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"What's It Like Dating a Trans Man?"
So, dating a trans man always comes with a slew of questions like, "How do you have sex?" "What parts does he have?" "So, you're technically dating a girl?" and so on. The most asked question I get, hands down, is "What is it like dating a trans man?" This is where I begin to struggle. You see, that is like asking me what it is like dating women or dating men; I can't attest to what it is like dating an entire population of people! My answer usually consists of some form of, "I can't tell you what it is like dating trans people, but I can tell you what it is like dating Jesse, and the ups and downs we have had because of him being transgender." The thing is, my transgender partner experiences things that no other transgender person may experience. Dating Jesse has opened my eyes to so many experiences, some including what transgender people experience, and some being totally outside the realm of transgender issues and problems.
By Lynn LaCount8 years ago in Humans
My Lesson on Emotional Abuse
TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse, mentions of Self-Harm and Suicide I had never been in a horrible relationship before, so this treatment was shocking to me. Nevertheless, it took me years to stop it because I became so accustomed to it. Before my abuse, I became depressed when I was 13 and developed anxiety, paranoia, and many bad habits. In my freshman year of high school, I went to hospitals, therapists, and was prescribed medication for my feelings and behavior. I looked to boys/men to fill the emptiness I felt, and it was such an unhealthy habit to have. Not only did I use guys to feel whole, I picked ones that were completely toxic to my mental health. When I was 14 I met a boy, who we'll call "Grey," who was three years older than me and we got to talking a lot. He seemed just like my type - dark, brooding, troubled - and I was extremely attracted to him. Within less than a week of our nonstop talking, Grey became my boyfriend, and although I was moving to the other side of the country the next month, we decided to give it a shot. Obviously, since our relationship was long distance, you can gather on your own that the abuse was emotional, but still just as painful as physical abuse.
By Ambrenna Solis8 years ago in Humans
Weddings Make Me a Bitch
Usually I’m fine pretending to care about my answers to people’s mundane questions about plans. But when it comes to my upcoming nuptials I can barely manage to keep my eyes from rolling. I’m tired of everyone asking the same thing over and again. I’m sure it mostly comes from a good place, but sometimes I just do not care.
By Katie Werthmann8 years ago in Humans
Journal Entry IX
3:44 AM. August 16, 2016. All of these years of my life, wasted, and still I have learned nothing … Why? I have been fighting for so long the very thing that I have desired the most. And now that I have it, I cannot keep it. Now that I have it, I found every way to lose it. ---It is now 10 minutes to 2:00 the next morning; still, I found the need to clear my mind. The need to empty every inch of my conscious. The need to set free my soul … This is my "Third Mask"; my True Form. The face of my soul, here, written down to be made immortalized on this lowly piece of scrap---
By Robyn Welborne8 years ago in Humans
Things to Do Before You Get Married
One thing that I've noticed as a relationship writer, is that people often end up giving me a lot of personal experiences the moment they hear what I do. Most of the time, the experiences I hear come from bitter divorcees—and most of those times, they tell me that they regret not doing certain things before they got married.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Humans
Fool's Gold
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you had done something differently? Just think for a second if you were to have made a right turn instead of a left, where would you have ended up and whom would you have met? That thought had crossed everyone’s mind at least once in their lifetime. This time was different. Nothing was certain at the moment until you were introduced into my life. I knew for you now four years, and it was the best encounter that has ever happened to me.
By Robyn Welborne8 years ago in Humans
