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>>7403282
>do you have a boyfriend or love interest?
Veering off topic here but... I'm shy, anon... Like most transsexuals I have low self-esteem. It's difficult for me to think about romantic relationships because I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable or be a burden on someone. I often think about what it would be like for someone to have to explain my situation to their parents and it makes me feel discouraged.

>>7403283
Not at all. It's a complex and alienating issue, and one that is often completely foreign to those who don't experience it. It's difficult to explain transsexualism to people, it's difficult for people to understand that explanation, and even then people will often ignore the facts or evidence and go with their own conclusions.

>>7403296
I have not had any surgeries. I don't plan on having any, and even I wanted to, it's unlikely that I would be able to afford any in the foreseeable future. While I would like to be an anatomically correct female, the current medical state of sex reassignment surgery for male-to-female transsexuals is not in line with what I want. It doesn't seem worth it to me.

>>7403309
Actually he was around for most of my childhood. There were some periods where he was absent, but usually never longer than a few months. However, there was a period in which he was absent for a year while stationed in South America.