Welcoming

[ArcheKlaine]

Hormones do indeed inhibit the growth of the other body hair, but I'm not sure how it works on guys, because even when taking hormone supplements, the testosterone still in you will be working a bit, so I don't know how all that plays out. Frankly, someone more certified in the area, perhaps a doctor in the area, would have much better insight into the topic.

Laser Hair Removal can cause some pain, and can actually burn the skin it's administered to if you don't take care of it properly after the treatment, from what I've heard. It's much less likely to cause problems on fairer skin, but the risk still exists.

 

[Hannah_tan]

Now that was sarcasm

My hat will take forever to get here, but I got my new phone today! red motorazr, and it is awesom. A girl needs a good phone, after all.

 

[ArcheKlaine]

I dunno, being a fairly hardcore nerd, I'm more partial to straight cell phones with minimal frills. (Though actual frills...mmmm... ) I have the crappy phone that came with my mom's plan for like an extra 9 bucks. I rarely ever have it on either. But I think that's due to being an asperger's syndrome kid. I prefer the well-thought out text of the interwebs.

 

[Hannah_tan]

I dunno, being a fairly hardcore nerd, I'm more partial to straight cell phones with minimal frills. (Though actual frills...mmmm... ) I have the crappy phone that came with my mom's plan for like an extra 9 bucks. I rarely ever have it on either. But I think that's due to being an asperger's syndrome kid. I prefer the well-thought out text of the interwebs.

D:

I used to have a tracphone.. a phone like that is no good. I had to change to a more respectable phone. so I got ampd prepayed and a red motorazr.

But, I do prefer the interweb forums for discussion, I sound a lot more ditzy in person than on line.

also, Any forum regulars have the 411 on bodily hair growth?

 

[ArcheKlaine]

This place has loads of FAQs on removal... I'm sure some of those threads have input on the regrowth parts involved. :v

 

[Mirror_tan]

Hey all. /b/ is a little more hostile than usual, so I think I'll hang out here.

 

[Hannah_tan]

Glad to see you made it here safely, mirror-tan.

Also, what do you use for my above question?

 

[Mirror_tan]

D:

I used to have a tracphone.. a phone like that is no good. I had to change to a more respectable phone. so I got ampd prepayed and a red motorazr.

But, I do prefer the interweb forums for discussion, I sound a lot more ditzy in person than on line.

also, Any forum regulars have the 411 on bodily hair growth?

As for bodily hair growth, according to what I read on another dedicated crossdressing forum, shaving does not make it grow back faster or thicker.

The best way to shave is to first shave with the grain, down if you're shaving your legs, and then to shave against the grain to finish up, ideally in a warm bath or shower. Then afterwards, it's best to use ice or cold water to close up the pores. And treat with lotion to smooth out the skin.

Same goes for armpits and pubes (though you don't really need to). You may or may not need to do it for arms, chest, maybe back.

 

[Hannah_tan]

but, will I need to deal with chesthair for the rest of my life? Face will be electrolysis-ed no doubt, and my legs I can handle, but I seriously hope that this isnt the case.

 

[Mirror_tan]

Honestly, I don't really have chest hair, so I haven't really had to deal with that. The thickest hairs on my chest are rather downy...no thicker than an average girl's.

So I have no advice there.

I am considering some sort of epilation for my face in the future as well.

 

[Hannah_tan]

;_; lucky you!

My chest hair is, sadly, quite there and noticable. If worse comes to worse, I could get it zapped too.

 

[ArcheKlaine]

Welcome to a much more inviting environment to be a trap in.
Maybe I've had so much trouble shaving because I have a habit for going against the grain even on stubble. I've gotta drop that. No wonder my face needed aftershave so bad.
I really have no idea on the chest hair thing. I have it pretty bad too, but I have shaved it so often that it's never gotten a chance to get very noticeable except on the days where I can't get around to shaving again. You can definitely get it removed, or even waxing it wouldn't be too bad, and estrogen likely will lighten any hair that does show up there considerably as is.
What was that dedicated crossdressing forum, by the way? The more resources we have the better. =o

 

[Mirror_tan]

http://www.crossdressers.com

I haven't been there too often though. I got in an argument with another user over the nature of television media, and also I was kind of tired of the pure fetishists which also seemed kind of mysogynistic to me. ("I hate how girls nowadays won't wear dresses and skirts and heels!") There is some good advice on there sometimes though.

 

[ArcheKlaine]

Eh, understandable. Anyone who crossdresses usually does it for different reasons, some far more different than others. Me? I'm somewhere in between.

 

[Hannah_tan]

Attention Whore---------Wants to feel pretty---------Girl in boy's body

I fall in the third one, though they can fall anywhere on this scale, it is the ones on the left that really give people like me a bad rap. I just want to get my body right, then blend in with the rest of the world. No showboating, no 'drag queening'... I just want to be me ;_;

 

[Mirror_tan]

Course, it's not to say I don't have some fetishes I do indulge while crossdressing. I like certain clothes, but I don't wear them in public, and don't expect other people to wear them or conform to that image.

I have a gay friend, and I just sort of get a vibe from him he doesn't really approve, even though he doesn't say anything directly to that degree. And I sort of understand why, because there are some mysogynistic crossdressers out there who see all crossdressers, as people trying to push conservative gender-sex roles on them, in some ways becoming the girl they want, because they can't find it among "liberated women".

 

[Mirror_tan]

Also one thing I'm not a huge fan of on that site is that everyone with the exception of one or two members is like 20 years my senior...I feel I don't relate.

I do like chatting with the FtMs there. Those guys tend to be pretty awesome.

 

[Hannah_tan]

What you said; that place doesn't have younger individuals like us. Curious, how old are you? I think I said earlier I am 19.

 

[Mirror_tan]

I'm 22.

 

[Hannah_tan]

Shoulda asked last post, OP status?

 

[Mirror_tan]

Shoulda asked last post, OP status?

Nevermind, I figured it out. I'm slow today.

 

[Hannah_tan]

OP, operation, as in pre/post op (facial or otherwise)

 

[ArcheKlaine]

I feel like I'm a mix of all three. I'd love to go wild, but frankly, the world doesn't run on lolipops, rainbows, love, and joy. The world judges, judges harshly, and it's a dangerous place where doing that sort of thing gets you disliked, and worse. So I repress that. That's what fantasies are for, isn't it?
Wanting to be pretty? It's hard for me to say I don't fit into this category alone, as it is a big factor, but it's not the only thing. I've mentioned it before, that I've always felt that I was born into the wrong body too. But I'm not totally unfortunate either. I have a decent amount of things going right for me on the male side of things.
As far as I go, I'm not too bad in the looks department, though, personally, the fact that girls aren't jumping all over you with a body like yours, Hannah, leaves me flabbergasted. I've got a girl who cares for me, and, even though she, after 4 years of being with me, broke up with me yesterday, still cares a lot about me. I feel like I'm incredibly lucky for that.
And I do have family and friends who love me for who I am, right now, as a male. I don't feel like they wouldn't accept me if I started changing things, (which is a blessing in itself,) but I feel like if I go too far, I'm effectively dropping everything I have. I don't really know why I feel that way. But it leaves me afraid of making a mistake that I can't reverse.
That's why I'm trying to do most of this without altering myself way too much. And though I really do wish I could just be female, I still feel some affection for the way the body I was mismatched with is. That's why I feel willing to not totally pass, and to maybe stand out a bit from the rest. If I can blend in, it's bliss, but if I can't, I still want to make the best on it anyways. You know what I mean?

 

[Mirror_tan]

Yeah, I'm pre-op. I've toyed with the idea of getting hormones, but I don't know, I would do it if it weren't for the cancer risk. I would definitely get some sort of epilation in the future.

If I got hormones, it might be hard to find a girl who likes me though. Lesbians might like the rest of me, but be repulsed by the meat tube between my legs, whereas hetero girls who might like crossdressers, might not be so plussed by the top shelf.

 

[Hannah_tan]

When you get to know me, I can be quite talkative. A sad side effect/reflex to being around boys as much as i was in middle school (and a habit i am trying to break) is making obvious comments when someone says somthing that could be considered suggestive. It was one of the ways I was able to blend in and not get my ass kicked at middle school, and I am trying to shake it off. Thing is, if you don't see me with friends...


I come off as quiet, and nice. Almost always. I am generally very polite. I have had two relaitonships with girls. One abusive little bitch who, despite her size, was a blackbelt, and decided to 'prove it' on me whenever she thought somthing i did or said was stupid... or when I blinked the wrong way.. or when she was bored. she was horrible , so I ended it. The other one, is nice and all, but we just don't share interests... at all. She likes nascar, and dukes of Hazzard, and country music. Couldnt be farther from my personality, really.

[edit]
Cancer risk? I have gone to a lot of places on the web learning about my situation, and I never even heard of that.

Also, are you trying to be a girl full time, or are you 'just a crossdresser'? This changes perspective a lot.

The fact that you pass makes me believe you use breastforms or somthing similar (judging on your pic, I assumed you were on hormones)