annie
True Doc. I find it very hard to be around other TSs. I just feel very self-concious and a bit frightened. It's OK here because it's not PHYSICAL, but even I find the whole issue of TS-ism a little odd, and I'm one myself!!!.... *sigh*
(=-Arwen
Thats another thing thats been on my mind what if after I get the plumbing installed correctly I may be heterosexual and even if not I'm sure I will want to try everything out at least once with a GM just to see...
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Kaya, I'm not afraid to be with anothe TG, I was just wondering if it is an "easy" way out of having to face the non-gender crowd. (their numbers seem to be dwindling thought ) LOL
(=-Randi
well you know what that meant..my relationship right now is very important.....
(=-doc gary
pamela just to the general populist
(=-Randi
Evening Kaya
(=-Kaya
I can't believe you have trouble being around other TSs
(=-Malana
Randi....think I'd only be interested in t's and GG's, just an individual thing, tho.
(=-Randi
but I got your point Allison **HUGGGSS**
(=-Kaya
Hi Randi, excuse me for butting in..
(=-Allison (Wpg)
Arwen, don't young boys and girls going through puberty, at least try on both sexes to some degree, remember playing Dr. with your friends sister?? I think it's the same for us, as we grow and mature as women, we want to try all flavors of ice cream.
(=-doc gary
malana if TS is genetic male why ok with a TS and GG but not a GM?
(=-Randi
Understood Malana....