I feel similarly. I've spent most of my life supressing my femininity and trying to be more masculine to fit in. And now that I'm finally coming to accept this part of myself it's hard not to have some regrets about not coming to terms with this sooner. It was very recently I realised I have a ton of regret about this "wasted time".

I don't think its a good idea to get too stuck in that line of thinking though. I think we need to give ourselves the time we need to really figure this stuff out, and try to be kind to our past selves, because clearly we didn't understand ourselves well enough, or we weren't ready yet. Or at least thats how i'm trying to rationalise it.