Thanks for the reply π₯°
The βbetaβ term is tough - I hate how itβs used politically and by total shitheads, but otherwise I really like the term.
Agreed. I like using terms with myself creatively - maybe borrowing just some of what they mean to others - just to help me discover what I'm truly after. (In English, we work with such a limited palette of words and concepts when it comes to gender and how it is experienced.) But when speaking with others - especially those who don't share my point of view - I'm realizing it's best to use terms as other people understand them, so that they understand the bigger picture of what I'm trying to say. This person uses "inadequate man:" https://lemmynsfw.com/post/27939314
When you say βthis is whatβs humiliating to meβ, do you mean the idea of shrinking your penis?
More or less. I guess what's humiliating for me is not caring about my penis as a sexual object (or myself as a dominant sexual partner), and how that defies traditional cishet sexual scripts/notions. This manifests itself in many ways like fancying the idea of shrinking my cock, enjoying erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, finding "pussyfree" and cuckoldry hot, and the hypothetical thrill of someone seeing me in my chastity cage. I'm just articulating a truth upon realizing it: it'd be incredibly validating for me to be in a relationship with a partner who accepted me wearing a chastity cage a lot of the time. Things I like about my penis are that it makes peeing easier, and I like to fap. I would love to be "anal only" in terms of orgasms but I think I've fapped for so long that I don't know if I could stop or replace it (e.g., vibe on penis) without some huge drop-off in satisfaction (and maybe mental stability). When I say I like to fap, I mean I like its effectiveness at relieving horniness (when I want that) and I sometimes use it as a go-to-sleep aid. I never make a big production out of fapping like I would anal masturbation.
apart from me not being trans.
I have a pretty broad notion of the term trans. I'm comfortable self-applying it on c/sissy but not IRL at work - this gets back to personalized versus popular definitions. I feel, popularly, the notion of trans is too black-or-white (I could say binary but that's confusing :). While I feel like gender dysphoria is sufficient to be "on the trans spectrum," trans commonly means that someone is or plans to socially and medically transition genders. That's like a circular definition. What's stopping me from going on estrogen and anti-androgens right now? The increasingly trans-hating climate plays a part. But really it's lack of financial security. And my current ability to act on things for material or environmental reasons doesn't really matter as much as how I see myself, what I fantasize about, or what kind of relationships I want to have.
I'm curious but completely understand if you'd prefer not share. For you, is being feminine purely a matter of kink and/or crossdressing?
Wonderful erotic stuff! I think I liked the parts about how IMs should think, behave, and be treated most. Like how they should always focus on their partner's sexual pleasure - even masturbation should focus on them servicing a partner.
As an IM, I'm looking for ways to sustain IM headspace. I think it's easy for me to focus too much on my vestige when I should be focusing on servicing others and punishing myself for not behaving properly - as a loving reminder of self-acceptance as an IM.
One suggestion I had was about stimulation during masturbation. Since the IM's focus should be on servicing others, perhaps their stimulation should be watching their partner masturbate or, even better, their partner sitting on their face, etc. π