I really don't know how to start this, but damn is it hard trying to live and work within a socially conservative construct when you don't identify (strictly) as the gender you appear to be. I don't even know what word to use to describe myself, all I know is that I have the me that everyone sees and assumes I am and then the other part of me that is a cute girl who like pretty dresses and shoes and jewelry. Like, I'm pretty certain that I don't want to transition or start HRT or anything, I just want to figure out how to reconcile all of the gendered identities in myself with each other.
I have:
- a big strong wolf (my male self)
- a cute but fierce little kitty (my female self)
- a rather absent minded penguin (my other self)
I love and value them all, but I don't know how to get them all to live in harmony with the world I live in. My fiancee is utterly amazing and supportive and I think she is the only reason I am this far into my journey of self acceptance, but I guess I am just looking for affirmation after all of this.
Do other people feel things this way?
Does anyone else personify their gender identities?
Or am I just completely off my rocker?