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I just went on a date!
It has been a long time since I last posted here. I recently (finally) got out of a bad relationship after many years. Took too long for me to realize it was bringing me down, but I realized it was time. Not sure if it is relevant but it was with a GG, so there's your backstory to this post.
Anyway, I am traveling this week for work. I met a tgirl online and we chatted for a bit as we seemed to click. I asked her out. She said yes.
I was excited and nervous - this was my first date outside of my long term relationship. Dating is different than it was in the mid 2000s. I picked her up and we went out to dinner - nothing fancy, just a buffet place that she had picked, and we talked for a couple hours and had a great time. This is in a middle America kind of place (some might say flyover country but I tend to think of that term as derogatory), you know the average Joe and Jane types that are usually found here. Yes, we got some stares as she's six feet tall, dark hair, and quite pretty actually. She has beautiful light blue eyes and a great smile. Long dark hair that kept getting in her face but it was so cute how she had to brush it away all the time. Yes, she's somewhere in the middle of her transition so you can tell she's not a GG, but that doesn't matter to me.
I could tell she's had to deal with a lot of people staring at her when she goes out, and we talked a little about that. She says it doesn't bother her anymore, and she just flaunts it if people act weird toward her. She's got some thick skin, I have to say, and doesn't take shit from anybody. We had a nice evening and I dropped her off at her place. I just got back and I felt the need to comment about this as I had an amazing time and I was literally buzzing with excitement when I returned. It was such a great time for both of us. Can't wait until I see her next. She texted me to tell me she had fun and is looking forward to seeing me again next time I'm in town.
I was reminded firsthand tonight how much transgender people have to deal with many in society gawking or acting weird (or worse!) toward them. This is something I of course already knew does occur, but had not experienced in person before. Nothing bad happened while we were out other than a few stares, so really this was nothing but a small drop in the bucket of what some of you have probably dealt with in your life. What I was impressed by was how confident my date was and how I know it probably took a lot to get to that point. I feel compelled to say this - stay tough out there girls. It takes balls to be a woman. Also, there's many of us out there that have your back, if you ever need it.
Anyway, I am traveling this week for work. I met a tgirl online and we chatted for a bit as we seemed to click. I asked her out. She said yes.
I was excited and nervous - this was my first date outside of my long term relationship. Dating is different than it was in the mid 2000s. I picked her up and we went out to dinner - nothing fancy, just a buffet place that she had picked, and we talked for a couple hours and had a great time. This is in a middle America kind of place (some might say flyover country but I tend to think of that term as derogatory), you know the average Joe and Jane types that are usually found here. Yes, we got some stares as she's six feet tall, dark hair, and quite pretty actually. She has beautiful light blue eyes and a great smile. Long dark hair that kept getting in her face but it was so cute how she had to brush it away all the time. Yes, she's somewhere in the middle of her transition so you can tell she's not a GG, but that doesn't matter to me. I could tell she's had to deal with a lot of people staring at her when she goes out, and we talked a little about that. She says it doesn't bother her anymore, and she just flaunts it if people act weird toward her. She's got some thick skin, I have to say, and doesn't take shit from anybody. We had a nice evening and I dropped her off at her place. I just got back and I felt the need to comment about this as I had an amazing time and I was literally buzzing with excitement when I returned. It was such a great time for both of us. Can't wait until I see her next. She texted me to tell me she had fun and is looking forward to seeing me again next time I'm in town.
I was reminded firsthand tonight how much transgender people have to deal with many in society gawking or acting weird (or worse!) toward them. This is something I of course already knew does occur, but had not experienced in person before. Nothing bad happened while we were out other than a few stares, so really this was nothing but a small drop in the bucket of what some of you have probably dealt with in your life. What I was impressed by was how confident my date was and how I know it probably took a lot to get to that point. I feel compelled to say this - stay tough out there girls. It takes balls to be a woman. Also, there's many of us out there that have your back, if you ever need it.
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