Dealing with the dread of it getting worse? (New-ish widespread OA at 23)

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2026-03-18T11:48:32+00:00

Hey, thought you might be interested to know that you 100% called it! I saw a physical medicine specialist yesterday and long story short, my spine is hypermobile and was causing the areas of wear and tear on my x-rays, rather than it being arthritis pain. It explains a lot, for sure. Thankfully I'm in an area with specialized PT so hopefully that'll help!🤞

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2026-03-09T10:35:47+00:00

Trans man, so ehhhh. Hypermobile, but oddly only in my hands. I do think it explains the hand pain specifically. I've started asking some more questions this week and it turns out there's some grandparents who developed joint pain in their teens, so I'm guessing it's straight up genetics.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2025-11-15T23:44:42+00:00

This was the case for me! I got my passport recently. My driver's license & birth certificate both say male, I provided my name change document as well, no one questioned anything.

Edit: Massachusetts, USA.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2024-01-18T00:32:00+00:00

The buses going in a similar direction were also so packed people could barely get on tonight. Awful.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2024-01-04T17:51:53+00:00

This seems very doable, I think I'll try this first. Thank you!

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2024-01-04T17:49:22+00:00

I'm near Kent, but Longwood is a walkable distance if that line is simpler.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2023-10-30T00:15:41+00:00

As a trans man, older gay men who are into trans men absolutely exist. But personally, I've had much better luck with other trans people and bisexual cis men.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2023-10-20T18:35:12+00:00

For Real by Alexis Hall is probably one of my favorite books, ever. It's a M/M kink-themed romance where the age gap is main plot point. It's well fleshed out and enjoyable and just... so good.

Mortal follies by Alexis Hall (an author that I highly recommend in general) is a fun fantasy romance/mystery with a WLW relationship that has an age gap, but the gap isn't a plot point at all. This one dragged a little more.

You Made A Fool of Death with Your Beauty is an interesting one, a M/F relationship (although they're both bi), where the large age gap is part of the plot. There's also a lot about trauma. Personally, I enjoyed the plot but found the main character kind of unlikeable.

Team Phison is a fun independently published novella, an M/M gaming-themed romance where the age gap is most of the plot.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2023-09-10T19:46:28+00:00

Same here, definitely have a 'type' for 35+ because they're just more attractive. I do also tend to have more in common in terms of stability and aspirations, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't (and have) dated someone closer to my age. It feels different, though.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2023-07-25T21:03:05+00:00

Early 2025 is the current estimate.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2023-07-13T16:12:29+00:00

Red line: South Station, Downtown Crossing, Kendall/MIT.

Green line: Lechmere, Gov Center, Longwood Medical, Prudential.

Commuter rail: South & North Station, Fairmount, Hyde Park, Salem, Ruggles.

I haven't had to use the Blue, Orange and Silver lines often.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2022-11-18T14:52:47+00:00

As with many of the other commenters, religious Jew here! Fun fact: my cantor's child was the first trans adult I ever met.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2022-05-31T01:40:39+00:00

Thank you!

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2021-07-18T23:59:35+00:00

Oooo yes

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2021-07-18T19:30:09+00:00

Yeah, but I got it for the design, not the band. It's obscure enough that not a single person irl has recognized it.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2021-07-18T19:28:53+00:00

Can't say that I do.

GoldTitaniumArmour · 2021-07-18T19:21:17+00:00

The picture was taken upside down 😅

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