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I feel conflicted about me reaction towards someone using my correct pronouns. I’m afab & go by “he/they” but everyone always uses they or she. However a friend used “he” for me for the first time and it feels weird? But (cont. in comments)
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Anonymous 5d

But I also feel guilty for having that reaction? I was expecting to feel a sudden rush of euphoria but it’s just like “huh, nobody’s ever bothered to use those pronouns before. Nice”feeling. I always thought I was inconveniencing ppl cause I look rlly fem ,so ig I’m not used to anyone putting in that effort?? And it happens with this guy I’m talking to! He refers me with masc pronouns and I can’t help but think there’s a catch to it all

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Anonymous 5d

as someone who uses they/she pronouns that people always just default to she with i lowkey understand what you’re feeling, it’s hard to articulate but i get the same “huh, that’s new, cool” when someone used “they” kinda feeling idk it’s a weird thing to experience and try to describe

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 5d

I just wish I felt so euphoric about it instead of making it all weird. The lack of it is making me doubt my gender even tho I know I already don’t experience a lot of gender euphoria to begin with, but misgendering was the one thing I knew I felt dysphoric about 😭

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