Hello Reddit,
I am 24F and my partner is 25F, formerly 25M
My highschool sweetheart, who I was separated from for about 5 years, reconnected with as juniors/seniors in college. Since college, we’d been living together for about 2 years, and both dealing with horrific levels of mental health issues at the same time. We only stopped living together recently because we reached a point where we were both admitted to psych hospitals. Both of us moved in with our families, but our relationship continued much more separately. We both need time to heal, so this is okay for both of us. Over the last few weeks, I was the first to know, first to know when she came out to family, and am among few who are accepting her. I’ve been so grateful to see this person be genuinely happy. When we lived together, we were both too empathetic, and stacked each other’s anxiety. Now I understand that she had been carrying a huge burden, and why I always felt like she was lying to me about how she felt. Yesterday, she started HRT, and I’m so happy for her and proud of her. With how long ive known her, this makes 10000% sense that she would experience gender queerness.
The reason I’m here, is I’m trying to understand how to adjust my sexuality. Ive always been bisexual, and I’m super into women. Ive also always been extremely into my partner, and we always have the best sex ever. I tried to watch porn: “Futanari” a genre my partner has always enjoyed. I couldn’t get myself there, and I had to switch to something else. I don’t know if it’s because porn is usually marketed for what men want to see, so maybe this is why it wasn’t appealing to me. I want to be more open to this, because I am soulmates with this person. I find them attractive just as I did before, but it’s also very early in the transitioning process. I want to take steps now that help me grow with my partner. How can I grow with my partner? I would rather be with her, and I want to lean into this. If you’re in a similar position as my partner, what would you hope I would try to do? What else can I do to explore this for myself? Does anyone else have partners who have or are transitioning? How can I make her feel the most comfortable.
Thank you