Poll: How Would You Cope With A Change Of Sex?

[Beffudled Sheep_v1legacy]

Awesome! At least i wouldn't have to take all these meds..some of which hurt my liver/kidneys

Ouch :/
Are any available that won't do that?

OT: I wouldn't mind I guess. I actually rather like being a manly man that does manly things using only his testosterone and manly grimmace but I think it would be interesting.

I guess a more straightforward answer would be that I wouldn't want or ask for it but if it were to happen I'd just roll with it and most likely come to enjoy it as much as I enjoy being solid muscle and beard hair

 

[cdemares]

Yay! Now I get tons of attention! I know that's a double edged sword, but I'm not used to it, so it'll be novel and exciting at first. I'm pretty much indifferent to my gender identity now, and that wont change. I'll just marvel at how different everyone treats me. I may take advantage of it for humorous effect. I'll play games, like "be that trope". You gotta have fun. I'll probably carry weapons.

 

[Froken Keke]

I've thought about this so much and for so long, I'd be sort of stunned and don't know what to do for a while. Which end to start.

I'd be very happy, regardless.

 

[Smiley Face]

Hm. Well, first I'd take advantage of the opportunity, give it a test drive (probably a good long one - and no, I'm not talking about sex, I'm talking about social interaction in general - being able to experience something I otherwise wouldn't would be quite interesting for me (although I suppose sex would be a subset of that)), sate my curiosity, and then, assuming I don't come to like it more than being a guy, see what I can do about reversing the process.

Because as interesting, and enjoyable as I might find the experience, on the balance of things I enjoy being a man. I'm used to it - my balance would be different, so I probably wouldn't be able to move quite as effortlessly as I can at present; a lot of the social cues and body language I use wouldn't elicit the same reactions if I were female - Rage, for instance, is (generally speaking) more effective at terminating an unwanted conversation when coming from a tall, strong man than from a tall, strong woman (not that I actually ever get enraged, but I can make people think I am). The reality is that society reacts and shapes the lives and perceptions of men and women differently - and while that makes the theoretical ability to experience the other side of the coin, so to speak, very appealing, in the end I still prefer the circumstances that I have.

In terms of dating, I might enjoy the onus being on the opposite party initiating a relationship, but then, seeing as how I'm not attracted to men, that would probably just become really annoying.

Also, I don't like the idea of having a period. It sounds messy and potentially uncomfortable, for one, and while I don't know a great deal about the effects of hormone-shifts during periods on behaviour and thought, it would certainly be something I wouldn't appreciate - I've put a lot of work into fine-tuning my impulse-control, and I wouldn't appreciate losing that. That said, perhaps it's iron-clad to the point where it'd just be a bit of extra work, rather than actually changing the way I act.

Yeah, looking on this, it seems my sense of self isn't tied inexorably to my gender/sex/whatever - I'm just used to being a guy, and objectively, given my personality, preferences, and the way society reacts to men vs. women, it's probably a better fit for me. But I would theoretically appreciate being able to experience both sides of the coin.


And if it wasn't reversible at all, how would I adjust? I have absolutely no idea - if I knew what the experience would be like, I wouldn't be interested in having it. If it was involuntary, I'd probably go for vicious revenge, not out of anger, just out of principle.

EDIT: Huh, interesting, at this point, only 27.8% of people have responded negatively to this idea. Maybe the OP is on to something.

 

[Logester]

If everyone else's reaction was "meh, it happens" wouldn't that mean you'd be conditioned for that response too?

Question as intended: I'd just continuously touch myself.

 

[BreakfastMan]

Go on a grand adventure to figure out WTF happened to me and get who did this to me to undo it. It isn't that I hate women, you see, I am just quite fond of myself as I am now, and I would rather that not change.

That, and it would be super difficult to get clothes and avoid major self-esteem issues as a 6"6', 300+ pound (a good chunk of which is from muscle, not fat) female. XD

 

[Lonewolfm16]

I have always considered gender essentially meaningless to who I am. So... pretty much no big deal. On the downside I won't enjoy being physically weaker than before, and I liked being really tall so that sucks. Also lesbianism downgrades my options significantly as lesbians are less common than straight girls. Plus I might have to adapt to social convention and spend more time on my looks than just brushing my teeth, throwing on whatever I find and leaving the house. Also, periods... blech. But I still get to try for the bi girl I have a crush on so thats nice... though I doubt the gender change would get me out of the "friend-zone".
Edit: On the upside, I now get to say "You aren't going to hit a girl, are you?" and slap chivalrous guys with impunity! Which might come in handy. Plus new scholarships open up, so not all bad.

 

[Jux]

It would be a mixed bag. Periods? No thanks. Smaller dating pool (since I would be a lesbian at this point)? No thanks. Dealing with work situation? As I work in a male dominated, and often sexist environment, no thanks. Dealing with harsher societal standards and pressures on how I should look? No thanks.

Playing with my own woman bits would be a novelty, at least for a while I guess. Sounds like a crappy deal overall tbh.

edit: Man, I really thought I'd be able to come up with more positives than 'masturbation'. hmm.

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

Though my physical gender would change, my gender identity would not. I don't think I could handle such a change.

 

[Saulkar]

Try to figure out how this fucked up my bodybuilding regime and relearn my center of balance while snowboarding and riding my motorcycle.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

Anatomical difficulties aside (in other words, not taking periods into account), I'd probably be freaked out but not organised enough to change back, especially if my life is accomodating, so that's the answer if I don't have a choice in the matter. Whether I'd cope or not probably depends on the specifics of how my face and body translate across.

 

[Olas]

I find this thread a bit ironic seeing as how I just watched [a href="http://www.cracked.com/video_18562_the-most-existentially-terrifying-hit-song.html"]this[/a] a few hours ago.

Honestly, I don't think it would change my life that much. Obviously there's all the physical stuff, which would suck, but as long as nobody I knew freaked out over it I don't see how it would be that big a deal. My job is gender neutral, most of my hobbies are gender neutral, my educational career so far is gender neutral, I'm not in any relationships.

 

[Beautiful Tragedy]

Awesome! At least i wouldn't have to take all these meds..some of which hurt my liver/kidneys

Ouch :/
Are any available that won't do that?

unfortunately not

 

[crudus]

I am quite the curious lad, so I would probably take a week off of work and just explore. I wouldn't explore just sexually (though that would be a good chunk of it) if that is what you are wondering.

Example: how many people will still hit on me after the line "I used to be a dude".

 

[Ryotknife]

Be happy other women will no longer look me up and down and dismiss me and automatically dislike me because of how I look (this goes both ways, if you're unattractive, they dislike you, and if you're attractive, they dislike you). Enjoy the fact that as a man I wouldn't have to justify anything I do or get funny looks when all I want to talk about is games and movies.

Also, no one would ask me why I'm not married yet and automatically assume there's something wrong with me. The same thing for not having kids. Yes... this really happens. Perfect strangers (and worse, people you know) will constantly ask you why you haven't done both and judge you either way.

Also: No periods. Hell yes.

Men-turned-women: Yes, you will really feel like physically tearing open your abdomen and setting fire to your uterus will make you feel better. Also, enjoy all the other things that aren't blood that come out of there.

... Kinda bitter today, aren't I?

hate to burst your bubble, but you will still go through the "why aren't you married with kids?" bit as a guy. Although society will assume you are that way because you are an immature manchild who needs to be "fixed" by a woman compared to a horrible woman who doesn't have kids because she will eat them.

 

[J Tyran]

Hard to answer, after the initial WTF has happened?!? and the shock and weirdness of having different bits I think it could be interesting. Whether it would outstay its welcome or whether I would adapt I do not know, I have no idea what it would be like so its hard to say.

Being another gender would be interesting for a while, not that I have any trans gender inclination just that the social differences and how people would react. Dressing would be fun too, I like to be well turned out most the time and experimenting with other outfits would be cool too.

 

[Risingblade]

Cry and beg to be changed back. Seriously I see no advantage to being a women besides having fun parts and the thrill of that would probably wear off pretty quickly.

 

[DanielBrown]

I'd turn into an emotional wreck and never recover.
I love being a manly man.

 

[Rainforce]

periods. mood swings. no more testosterone driven madness. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUnowait
I actually have no real idea how it will turn out, but I'm pretty sure it would be just as annoying to be the opposite gender.

 

[Stasisesque]

In a lot of ways it wouldn't bother me. I've always had a lot of typically masculine traits, I'd have much better luck with the many gay men I've somehow managed to become infatuated with over the years, it'd eliminate all possibility of pregnancy (a huge plus for me, as I'm terrified of both it and babies) and I'd avoid the mood swings, migraines, cramps and other emotional and physical problems every month.

However, I am average height for a woman which is ass-tiny for a man, so I'm probably going to get a lot of stick for that. I'd also be pretty goddamn pissed that my fashion options were cut in half and my boyfriend might leave me. I imagine I'd freak out the first time I had to use a urinal too.