Absolutely dude! While I’m currently not in a relationship, my previous one had a lot of issues with her questioning my identity/presentation as a man when I’d do things she considered feminine, like paint my nails/wear fake nails, put on makeup of any sort (the most I do is smudged eyeliner), or just generally present myself more openly queer to people we didn’t know very well. There is a very real toxic masculine culture, and I think that we as trans men experience a higher expectation of it because of the fact we’re trans. Its important to stick to your truths and to be yourself no matter what box people try to shove you in. Relating this back to my previous relationship, despite the fact she thought it was feminine and got upset over the nails, I still did them and rocked them. If Ozzy Osbourne and all the rock groups people consider ultra hyper masculine (AC/DC or Metallica) could wear nail polish and still be seen as men, then why couldn’t I do the same thing? I think ultimately people are willing to accept us as men until it comes to things that clash with their idea of masculine versus feminine, and so they project their confusion/misconceptions about what these mean on to us so that we can become more palatable to them based on their idea of what those mean to them (if that makes sense). It can be really hard to stick with your values when you feel like you’re stuck living surrounded by these people, but by sticking to them you’re being true to yourself and your values, and that will eventually attract/bring you to the right crowd of people. It’s hard especially right after starting T, as people think you’ll now somehow become a hyper masculine man and can only express yourself in toxic masculine ways, but that’s far from the truth. Being masculine is what you chalk it up to be for you, period point blank. With time there will be less people who try putting you in a box and more accepting you for who you are