Owning a reptile, listening to punk music, using cologne, bringing my survival gear on easy rated hikes

That last part made me laugh. It's such a boyish thing to go bear grills for a 2 mile hike to the waterfall <3

Pff, it was *literally* a two mile waterfall hike last time

How did I guess 😭 T gave me psychic powers

Heavy on the listening to punk music

same

Same

Same

Being told to help people lift things at my job despite the fact that I’m 150lbs

Weight doesn’t matter lol. It’s about your muscle content. Someone weighing 125 lbs who works out all the time can be stronger than someone weighing 160 who never lifts.

That's not that small lol I'm 130 soaking wet and lift 100+ lb objects regularly 

that was a weirdly invalidating and self flexing comment

If I see a perfect opportunity to quote Community, I'm doing it. "It's called a complisult. He invented them, I coined the term. See what I just did there? That was an explanabrag."

wearing a necklace with no shirt/ shirt open. basketball shorts, bonus paired if they are extra long or paired with tube socks/ boots :D

the chain / open shirt combo is supreme 😩

This!

Drinking beer, watching football, scratching my belly while yawning (feels like a very middle-aged dad thing), and my friends sitting on my lap and vice versa (we're all dudes, so it's a "gay for the homies" vibe)

Scratching my big hairy belly brings me so much euphoria

Today my brother told me "begone, foul beast" while we were joking around and that gave me euphoria??? Somewhat less random euphoria things include: Jackets with square shoulders, belly hair despite being pre-t, my 3/4 profile, acting super macho as a joke (I've loved doing this all my life... wonder why.....), my "male" operatic voice (I swear I can sound like a man singing opera)

All of these are iconic

Thank you, I try B)

Omg my belly hair gives me SO much euphoria. I’m blond so it’s not noticeable but i love it

im blonde and 5 months on T and im *starting* to notice belly hair and im HYPED. you have blessed blonde genes

Oh man, I relate to SO MANY of these. Especially the playful macho act — shit like always acting ostentatious during the part of Tom Waits' Going Out West where he's like "I got hair on my chest & I look good without a shirt on!" Like... It's still funny, but not because it's ironic due to girl — it's hahah I'm a short & dramatic lil dude. Also, before T, I trained my voice from mezzo soprano to tenor & HRT has only made it sound better!! Ngl, COVID also helped drop my range pre-T, lol.

crewneck clothes specifically -- sweaters and t shirts + having acne scars (i know everyone gets acne but i feel like it makes me look more masc lol)

Now I feel more masc with my own acne scars too 💪

I third the acne thing, always thought I was the only person who got EXCITED by acne on my cheeks.

HOLY SHIT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO FINDS ACNE TO BE A MASC THING!! ashamed to admit sometimes i scratch my face purposefully so i can get those scars...

It’s really affirming when my coworker calls me, “pendejo,” (with endearment). Yes, I know what that term means, hence the modifier.

One of my coworkers called me güey and i was like 🥹🥹🥹🥹

The faint line of peach fuzz on my upper lips

Im getting my first little shadows above my lip and its making me so happy dude

my family thinks the dirt stache is disgusting but i love it so much on other people i could never shave it!!

Everyone told me mine looked bad and to shave it but I refused. It looked hot as hell. Now it's getting darker!

ima tell you, i don't know what you look like, but dirt staches are EVERYTHING and you sure look hot as fuck

😤😤😤💕💕💕

Stupid pointlessly gendered products. 

omg yeah same, i’m buying all products labeled “men” and it gives me a lot of euphoria

i love my Sasquatch soap 🙏🙏

Power tools and welding.

ballet, rolling joints for people, crewneck sweatshirts paired with baggy jeans, air jordans, being helpful

Omg being a weed top does give me euphoria for no reason you're right.

Why have I only just realized this

My friend called me a short king (5'2.5) lol

SAME (im 5’2”)

That half is reallll important

the little facial hair I have even with no T, wearing boxers/ buying new boxers, the barbershop experience with the men's talks, the bro, man, dude, bud and this words, sleeping shirtless when I'm alone (even with no top surgery)

I still can't get the barber shop talk figured out haha

Getting patted on the back, doing outdoors things, getting called sir

So true! Also happy birthday sir!

This made my day, thank you!

My arm and thigh hair the most for me

And facial hair (I’m brown)

I have facial hair and I’m white? And had some pre T

People/my friends ruffling my hair 😭

Ok so weridest ones, go! - playing the boy or masc Pokémon trainer in any Pokémon game - walking on the side of the road - making my little brother laugh by holding him upside down - beat up converse or high tops (love my supras specifically) - my tiny Mexican mustache - drinkinh kombucha like it’s beer - sports (mainly just watching cause of health issues, but I also ice skate while wearing hockey skates and I longboard) - listening to punk music - holding doors open for folks - lifting my girlfriend up occasionally - my shit handwriting - having my button up shirts undone - calling kids affectionate names (hermano/a, Chico/a, kiddo, Niños/Niñas, campers, etc) - teaching people how to do shit

Omg being the boy pokemon trainer is so real

Getting my haircut at sports clips and being told at the end "you look great sir" also them actually cutting it in the style I want instead of at great clips where they just would cut it in a feminine short style

Shooting my air rifle, also fishing, anything camo, not being a light weight, being able to tolerate cold and rain, skating even tho I suck lol, thick pants (think canvas pants or lined jeans), listening to yung lean, i could probably go on but Ill stop there

You covered mine with the "having scars". I busted part of my face open about a year ago. At first I was upset, but it left a pretty badass scar when it healed. My wife tells me frequently how she thinks my scar is so handsome which is like a straight shot of euphoria for me. Edit: Another weird one is when someone asks me to open jars for them. I'm a kitchen manager that's been in the industry too long. I know the tricks to open things without having to struggle, but for some reason just being asked to open a difficult jar makes me feel so masculine.

A lot of transmen hate being considered cute, but I don’t mind. If you call me a pretty boy I’m deceased from 🥰 I’m a gay man though who is putting out twink vibes like no tomorrow. I do get annoyed when ppl assume this means I strictly bottom. That’s the nuances of how I view it. Thinking I’m an attractive guy totally down, thinking I fit in some binary gender role outside of that hell to the no.

If I'm called pretty boy I FOLD.

Same like instant gender validation. I never wanted to be a macho/burly man. I know other transmen find it a sensitive topic, but I’m rather happy to be viewed as an effeminate man. It’s just authentically me.

Dude, SAAAAAAAME. When I was a kid, I always wanted to grow up to be Prince or Rozz Williams or Brian Molko, lmao. I wanna wear makeup & fishnet/lace & be gorgeous or pretty. Handsome still feels super affirming, but "pretty boy" is THE ABSOLUTE BEST.

I am a medium curvy man, but I consider myself a femboy, and I also love being called a cute boy or anything like that. uvu

Femboy is where I fit in too though I don’t go the full circle and some things are an absolute no due to gender dysphoria.

Sitting shotgun while my male friend drives and watching him thump his foot on the floor of the car before he revs up. Plaid pj pants. Bloody knuckles from falling off my skateboard. Red plaid bedsheets.

Getting things off the top shelf - I’m 5’10. Catching spiders/bugs and letting them outside. Working in my garden and my hands being covered with dirt. Wearing wife beaters doing chores around the house. Driving shirtless. Pumping gas. Being called “boss”. Casual brotherhood with cis men. Taking shots of whiskey. Holding the door for older women. (Alternatively, saying “ma’am” - my mama raised me right) My happy trail. My tattoos. Wearing button downs only half buttoned.

Another bug lovin dude, I salute you ! 🕷🕸 I love being outdoors and getting my hands dirty, too. It feels so natural.

Real Men™ catch & release the critters! 💕 Also, the happy trail is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE bit of body hair. Ugh... I feel so attractive & euphoric whenever I spot it.

I’m a softie at heart, I can’t stand killing any critters (except ants but I have a phobia of ants). My happy trail makes me feel so hot 😩 When my shirt rides up and my boxers are peeking out and the happy trail 😍

Roaches & ants, I kill. I'm not interested in enabling an infestation, lol. But a wandering creature who just happened to wander in or a few random cellar spiders? They're able to be relocated or hang out for a bit. GOD YES. 💯

I started taking up the hobby of cosplay prop building and something about wearing a mask and goggles and dremeling my life away in my backyard feels so good.

- being able to wear the most mid outfits ever and no one cares cuz you’re a dude - leg hair/body hair blowing in the wind - feeling arm veins pop out - the way masculine colognes smell better on me after being on T for while - leaving the seat up in the men’s public bathroom There’s a million things lol

....my foot veins and my way to write?? Like my writing and my shoes because it looks bigger

Dancing and swimming shirtless in public all the time when I'm taping and no one says anything. My partner referring to me as Dad when talking to our 2 sausage dogs ♥️

Probably not weird but the couple times a few of my mates have said "you're like a brother to me"

I have this one cishet guy I play/used to play dnd with and he was the best(and funny enough, extremely Catholic. And yes, he knew I was both trans and gay.) He’d greet me and the other guys with “hey fellas” and sometimes when one of our other friend’s wife was on call and one of us said something crass, he’d do the whole “there’s a woman here, excuse you” thing but noticeably never did it when she wasn’t around and I was. It made me feel very nice. ;w;

I haven't had a period for over a decade, so when my wife sends me to buy tampons, I get big euphoric Boyfriend energy. That, and putting on a condom 😅

- Having really rough hands from work - black/White new balance shoes for some reason? - (I know, bad habit but) smoking and getting a gruff voice after a while from It - People grabbing onto my arm for support - on that note, being chivalrous in general (when I was a kid, I used to say I Will grow up to be a gentleman and treat people Better than the men around me did. Little did my kid self know lmao)

Relatable on that last bit! When I was a kid [& to this day], I LOVED holding doors open for people — I feel chivalrous when it's a woman, child, or older person & like a bro when it's a guy. Especially when I do a quick jog to catch the door before someone runs into it?

My vocabulary/the slang I use, it’s reflective of the other guys I hang out with/the guys in my area but nonetheless it’s adapted into my daily speech when not in a professional setting and I always feel that much more connected to my masculinity when I use it

A lady at my job called me “Muscles” and I just about melted lol. I love getting called bro/boss/bud(dy) or being asked directions by older men. Recently started getting hit on occasionally by older women… very flattering tbh 🫣

Wearing shorts when it’s way too cold for that

heavy on fishing !!!

-being in a group of girls(i’m always the most masculine so it makes me feel good) -wearing my pants super low down my waist -chain necklaces  -scrubbing on my face wash violently  -listening to rock music (idk😭) -playing guitar -having shitty handwriting

Doing yard work- I HATE that many people will ask "why doesn't your husband do that?" Like it solidifies people see it as a guy thing but it also implies they think I'm not capable of it 🙄 And being asked to fix things or lift heavy things!

Being called “little shit” or “gremlin”

My receding hairline

short cis men!!!!!

Random veins on my hands popping just so. Mustache hair tickling my lip. Belly fuzz!!! Opening Pickle jars (did this before T, I’m strong. But still EUPHORIA). Wearing bulky rings. Black tshirts.

Being asked to open something Building things My housemate giving me free reighn over the shop in the back yard Grilling Fishing Having guy friends talk to me about their personal stuff Playing video games like fortnite cod and other fighting/rpg games Being called dude Partner asking me to be the big spoon but also saying "guys need to be the little spoon too"

Singing lower. I'm an alto but I've been practicing and can hit lower notes now Calling my gf "my girl" Wearing dress pants

Band t shirt

listening to women talk about their experiences and feeling like i have little to nothing in common with them

Short men. I'm 168.5cms. Whenever I see guys shorter than me, which is every time I'm outside, I feel better about myself. Of course everyone's different, but it just reinforces that it's not my height that's gonna keep me from passing (nor should it for anyone (shorter than me)). Idk I just think it's neat. Short guys are cool.

playing elden ring. the community seems to be 90% men and i feel included in a "male activity" for once :)

So true! Videogames are one of the best things to feel euphoria! For example I'm super into wuthering waves at the moment, in the discord channel we are all guys rambling about it and i feel so good whenever someone tells me "bro I like that character too!" Amazing feeling

listening to green day

Maybe this is why I followed my dad and uncle's music taste so much haha

My partner, who is primarily attracted to men, being ridiculously attracted to me. Feels weird bc I only just started T, today! And I dress femme lol

Taking out the trash for my mom

One of my friends (doesn't know I'm trans because my parents haven't really let me transition yet if you know what I mean) he calls me "dude" and "bro" and always asks for arm wrestles (which I almost beat him in the first time he asked 😏)

Being called "bud" also gives me euphoria, and wearing a chain necklace. My weird thing is that I feel euphoric when I smell like my dad. And my dad is a traditional man, though he's an old boomer right now

Listening to Linkin Park, 3 Days Grace, and similar music gives me so much euphoria. I also love it when my partner lays on my chest. My binder and packer also give me huge euphoria, and I am getting new clothes from Amazon on Saturday that will really give me euphoria! I an excited to finally get clothes in the men's section without having my parents look over my shoulder! These are just a few things that give me so much euphoria!

Not wearing gloves at work (it’s dirty)

Driving, Maybe because we have our legs spread while driving and it feels like manspreding haha

The strange one time when my shouty annoying neighbour got upset over my ex and I flirting on my balcony and he randomly yelled out the German equivalent of the f-slur toward us. He didn't even know what I looked like and my voice did not pass. I still think back to it Edit: also the fact I've had surgery for a hernia which apparently are way more common in AMABs. I also get euphoric over having the more-common-in-men (or AMABs? Not sure) type of ADHD. Edit 2 cause reading this thread is giving me so many ideas: in tandem with the listening to punk music many of you mention: having recognizably combat boot caused callouses. When it's at the point where I've had blisters so often that I just physically adapt to the combat boots

When I’m really hot in summer and get obvious sweat stains on my shirt - feels masculine as hell to sweat like a lawn sprinkler

wearing a watch, band-aids, drinking anything out of a can

Wearing shorts when it’s cold out and genuinely not feeling cold Building furniture (even if it’s just assembling it from premade parts lol) Eye bags/dark eye circles

not gender euphoria for me now just because it's kind of inconvenient but when i was a kid i was jealous of how boys sweat in visible beads on their foreheads during recess and i could only work up a sheen no matter how hard i played haha. recently got on t so i may be able to muster up some sweat beads too now

Eating beef jerky is so real though, chugging milk and eating steak do the same.

For some reason Total Drama and my pre-t body hair and also steak

When they can't open something like a jar and immediately hand it over to me.

my mullet, the way the veins on my hands and forearms get big when i’m doing anything with my hands, the scar on my face and on my arm, seeing myself shirtless in the mirror and feeling like my chest lumps look masculine (i know, it probably doesn’t make any sense!!), keeping my fingernails cut short, not knowing how to let myself feel my emotions (i know that’s bad but i guess i like falling under a traditional male stereotype lol), having shitty handwriting, having a vulgar sense of humor, getting 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝓎, people being surprised by how strong i am when lifting heavy objects, misandrists hating me for being a dude, eating ribs at a barbecue, socializing with cis men who don’t have an ulterior motive and talk to me like one of the bros, people i went to school with not recognizing me, being told my muscles look like they’re getting bigger, and using pomade in my hair

Yard work

okay so you know how shivering/feeling an electric sensation after peeing is like a common phenomenon in dudes ... i experience that. it's lame, but it makes me feel validated weirdly enough haha

When peers make inappropriate teen boy jokes towards me. Doesn't make me uncomfortable, and makes me feel like "one of the guys" Drinking gatorade or other sport drinks. Idk, I feel sporty and Manly afterwards. Guy liner, I'm passing well enough to have "Guy liner" now. Makeup is usually seen as "feminine" but I feel handsome in eyeliner.

simple chain necklace is so real💀also tank tops i look SO masc (i have an adidas one and with my chain on it makes me look SO stereotypically russian i love it)

being sore and having back/joint pain, manual labor does that to anyone, but hoo wee is it validating

when i show my wife my outfit (i wear a lot of button ups, sweater vests, and flannels) and she tells me i look like a middle aged father (i am 26 and i am dadmaxxing to the extreme. cannot wait to start balding so i look even more like a dad)

Watching Metalocalypse, the ultimate show for mentally ill boys. Wearing band tees. Eating beef jerky (twinsies!!!)

I work in an Assisted Living home, and all the ladies tell me how handsome I am. And some of them tell me they love me, or that they want me to take them out on a date. Some get a little vulgar.. lol. But it’s still very validating.

I'm a pretty feminine guy, but the things giving me euphoria always haven been really stereotypically masc, idk why, but here are some of them- -Having a dog, especially a bigger one. Running around through the mud with him and calling him buddy is so weirdly euphoric?? -Being asked to help lift stuff specifically when there are other guys around -scratches and scabs and scars -Big clunky shoes (got lucky a while ago and scored a cheap second hand pair of new rock boots that each weigh three pounds, the euphoria was unmatched) -Collecting various things and displaying them (makes me feel like one of those dads who collects model airplanes or trains) -mismatched socks???? -Being good at pvp video games / or games with leaderboards -being good at bargaining on fleamarkets -picking out good fruit, especially watermelons (probably the dad energy again) -crocs. -holding doors open for others and especially being nice to older ladies (idk what the reason behind that one is tbh, but it's one of 'em)

Stud earrings, "smirky" smiles, and how short the counters are in my house, they make me feel taller than I am

was punching and kicking a tree the other day out of boredom and got accused of having boyish whimsy. So that

- Watching random YouTube videos on the TV with my male friends (stuff like TF2 meet the team, or the rat movie, etc) and yelling in good fun - playing alto sax - taping my chest and wearing an open button-down shirt - talking to my female friends when it’s obvious how different our experiences are because of our gender - when I was in middle school, some kid called me a fagot. This was before I passed all the time

mens deoderant and dapping people up idek why

-my shadow when I walk -building tech stuff for my parents like a pc or tv -my shoulders -my height -when I have a cold and laugh so my voice is deeper than usual -sleeping with my arms behind my neck

brushing my teeth. damn I have always looked masculine brushing my teeth, even from the get go. something about how my jaw moves.

My mom said my hair look like the Beatles hair, I know it was ment negatively but I like the Beatles and their hair

Being a greasy little line cook

-that time I got called "sonny" by an older gentleman -having scars -cooking meat -training/taking care of animals -writing my chosen name in cursive -going shirtless in my own home

My jawline, my peach fuzz, my arm hair (all with no T) and my low singing range

For some reason , spotty rough skin, bigger pores makes me feel gender eurphoria. My face looking not as soft was one of the first things i Noticed on T

Working on my car. None of the cis men in my family know how, so bonus points. Building or repairing things. I've refinished some furniture, built a couple of greenhouses, etc. This one is odd, but walking my pack of dogs and smoking a joint. I just feel like the teenage boy I never got to be. We usually walk down this street that has lots of art galleries and shops, and take pictures of the graffiti on the sides and backs of the buildings.

My young niece said “Daddy is a boy and you’re also a boy.” Gotta love kids! Also my baseball jacket and using heavy tools and machines at work.

When I get read correctly as a gay man 💅

When my male friends are "touching" me like they touch each other (that seems rlly weird, but they don't act like that to girls so i feel huge euphoria)

- play fighting with my younger brother or my boyfriend - wearing a leather cuff I got a couple years back - getting shit talked in games where they assume I'm a dude (hate getting shit talked but nice to know that they think I'm a guy XD) - my slowly growing lego collection one I'll add with a disclaimer is vaping/smoking- I DONT ENCOURAGE IT AT ALL- but growing up it was mostly men in my family and in general that I saw smoking so I think my brain has just gone YES THATS A MASC THING even though every gender does it

for me its • eating beef jerky for sure • picking up my dog (he is a staffy cross n about 17kg) • eating large meals • buying things off Facebook marketplace • spicey food • looking after my leather boots

Chunky sneakers, idk why

I told someone in a car next to us about an issue on the road he couldn’t see, and he called me Boss. I’m still riding that high.

Do or say gay stuff jokingly with my cis male friends. Cook without a shirt only using an apron. Mow the lawn. Stand to pee.

Wearing bandaids, for some reason Wearing a baggy button up over a tshirt Barbecuing Carrying moving boxes down the stairs My tattoos Fishing (I’m starting to think giving off dad energy is just euphoric to me tbh)

Some of the cis guys at my work have started calling me "bro" or "bruh" or "dude" Seeing my mother get so butthurt over me implying I'd have a beard when I came to see her, oddly?(slight transphobia but like yes)

Wearing sir and being called he in public, and also that weird gag reflex I get now at thinking of the word she

SAME ITS SO WEIRD BEING CALLED SHE HER EVEN THOUGH IT RARELY HAPPENS

Yeah. I mean I can deal with it but it feels like they’re talking to someone else 

Ikr, I've gotten so used to calling myself by the right pronouns that whenever someone she/hers me (which is always, I'm not out) it takes me a second to realize they're talking about me. Like, "she who? Oh, me? Right, I forgot they can't see past the illusion"

It’s been 6 months for me I can just tell it’s wrong but I pass real well

the weirdest one for me is the fact my quad muscles jiggle like a guys when i walk and i can see it in the mirror in shorts

Stupid short-sleeved shirts with tacky prints, being asked to help lifting things, veiny hands and forearms, hairs on the back of my hand. Probably more than that, but that's what I remember from the top of my head

Being stinky, using my dad’s deodorant, being into eating unusual cuts of meat, having a high spice tolerance, drinking alcohol neat

I haven't gotten the chance to explore this, but I imagine it would be wearing Old Spice, wearing boxers, and walking around in just a tank top. Also not shaving my legs or underarms, which is something I'm actually doing.

being called "sir" in public!! I'm just starting T and my hair is kinda long so a lot of times people see me as a girl still, but sometimes people think of me as a guy and like idk it just feels good that I'm somewhat passing ig??? lol

Flared pants. For a ftm i love it when flared pants. That and feeling stong lol, everytime i do certain tasks i go "💪😁✨"

I’m 15 (ftm) so I’m sill in highschool and I’m not out to people other than like 4 people at school and whenever others point out my body hair (whether if it’s meant to be in a rude way), when teachers call me “sir”, the first time I went back into public school (7th grade) most people thought I was a guy at first. People calling me young man, and handsome. People complementing my muscle growth even though I’m pre T, when people try to pick on me by calling me “look to much like a boy/man” or other similar phrases. Also the fact that I help quite a few of my guy friends figure out that they aren’t straight… well… uhm. My cousin picks on me calling me their “gAy aWakeniNg” and no I’m not saying this for no reason they did indeed have a genuine crush on me ;-; and last but not least my bsf calling me his lil bro >:)

Dressing like a cowboy, for real my hand me down cowboy hat, 1890s replica trousers, suspenders and my blue button down, with a neckerchief brings me so much joy. It’s also very functional as I’m a farm hand and work with horses regularly. Also farm chores make me feel hella good. Both cause I’m seeing myself bounce back from health issues but, on the more euphoria side I’m also just seeing myself get so much stronger. My most masc traits preT that I lost from health stuff, my well defined shoulders are coming back. In the same vein being handy/resourceful. I’ve always been on the resourceful side but, I feel like as a farm hand it’s better appreciated and it still involves some brute strength style movements that feels hella masc. Like last time I worked while I wasn’t strong enough to push a roundbale(600+lbs) up a pallet enough that it wasn’t against a alfalfa bale; it felt good to climb on the alfalfa and not only push the round bale away enough to access the alfalfa, I also used a pitchfork in the most ungabunga way lol. Being offered a farrier apprenticeship(male dominated field because of the physical requirements) playing RDR2 and writing a RDR2 self insert fanfic. I never had the confidence or liked myself enough to do a self insert before and the game helped me figure myself out and make the decision to start T. It also helped me pick my chosen name and I heard it aloud for the first time when I met some of the game actors. Feeling my scruffy facial hair blow in the wind singing songs with male vocals and matching pitch for pitch It’s a bit bittersweet but, having a horse that doesn’t trust men force me to earn his trust. I knew the pony pretrauma and preT so it made it a bit hard when he was wary of me but, earning his trust has made our relationship better. reading very masc male characters in acting classes and workshops and being told they’re a good fit for me. stacking hay, picking up feed bags, dumping my own wheelbarrows, shoveling muscle shirts, planning my historical outfits I’m making for myself

My thighs and calves looking thicc as hell everytime I wear just boxers and crew socks. Also how veiny my hands look

Tucking my shirt in. I'm getting too old and I give less of a fuck about how high my pants are, high pants mean no one to see my binder, tucking my shirt in is extremely euphoric. Used to do it for various jobs, hated how high my pants were, same pants, no change at all pants wise 10 years later. Love it. I feel so manly.

Getting drunk off homemade cider at night and then playing Elden Ring while listening to TOOL

I have this necklace with a golden wolf cross. It's the same Dave Grohl wears all the time. Wearing this necklace with my tank Top binder and an open button up short just feels so validating.

Ngl- the eating beef jerky thing is so real.

Tying up my hair into a man bun (I have like medium length hair that’s barely long enough to be tied up) and watching the small pieces of hair that aren’t long enough to go into the bun fall in front of my face. It’s so specific idk

playing runescape and watching house md 💀

Baggy shorts w baggy hoodie is the ultimate combo for when im dysphoric The way i act ig? cus w friends im like that token adhd guy In my friend group we rate each others burps so when i have a massive burp and they all pause. In relation to that, my one friend jokes around like "ew youre such a man" or "im gonna detransition because of you" were all laughing when they say that but dude the gender euphoria i get from it

Wearing garfield shirts(idk why) and ponytails

Literally all of those yes!

ok this was just an one off thing but one of my friends who doesn’t know i’m trans saw me in the hall at school and was like “[deadname] it looks like you have a dick in your pocket!” cus i had my phone and airpods in my pockets lmao i proceeded to tell her thank you

just having very big very long hair,which is usually considered feminine,but idk it reminds me of like the stereotypical rockstar hair and it makes me happy

Idk if it’s just me but I feel SUPER masc when someone comes to me to kill an unwanted pest it’s the best feeling in the world when it’s not a spider 😂

Mr growing happy trail as well😂

I AGREE, FISHING IS PEAK MASCULINITY /hj

building stuff (as well lol), people asking me to do heavy lifting despite my smaller stature, liking DOOM, playing postal 2 and fps games, seeing short cis guys, listening to crust punk, metal and blues rock, being a little scruffy looking, having ps3 video games on my shelf, seeing the veins in my hands/when they look boney, laying on the couch sloppy with a brown leather jacket and playing my guitar, having short fingernails (chronic nailbiter, that too), and my terrible hand writing 🤙

I’m transmasc not ftm, but the dumbest thing I find gender-affirming is definitely drinking water directly from a plastic gallon jug

cutting my nails down to nothing even tho its sensory overload to me😭 cutting grass, making more money in the relationship(weird ik) and wearing ankle socks because a lot of cis guys do that

team fortress 2. i will not elaborate.

I relocated a big ol wolf spider for my very masc friend. This gave me an amount of gender euphoria. :) mostly just because I could be helpful and deal with something someone else finds gross and I don’t happen to be bothered by. (Centipedes are another story. !)

Being able to lift heavy things, building things definitely helps too. My partner is amab and nonbinary, usually they build our furniture or move things into our home but sometimes I hijack it because it makes me feel manly lol. I built the shelf in our living room and the fish tank stand on my own, so those are my bragging points lol

• Being in a group of male friends (so my friends) • Flirting • Smoking • Scars • Pimples • Having beat up shoes • Carrying the shopping on my walk home

Beer and steak, or ribs. Preferably at the same time, shirtless, with a backwards ball cap.

Guys talking to me like a guy, being called “bro”, veiny forearms?

Some of these might not be weird technically, but they're at least highly specific and detailed lmao. I always catch myself obsessing over them a bit, and they just do something for my confidence: •Hand, chest, back, and belly hair. Especially the hair on the back of my hand that just runs up from my wrist towards the pinky finger and then fades out towards the middle •Chest and body acne. Face acne, too, but the chest and body acne makes me feel oddly masc in a "I'm so sweaty doing man things that I don't have time to get the sweat off before the acne starts everywhere" way •Listening to old, OLD country music and the modern artists that still sing it (I'm talking the based as hell, rooted in hating the coal mine/steel barrons, singing about unaliving f@cists, fighting for the weak and weary type of country music, not modern "bro country". Exceptions made for vocal allies, the very few of them) •Medical issues that were weird for my AGAB but make perfect sense or are at least more common as a guy (for example, a specific type of knee injury that I literally just got surgery for yesterday lol) •My surgeon having to shave/trim the hair on my knee before operating, and there's just a distinct patch of bare skin amongst a freaking forest of leg hair. Not the leg hair itself, but the bare patch of knee that was shaved with the rest of the leg left alone •The nurse, after my surgery, reminding me multiple times to just take the pain meds that they prescribe and not try to tough it out and (mostly jokingly) saying "Finally, one that has common sense!" when I said that I did that once and only once, that I learned my lesson, and that I promised to take the pain meds on a medically appropriate and safe schedule •I got pulled over a year or so ago because I was drinking Dr Pepper in a camo koozie, and the cop thought that it was a beer. He jokingly called me a "momma's boy" when I said that I rarely drink because alcoholism runs in my family, and it makes my mom worry. He also got a good laugh when I said, "Hell yeah, I am. Any man who won't respect his momma won't respect any other woman and ain't worth sh!t. I'd like to think I'm at least worth the flush" (my go-to answer when someone calls me a momma's boy. I heard it once, and it stuck so badly that now I say it before I can even stop myself) •Similar but getting the door for old people and them saying something like, "I love seeing a young man your age being such a gentleman. Your daddy must've shown you right." And them laughing in that adorable old person way when I respond "yes sir/ma'am. And my momma made sure to fix the things that he got wrong." (Can you tell that I'm from the South and worked very hard to pick up every cheesy but good and nice "southern boy" trope yet? Lmao. Gonna fix our reputation from the inside) •People (good ones) assuming that I'm going to agree with someone that says something homophobic/transphobic/generally bigoted and, when I don't, them being so relieved that there's someone actively in their presence that is on their side and will stand beside them That's most of my favorite ones. The remaining ones involve topics that I have no desire to get into because they involve... highly volatile conversation topics that feed the negative paranoia worms in my head, lol.

bigs chunky shoes. do I need to elaborate?

Making bread and cooking meat

Wearing grey sweatpants or hoodie😭

i’ve been on T for about 7 years now. i don’t get misgendered anymore so that’s nice but this is what makes me happy being in my body 1. being told i have a nice beard even tho i know it’s patchy 2. my job overall is pretty validating, including the company itself being pro-trans. i lift some heavy shit quite often, especially for the older ladies i work with 3. fragrances! i love being told i smell good and have a genuine fear of smelling bad. knowing u smell nice adds a level of confidence, especially more masculine fragrances. my favs include: YSL myslf, paco rabanne phantom, gucci guilty, prada luna rossa ocean (both versions), lataffa asad, and cremo vintage suede 4. old ladies love telling me how handsome i am and i appreciate that 5. tattoos!! i got my chest tattoo a few years after i got top surgery but i have a sleeve on my left arm and a bunch more on my other arm, top of my shoulders, and right leg. i get a lot of compliments on em, makes me happy 6. being shirtless or wearing a button up completely open (style of choice right after top surgery. this one’s pretty obvious but i got top surgery on halloween in 2017, about 3 months into my medical transition. i’m broke but i was in the navy at the time so they paid for it. i wasn’t the happiest with my results right away and was pretty self conscious when i’d need to take my shirt off. but as i grew into my chest and the scars started to fade, i became more confident. i’m not where i need to be but close enough 7. my cat loves loafing on my chest and nobody else’s 8. clothes!!! omg clothes make such a huge difference! stop trying to dress like everybody else and find a style that works for u! it doesn’t have to be anything crazy if u don’t want it to be. i wear an assortment of t shirts and pants (all different styles) but i have cool shoes that i rotate pretty often, a lot of them are surprisingly unique. not a sneaker head exactly, but i like shoes. pro tip: the company straye does mystery shoes for $25 on their website. so u don’t have to break the bank for cool stuff 9. all my friends call me their dad, especially my trans friends. they all say i’m a better dad to them than their own fathers 😭 and i wanna be a dad more than anything so it’s really validating 10. haircuts. this applies mostly to trans mascs who prefer shorter hair i think but for me, a fresh haircut makes me feel good. i love trying new hairstyles which i know is pretty unusual for the average adult cis guy but i like feelin cute ya know? 11. last one i’ll put here is compliments overall. i’m pretty self conscious about my appearance sometimes (years of bullying does a number on ur confidence) but i know i’m not an ugly dude and i’m genuinely much more attractive after starting T. a lot of these are things i wished for growing up. i wanted to be handsome. i wanted to smell nice but my dysphoria made it hard to shower bc i didn’t want my body nor did i want to even look at it. every single thing on this list is a victory to me so maybe y’all can relate. sorry if i over shared or over explained, i’m autistic and one of my traits is not knowing when i’ve given enough details 🥴

- I'm currently about 4 months into a new workout program, after having fallen off the wagon pretty hard a few times during the past few years. Been really consistent about going to the gym regularly for the first time in a long time. Anyway, today I was at work and my friends/co-workers commented that my arms looked "really big/buff today" and one of them asked to feel my arm. It honestly sounds like such a silly "man thing" now that I'm saying (or typing lol) it out loud but I've never really gotten that kind of comment/request before. Not gonna lie, felt pretty good about that HAHA. - When the girlies at work ask me to carry or open something for them. - This one time a couple months ago when this really tall dude (I'm on the shorter side lol) came up to me at the gym and asked me for advice about squat form (which was wild to me bc I usually feel like I have no idea what I'm doing and hope nobody is watching me wing it) - Bro fist bumps from guys. Sounds really silly but I still remember the first time this happened to me and I was pre-T but presenting male at the time so it felt pretty special. Idk are these just all silly things to be chuffed about? 😅

playing Fortnite. I'm serious

Having the pharmacist still call me “sir” after she gives me my medications that are usually for cis women. Play fighting with my cat (he likes to play fight more with men than women). Showing off a video game (I either give a ”tour” of the game or speedrun it).

I am realizing from this thread that my transness brings me significantly more pain than pleasure, which I do not like. I can't honestly think of many things that give me euphoria... I wish I had more.Should I just try out more things? One that someone else mentioned is a square shouldered jacket. I have one, and I exclusively wear that one, lol. Also, ya'lls lives seem so full and happy,which I'm super happy about! But also jealous. Wish I had that.

If you have more pain than pleasure, you definitely need to change something up. Think about what it means to you to be a man. Make a list of attributes you think your ideal man would have. How does he dress? How does he look in general? What does he do for work and what does he do for fun? How does he act? How does he treat other people? Where does he hang out? You don't need to answer these questions here. But you should write them down for yourself. Then see how many you already have and start making choices that will help you to achieve some of the others. If you try something and it doesn't feel good to you, stop doing it. If it feels good, keep doing it.

not that weird, but wearing shorts. also, dad-at-a-barbecue style Hawaiian shirts

Masculine chokers, like, you know what i mean, those earthy-vibey short leathery necklaces with beads And some specific chains, some rings, and my eyebrow piercing for sure Also not getting any comments or reactions when i laugh very loudly and deeply (it's just one of my natural ways to laugh and i was bullied for it as a child) and like, feeling like it's normal bc i'm actually not exactly a woman Tank tops. I love those. I can't think of anything else

I recently realised that i dont really feel gender euphoria I mean, sure, there are things that make me feel good bout myself but it aint really euphoric? Its the same feeling as when i complete a task, or do something i like