[bryony]

Hi Clara,

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I will say that I was fortunate to avoid the many pitfalls that late transitioners typically encounter. I have a loving and supportive spouse and the resources without which it's very difficult to carry out an MTF transition successfully.

My wife is the kind who would be mortified if any of her extended family were to find out. We are of that generation, as you know.

No kids then?

Exchanging one form of misery for another even more onerous is not a good tradeoff. I appreciate your stand in that regard.

Precisely. Doomed, doomed, I tell you!

Sure I want to be a good looking woman, what woman doesn't? But, beauty is fleeting, and I see no problem with growing old as a woman any more than growing old as a man except that as a woman, I will not carry the burden of pretending to be someone I'm not.

I wouldn't have minded growing old _from_ a young female basis, but at this stage, I would feel rather like the Countess of Monte Christo, having spent the best years of my life locked up in a male prison.

I'm one of nature's malcontents!

It all comes down to where you fall on the gender identity spectrum. I've always felt that being more or less in the center was the most troublesome.

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Some people say the glass is half full, some say it's half empty. I wanted a cheeseburger.


Thanks for taking the time Clara. I appreciate the thoughts!

B.