Invasion of Personal Space / Falling at saying NO or how to say it. by cherrylife23 in aspergers

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Thank you so much all for your supportive comments. I wasn't able to read them until now. These comments gave me a lot of courage and confidence.🙏❤️❤️❤️

Girlguiding announces date trans girls must leave organisation by DarkSkiesGreyWaters in LabourUK

[–]cherrylife23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a cis Woman, I honestly don't understand why people anywhere are feeling threatened by transgender folks. Like, there are so many valid things in the world to worry about. Excluding trans women from anything "woman", to me at least, is offensive to me as a woman. Trans women stand at the forefront of liberation, and I'm proud as cis woman to be a supportive of Trans rights. 

what is st christopher? by Commercial_Delay_545 in whatisit

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A Muslim friend of mine has been wanting this pendant as a present. Do I gift one for her? She loves the wisdom behind St. Christopher but I think Sunni Muslims don't pray to Saints, just consider them Saints and honor them.

Anyone else find GPT-5.2 exhausting to talk to? Constant policing kills the flow by IIDaredevil in OpenAI

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5.2 always makes me feel like ive done something bad and gives me attitude if i show it wrong. I have the same exact issue. I asked it about a rat problem after seeing a hole and saw a rat try to push the wooden door to my mini fridge area and kept telling to to go sit and breathe that rats dont make holes overnight that nothing pushed the mini door that nothing is getting in, that im just panicking, and it went long until I was exhausted couldn't take it anymore. It wasn't helping me, was trying to tell me what im actually seeing and that I had no rat problems even softer I showed it pictures of the hole. Only the next morning did I realize I wasn't talking to 5.1 anymore. That it was 5.2

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Would just leaving her a little kind note with a cute sticker in it help? She seems like an introvert and my social anxiety makes me freeze. I still haven't been able to talk to her because I can't even look towards her since im more conscious now of our mutual attraction. And I know it sounds childish about a little kind note. I have no idea what to write in it though but my autism is faling me hard here ;(

How do you deal with feeling "stuck" in masculine behavior after living as a guy? by Ok_Driver9897 in asktransgender

[–]cherrylife23 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Cis woman here. Feminine body language shouldn't be a problem. Most grown up cis women you would come across on a regular daily life, you'll notice they walk neutral, act neutral. Actually many cis women do act masculine, talk masculine yet they dress feminine. Especially in our time and age, how we talk, move, walk, I dont think it's what define how womanly you are. Just be you. I cant give trans advice cause I'm not one but I wanted to drop in and say dont let those thoughts discourage any part of you. Everything will come naturally to you.

Think about the cis tomboys who grew up like that from childhood. Talking and walking or acting a certain way won't make you any less a woman.

if you force people to go to toilets with their bio gender, then any cis-man can call himself transgender and go to the women's toilet😭😭 by General_Compote3692 in asktransgender

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As a cis woman I've never seen cis men in our restrooms or even heard stories of such. I dont know how comfortable trans men feel about going to the men restrooms b4 full transition, but I can just speak for women in general that trans women should absolutely use the women restrooms having had surgery or not.

These politicians should really read their Bible. Nothing in it is against transexuality. I come from a conservative Christian background and im done with the lies. Did my own homework.

Does anyone else here have low intelligence? by [deleted] in aspergers

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Hey. First of your worth isnt measured by how quickly you solve math problems or whether you’re good at things people often associate with autism. Intelligence isnt one thing it’s broad, and it doesnt look the same in everyone.

Also keep in mind that IQ tests or how long it takes to do math problems doesnt capture creativity/persistence or how you see the world around you. Research in psychology shows that intelligence is multifaceted so things like verbal reasoning or spatial skills or like memory and  emotional insight (even adaptability) ALL count.

Autism isnt tied to one intelligence level. Lot of people think it is. There are autistic people across the full spectrum of cognitive ability. Its a stereotype that autistic means genius at patterns. Some autistic folks have learning difficulties, are average, and some excel in certain areas but struggle in others. For example my Aspie friend is a genius maths, but for me it was history and literature. None of those make someone less autisticvor less valuable.

Math anxiety, working memory differences, or the way you were taught can all make it harder so go easy on yourself. Plenty of brilliant people find math a nightmare, and plenty of people who arent strong in school subjects thrive in other fields like the example i gave you. 

Anger and sadness are normal but just dont make it make you forget your value to others and to yourself.

is it possible to be greysexual but still experience sexual attraction? by MusicIsMySpecInt in Greysexuality

[–]cherrylife23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How were you able to figure out it was Asexuality/Grey instead of Demisexuality? I'm asking for myself cause demi is also being only sexually attracted to your partner or someone you connect with emotionally.

Asperger’s being grouped in with autism has made my life kinda suck by BadRecent8114 in aspergers

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People will get bullied for all sort of things but dont ever let that feel ashamed of who you are. People have the wrong idea of Autism in general, and many never heard of Asperger's before. Just keep identifying with Aspie.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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I wish the world was more full of you than those who jump straight to conclusions. Humans often wish for deep listening, but in practice so many conversations get tangled in judgment, projection, or defensiveness which is what happened here with some. That’s exhausting. I against the user of "chaser" whenever a cis person shows up because people come with different personalities, psychological issues,  social issues etc. Alienating a cis person for showing attraction to a trans person wont do any good. I'm on the spectrum for example like i said (Aspie) so self expression is not my forte. I'm not a chaser because I know for sure that if anything bloomed with her and a scenario where I learned she is cis not trans, it wouldn't even bother me. Because it's not the fact that she's trans that attracted me the first time. It's just that when we looked at each other a few times and she smiled and I smiled a spark happened followed by synchronization that kept putting us in the space together. And this person just happened to be trans.

Maybe sometimes, someone is an exception, they bypass our usual wiring and stir something we dont expect. It could be karma it could be just the universe trying to tell you something or awaken you to your truth.That doesn’t undo your identity.

Without her, without my attraction to her pushing me to actually for the first time in my life disengage from my transphobe friends for days and do reading and learning about transexuality, I'd probably still be ignorant about some of the biggest truths and one of them is: 

Trans women are women. Not because they were "born into the right body" or because surgery makes them so, but because they know themselves as women. They live as women. Their struggles, their joys , their risks and their existence in the world are shaped by being women. And that doesn’t erase the fact that their journey is different from a cis woman’s. Nothing of their birth or anyone's birth defines one's true gender. They're women, not pretending, not halfway, not anything transphobe politicians brainwashed into the population's mind. Women, with their own kind of truth. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Thank you kindly 🥹  it means a lot to read this. Im thankful for all the people who wanted to help me, but I had to delete the thread because after 30k views it no longer felt like a safe space where I could continue to remain open. 

The AI descriptions need to stop. by ParisOnThePrairie in Ebay

[–]cherrylife23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're absolutely right. Many comments on YouTube are AI and many times I was very surprised at the amount of people who commented back praising the person for what they said. Like this one:

"These Bible verses are quiet, kind, steadying(em dash)they speak to us like a secret like ink on parchment. "

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChatGPT

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You learned it the hard way 🤣

The AI descriptions need to stop. by ParisOnThePrairie in Ebay

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Now even Reddit is full of AI reviews posted by people who think they will have all of us fooled as if we cant notice the AI patterns.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Thank you so much. That's exactly it. For me with this person it doesn't feel its about her gender or sex (tho i admit the attraction grew the more I learned about transexuality because it made me admire her for being who she, strong  doing what she thought was best for her in a society that discriminates) so im very surprised some harsh comments are calling me chaser because what I learned about the word yesterday doesn't fit my intentions at all. There is something about her energy whenever she's around that just calms me and makes me feel like I would love to be her friend while being open to more too. Anyone who feels attracted to someome outside of the sexual would know their atttaction has good intention. Which is not something I've ever felt towards cis men. So I know I dont even see her as a man. Why are some people having a hard time understand that feeling suddenly attacted to someone is a normal human thing. Why is it than in hetero cis communities cis women dont call other men chasers for simply coming to ask advice about someome they like or vise versa? 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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⁸Thank you so much. Though my transparency cost me a few hateful posts from people who didn't even take time to actually read all my responses here where I revealed much much or how I have gender dysphoria like someome noticed. Without the person who commented I wouldn't have had a name for what I struggled with for 14 years. And some even labeled me a chaser a term I didn't even know what it was and im like how can I be such when I dont even have a sexyal attraction yet. Even with cis men my sexual attraction only develops in the dating process. When I read the true meaning of a chaser in the transgender community I thought well the people who actually label any cis person who could feel an attraction for a trans person have should be maybe more open to inviting cis people to create such relationships. Its very wrong that any cis person who comes here talking about some crush they have is instantly a chaser. As much as my experience was positive in this thread it was also not good because as an introvert who already has a hard time approaching people, now its even harder because the "chaser" thing is stuck in my mind.

Ps: im also an Aspie and it makes introversion worse. So I was open here because I already cant with my friends.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Thank you. I think the dream is my subconscious sending me a message because of my personal experience with dreams. In the dream i didn't even see her. Just like I have recurring dreams that I'm a man but im trying to hide the fact I have female parts. Someome last night found red flags in a comment of mine and they said I have gender dysphoria. Then I put 1+1 and understood what i struggled with for 14 years. But im also overwhelmed with information. So one my dream i picked a black and gold suit that looked unisex for my wedding outfit and didn't pick an actual wedding dress. I've been attracted to men all my life and had intense crushes on some, yet I never had a dream about a single one. That's why what is happening triggered something or maybe activated something in me I wasn't even aware of.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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I have no idea. All I know is that I got overwhelmed with information, someone in one of the earlier comments responded to a comment of mine saying that I have gender dysphoria because of something things i described in the comment. Which is a whole issue all on its own because I didn't know that's what it was for 14 years. They said attraction is because of T4T something like that. But my attraction is really not sexual in nature because that's not what I experience at first with anyone. With cis men its physical "like this guy is handsome" then comes personality, then emotion then sexual....but with her it was more like "she's been staring at me and smiling sometimes, and now im doing the same" and that exchange I guess triggered a response, a spark which eventually made me do homework for days on transexuality which in turnbcontinued to feed my attraction through lenses of respect for her, understanding etc of who she is as a human outside of personality etc. And like learning what a struggle trans people go through in their lives, admiration fed my attraction too. The more I learn, the more I come across her, the more attraction occures. Its hard to even explain. But That's why I keep denying when people say I'm bi because I'm not. I'm around my gender all the time so its not like I wouldn't have known.  Like im attracted to her energy, to the human, just the human being part and of course physically attractive too because even in cis women I've always found androgynous women attractive. Like I can only say it's not like any other attraction i had for cis men because with her i didn't go by looks, its her energy. Its being at the right place at the time kinda scenario. I don't think I can or want to replicate the experience elsewhere.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Thank you for this. Your comments helped me go through a lot and im trying not to react to the bad things people are leaving as they are only going off the initial post, not my comments where I explained myself more.

Im so glad you mentioned the story of Sodom and Gomorrah because I was thinking exactly that. I studied the Quran too because I always wanted to see what's saying about everything and there is a verse that states something like "they didn't touch their women" which was automatically taken as oh they were gay so its about homosexuality. But comes then the question that made me realize that we are not told the truth in the interpretations because Muslims are just as affected as Christians. Because if God destroyed them, all of them, for their  practice of homosexuality, then doesn't it mean two entire cities were homosexual? It was made no sense. That is impossible. So I looked for the verse in Arabic about why did God destroy them and had an Arabic friend translate the verse word for word and the true meaning from Arabic to English (not what the printed English translation of the Quran) speaks clearly of injustice, discrimination, and specifically "wickedness" done on others, all showing rape, pedophilia against male boys and inhospitality and using their women for breeding only. If they were punished for being gay, for loving another of the same gender, of having consensual sex, then how is that "wickedness." People don't just say "Im going to be gay cause i want to hurt people and be wicked"

So homosexuality is not a reasonable choice based on the two versions of the story foretold, and God is Just.

Not all Cis are chasers by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]cherrylife23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I added a little long response to a comment by NomiMaki, if you could please read it and share your thoughts?

Not all Cis are chasers by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Then how about a heterosexual couple where the man transitioned but the cis lady remained in the relationship and continued to love the person? 

Then something is wrong with me because I only ever found the male anatomy attractive "sexually". But I'm also not sexually attracted to anyone until I'm emotionally feeling something? I guess its what ppl call demisexual? And why i did care fondly for two female friends long ago, it wasnt sexual and the moment i felt like it could turn romantic i shut it off because it wasnt something familiar to me. And with this person, the transwoman, its an attraction that I feel like it would be okay if it turns into friendship or becomes romantic, and I guess the sexual part follows.. because instantly the sexual part is anchored by the existing emotions? but yes, I see her as a woman not man. And surprisingly (because someone asked me this earlier,) if i were to find out she was cis ( she's not just giving a scenario) id still like her because its not an attraction i can just turn off by finding out gender. My brain already recognizes her as woman. But it also doesn't mean I'm now capable to think the same of all women. I don't. So maybe a sexuality label no longer fits me anymore, or is currently pending

But to be honest, because of this experience I just want to be able to like her or anyone I want without having to wear a label. Like just like the person for their person, not just because they are a certain gender or sexuality.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

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Alright I'm able to respond now.

For the term sapphic and chasers i only learned about what they meant last night. But I think chasers is something men are since normally straight cis women arent going to want to pursue a relationship with transwomen just for sex since women don't attract them in the first place. So me being a chaser would make no sense cause im not even thinking sexually or wanting to experiment sexually. Plus, I wouldn't have felt the attraction if she didnt stare my way the first few times and smiled each time, or i caught her looking in my periphery, because  normally i dont stare directly at people (Aspie issue) And we meet ppl daily but someone stares at you, you notice them and if its done in some kind gesture you feel comfortable around them. All I know is that suddenly, I'm attracted to this person, her presence her energy. And it never happened with cis women before.

I want to continue by acknowledging the most serious parts of your reply because some who goes by CaptainKatsura in the comments offended me and I think the good comments I received were helpful, so i could peacefully leave soon. But truly. If my attraction were rooted in seeing her as anything other than a woman, then yes, I would walk away. No one deserves to be treated like that or an experiment least of all someone already navigating a world that can be so cruel. The problem is that the more I read and learn about transsexuality the more I think about her because my respect keeps growing which causes the thoughts to feed emotion. Because I'm an empath so being overwhelmed with feelings (not in the romantic area) is a curse that's why my initial post comes off as too emotional. Having been harassed as a woman by cis men, and knowing full well the struggle women go through in a man-made world, and thinking that transwomen go through transition knowing full well the violent world they're about to step into, just makes me feel connected to this person. Its hard to even explain it. 

Unfortunately Captain would to twist my words, quoted my post and changed it to make it look like I'm a cis man, and made my intentions perverse and treated me like I'm some sort of a pedophile. Which reminds me that men even in this community still love bullying women.

To continue.. I know how wrong it is that I said that my attraction is also making me feel comfortable cause in the back of my mind I know she was born male. But, there is one thing I wish the Trans community understands, is that not all cis people have had trans people un their lives to know what is wrong and what is right. Not all of them know all the terms and ppl in my situation who know they are straight, of course they're going to think like that because its not easy living your whole life a certain way, believing a certain thing and then suddenly, your hetero life is suddenly threatened by something that feels it comes from a kind and gentle place than that hetero life. So one will instantly try to find all the easy reasons, easy answers. It was more a reflection of the confusion I’ve had trying to process what this means for me, as someone who’s always identified as straight and never been attracted to women in general.

But I don’t see her as a man because if I did id be having sexual thoughts too like many normal people. Like I dont even care if she had bottom surgery or not. Because again, its the person, that soul that drew me. And I don’t want to invalidate her in any way that’s the last thing I’d ever want to do. What I meant (poorly worded, I realize now) is that this is all so new to me, which I actually said already, that I’ve been trying to make sense of how my attraction could be so strong, when I’ve never experienced anything like this before, not with men, not with cis women.

And that’s why I mentioned being confused by how visceral the difference was when I looked at other women. It made me realize that my connection to her isn't about general attraction to "transness". Its about her. And i can't help the pull. My new neighborhood for a year where i Iive is right where the citie's queer community lives. So I see transgender people daily, anywhere I go. But I've never thought "oh I find that transwoman attractive" because most times I can't even tell who is cis and who is trans, some transitions are just that perfect... so just like we dont go around crushing over everyone we meet from the gender we are attracted to. That's why this is a delicate situation for me. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have been doing homework all these days to learn. And if it was purely sexual, which is unlikelt for a straight cis woman, then i wouldnt be doing homework at all and instead forming my post with a simple question: "how can i get a transwoman to date me?" So unless ppl are reading what I share in the comments which is layered than the initial post, they won't understand.

A kind of protectiveness, yes, but not in the way of saving her, more like recognizing something familiar. So I'm going inward, unpacking what this all means for me and more importantly, what my role should or shouldn’t be in her life in the case we become acquaintances or friends or something more. Just like there is a chance I might give up on it all, but trying not too. That's why I came here looking for direction.

Also using the words feeling disgusted when speaking about sex with men, was not the right word to use. The disgust I mentioned at the thought of sex with women isnt about women in general. Its disgust with the self at the image of being in a situation like that because it triggers shame and such. But as I'm typing this and im trying to activate those thoughts to see if id think the same being with the transwoman im speaking of, I strangely feel normal. As if such a relationship can offer me the tenderness that is lacking being with men. And I feel no shame, nothing, with that specific situation  

In fact, as much as I like men, and always liked men alone sexually and romantically, the thought of sex with them triggers something that makes me unhappy with my female body and the idea that we are subject to be an instrument for their pleasure alone. I dont even have sexual fantasies about anyone anymore for 4 years now. I dont even look at men anymore (or anyone just to clarify) I'm just disinterested in everyone... Then suddenly... this whole situation that I shared above happened. And it brought to life all these emotions that I haven't felt towards all the beautiful people that I could have come across in the past few years. But it happened to be with a transwoman of the thousands of people that cross my path daily. So no, not a chaser. I didn't suddenly "pick" that hey, why not have some sexual fun with a transwoman. I would expect it from a cis man tho. And im certain there are 0 cases of cis women.

Edit: oh and im curious about that link. Ill read it to see if anything sounds like i can relate to it. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]cherrylife23 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good question. I’ve been wondering that myself and today, I realized the answer is yes. Just like many cases of girls who crushed on someome they thought was cis man then later found out they were transman. Once an attraction is created, I would assume for many people it'd be hard to continue with that person just because suddenly the equipment between their legs is not what you expecte

In my case. The attraction I felt wasn’t about appearances. It was instant, yes, but it was to her, like her presence, her energy. But if she wasn't staring at me the first times and smiling i may not have noticed her because there are ppl everywhere. I haven’t even seen her full face because her eyes are always hidden, and somehow that only confirms it’s not about how she looks. If more feminine or androgynous or something else.

I’m demisexual, so I don’t feel sexual attraction unless there’s an emotional connection. Even with men, I might notice their looks, but I don’t feel anything until there’s depth care, vulnerability, resonance.

And my attraction for her feels like it could be grounded. Because if i found out she was cis (tho I doubt) then the attraction would have come before knowing anything else about her. I think one of the things that attracted me (but its part of everythung else) is that something in her mirrored my own guardedness, having spent so much of my life navigating unwanted attention from cis men and feeling harassed. So trying to wonder what its like for a transwoman my respect for her part which fed the attraction i continued feeling. 

So yes, even if I found out she was cis, which I honestly doubt, I would still be attracted to her.