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how do you find people in the dating pool that respect your pronouns and even preferred name in general? i'm so tired of people getting close to me and begging to know my deadname and tell me "it's so pretty" and they call me by it when it's my deadname
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Anonymous 10w

i’m T4T personally and that’s the only way i’ve found that they actually respect my identity as a trans man. my partner is nb and we’ve been dating for years with zero misgendering issues

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Anonymous 10w

I gave up ngl

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Anonymous 10w

i find it helpful to be friends with someone before even considering dating them so you can vibe check them first

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Anonymous 9w

Bro don’t tell anyone your deadname. It’s not ur name and if u don’t want to be called it then it’s not their business to know. We learned in kindergarten to call others what they want to be called. If they keep asking for your deadname tell them a fake one and don’t talk to them again…

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Anonymous 10w

Be friends with people first, or try dating queer people where they are slightly more likely to understand why that isn’t okay

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Anonymous 9w

ask friends to set you up with someone if you don’t know anyone you’re interested in :p

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 10w

Otherwise you can never truly bet on people being okay or not. T4T isn’t always a solution either, I have met many transphobic trans people in my lifetime because everyone is still people and they think what they want. So in my opinion it doesn’t matter trans or cis or anything else, u have to check if they are a good person first.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 9w

it's always on my documents and they'll find it out eventually and start pressing me and if i don't stand my ground or get aggressive, they'll start calling me by it

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