Questioning my Femininity (Warning: Long Post)

Postby 123doggosloveme » Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:32 pm

I don’t feel like a woman anymore. I mean, I know I am a woman. I have a vagina and get my period as much as the next girl, but my connection with other women ends there. I don’t feel feminine. Which is odd, because I like fashion and makeup and cute things, but I also like more “masculine” things like motorcycles and driving and fighting and speaking my mind. I’ve never really thought about my gender identity specifically, but lately I’ve begun to question myself. I don’t feel like I belong to either gender, and it’s confounding me and saddening me because I want so desperately to be a woman, to feel feminine and pretty but also to like what I like without feeling like it masculates me.
Let me back up a bit…
I’m five feet five inches, which is a pretty average height, but has led me to being taller than some of my boyfriends of somewhat less than average height. I have a long face, a noticeably long nose with an oversized bridge, big forehead, very small lips, and thin, straight, short hair. The hair on my body is dark and grows like fur, not that I’m unusually hairy to the point of growing a beard, but it’s noticeable if I don’t stay on top of it. I was fortunate enough to have acne-free skin throughout high school, but now that I am in college I’ve begun to breakout substantially on my face, back, chest, and even slightly on my arms (though it’s more of a bumpiness than redness and scaring on my arms). I believe this is due to stress, lack of sleep, a shitty diet, and probably hormones. I have always had problems maintaining weight and I am noticeably lanky. I have no curves, am an A-cup, and have broad shoulders. I have big feet (size 9) and little boy hands which are accentuated due to my terrible habit of picking at my fingernails to the point of stubs. My skin is incredibly pasty due to my genes. My eyelashes are practically nonexistent. Basically, I inherited all of my physical characteristics from my father, and I think it’s evident that I look masculine.
The only physical features I kind of like about myself are my kind of big, hazel eyes and that, if I were to workout consistently, my muscles would start to show rather quickly (I believe this is because I hold so little fat). Also, if I wear the right pair of heels and skirt, my legs look half-decent.
If I were to go out without doing my hair or makeup and just wore jeans, sneakers, my big pair of glasses, and a tshirt, I would (and do) feel like a prepubescent boy. I feel like when people look at me, they’re confused as to whether I’m a male or female. I think I make them uncomfortable. This ambiguity shows in my personality, as well. My voice is neither distinctly man or women. It’s very thin and weak and reminds me of an awkward pre-teen boy. I hate the sound of it. Furthermore, I’m incredibly socially inept. When I talk to women, I feel like they think I’m a creep for not being as feminine as they are. When I talk to men…. well, I don’t talk to men, simply because I never have reason to, but I feel as though they dismiss me.
I feel like a freak of nature, and it pains me because I’m beginning to wonder if I’ve always been this way and that’s the reason I connect with so few people--because they see me as a freak too. I want to be normal. I want to be feminine. But I don’t know if I can be. Can anyone help me?
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Postby bert_ernie » Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:10 pm

there seems to be this weird trend nowadays where people try to work out whether they match more with the female or male stereotype & then decide "well i'm actually a man trapped in a woman's body". or vice versa. not saying that this is you. but anyway, we all have some combination of the masculine and feminine. i have some feminine traits & also some masculine traits. that is fine. just be who you are.

in terms of connecting with people, i think there is something to the fact that people will make initial judgments based off of superficial things. but you can absolutely overcome those impressions. if you are warm & friendly and work on conversation skills, etc, then people will be continually updating this first impression with these new impressions of how your personality is.

ie i think your problem might be all these insecurities you have about yourself. & the fact that you're maybe in your own head & worrying about things rather than being outside your head & asking about the other person & just having fun in the moment.

look at this as a deficiency in social skills rather than something inherently flawed in who you are.
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