It strikes me that there are a couple of us ( Chrissie and Beverley) who are fully intent on going "all the way" and equally, a couple more ( myself and sfem) who have no intention of doing that. Then there is Julie who is uncertain of her goals but seems to be more in the "halfway only" camp, at least for the moment, plus a couple of others who I am unsure what they are doing.
Whilst understanding and agreeing with Chrissie about being certain of what you are doing before going too far, there are plenty of GG's who wouldn't dream of going as far as tattoo'd makeup or even plucking eyebrows, so that is by no means an inevitable result of taking hormones in whatever form, and you always have the option to stop at whatever point you choose ( you can't then go backwards but you don't HAVE to go forwards).
Similarly, I have not noticed the slightest change to my underlying personality, nor unfortunately so far, any increased size/shape anywhere in the lower half of my body ( I'm still waiting in hope for that to actually happen!).
Chrissie is obviously deliriously happy with the way that is all happening for her, and I'm really pleased she is, but it isn't inevitable for everyone and doesn't happen overnight.
As for Beverley's ideas, I again fully understand and agree and I have gone a long way down that same road myself, but much as I would like to be able to simply get up and put on skirt and heels and go to the shops if I felt like it, I have no illusions about my ability to 'pass' these days. Once upon a time I could, and did, go anywhere 'dressed', but I have seen and known too many older TG's who just looked like old queens and you could see people sniggering behind their backs ( which is even worse than an outright negative comment), and I determined that I would never allow myself to be in that category.
So now I am comfortable with who and what I am, with growing boobs, with earrings, painted nails and lightly plucked eyebrows, with a depilated body, and whilst I wish I didn't have an ageing male face and hardly any hair I can't do anything about those, so as long as my wife is also happy, then I don't care about anyone else.
Whilst understanding and agreeing with Chrissie about being certain of what you are doing before going too far, there are plenty of GG's who wouldn't dream of going as far as tattoo'd makeup or even plucking eyebrows, so that is by no means an inevitable result of taking hormones in whatever form, and you always have the option to stop at whatever point you choose ( you can't then go backwards but you don't HAVE to go forwards).
Similarly, I have not noticed the slightest change to my underlying personality, nor unfortunately so far, any increased size/shape anywhere in the lower half of my body ( I'm still waiting in hope for that to actually happen!).
Chrissie is obviously deliriously happy with the way that is all happening for her, and I'm really pleased she is, but it isn't inevitable for everyone and doesn't happen overnight.
As for Beverley's ideas, I again fully understand and agree and I have gone a long way down that same road myself, but much as I would like to be able to simply get up and put on skirt and heels and go to the shops if I felt like it, I have no illusions about my ability to 'pass' these days. Once upon a time I could, and did, go anywhere 'dressed', but I have seen and known too many older TG's who just looked like old queens and you could see people sniggering behind their backs ( which is even worse than an outright negative comment), and I determined that I would never allow myself to be in that category.
So now I am comfortable with who and what I am, with growing boobs, with earrings, painted nails and lightly plucked eyebrows, with a depilated body, and whilst I wish I didn't have an ageing male face and hardly any hair I can't do anything about those, so as long as my wife is also happy, then I don't care about anyone else.