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Maybe trans woman? I just learned of the term demigirl from these comments and that seems to fit a little better. Some flavor of girl/femme 😘

Oh no! Sorry, I didn't word that well. I meant my wife doesn't want me to just start using my new voice one day out of the blue without giving her some time to adjust.

She is very supportive but is also going to miss my voice as I work on it. So I need to gradually kind of work on it with her present that way she can be a part of the journey and get used to how my voice will change. Does that make more sense? O.o

That is a great list and I find it useful :) it does take a lot of work to get to a point where you're happy with your voice but it'll be worth it (I hope) 😅

I, like many of us in this community, have been following your situation closely. Unfortunately I was not in a place where I could help how I would have liked, but I will say this:

I'm so incredibly proud of you Keris. I know this was such a scary step but you did it! Take a deep breath and try and relax your little critter head 😘

Better days are ahead. Just keep on taking those small steps. One after another. Soon you'll realize just how far you've come and all the friends and family you have found along the way.

We get to choose our family. And no one can take that from us.

Love yourself and take care ❤️

-Olivia

That's great! I'm happy to know that there comes a point where those small little euphoria moments end up chaining together and creating a euphoria combo.

At least that is how I read your comment :P

Happy for you girl!

Oh I get that :/ I still can't really practice in front of my wife which is definitely an issue I need to work on because I can't just... Drop it on her ya know? She even told me she couldn't handle that mentally, lol which I don't blame her for.

It's really hard practicing your voice in front of those that know you are intentionally trying to change it.

Congrats friend! Have you noticed many changes yet? I don't know much about tHRT because well, I already went through male puberty and it just wasn't for me :P

But I'm interested to know what some of the first changes folk tend to notice on T :)

I just hit 2 months for HRT and am already noticing I'm starting to hit that awkward stage. The voice challenge is huge. I can't help but feel like I'm talking to my toddler when trying it out, lol.

Have to be conscious not to overly patronize strangers when they pick up their trash or are polite (Good job buddy! I'm so proud of you for cleaning up after yourself!)

Today my vocal coach is going to be teaching me how to add more breathy -ness to my voice after resonance so it doesn't sound so nasally and pingy.

Hope you're doing well Dandelion ❤️

Well if anything you probably only outed yourself to those two people :P

I would say the most consistent source of gender euphoria or affirmation would be shaving my body hair. When I step out of the shower and every inch of my body is smooth, I feel so relaxed and sensual. It always puts me in a great mood and I try and time it when we do our bedding so I slip into this nice fresh bed and just kinda wiggle around 🥰

Today, I went to an Easter gathering my friends family was putting on and his mom came up to me when I arrived and went "It's Olivia now right?" I'm like, "uh yes" (met before my egg cracked"

And she goes "Well, I just wanted to say welcome Olivia and thank you so much for coming as your true self. We're happy to have you here with us!" 😭

There is love and support for us out there :)

We are doing better than ever! Thank you for asking. Coming out to her and myself means that I can finally show her all of me.

On a sillier note. It also helps that she has realized she's more lesbian than "bi" like she thought. Turns out she was just waiting for me to stop cosplaying as a boy 😘

I'm smelling an irl trans convention at Jungle Jim's! 😹

I'll be chilling at the movie theatre inside.