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[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 minutes ago

I came out to my wife almost a year ago, and while we certainly had plenty of conversations to figure out how we felt about it initially, we’re still going strong with no plans to separate, and hoping to have a baby in the next year or so. Why would having a baby mean you’re stuck not transitioning?

Part of why I decided to transition is because being a mom sounds amazing to me, but I was dreading having to be a dad. If your wife is supportive (although it sounds like maybe she isn’t), there are lots of families with trans parents.

[–] Birdy@lemmings.world 12 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

May be not egg anymore if I can identify it as Dysphoria. And actually pretty privileged to have only a moderate one (what if...). But sometimes, I realize that being married means I'll never transition, and sometimes, when we have a couple argument, cross dressing and even transitionning comes in the list of thing I could do if she kicks me out.

I am lucky, I love my wife, she loves me, she actually wants that I remove body hairs have long hair and earrings, but I know she wants a man, and if a baby comes I'll be even more stuck as a man.

I've considered transition before, haven't done it, no surprise, dysphoria, even light one, doesn't go away, and still consider it. However, at the same time I feel good in my cis het marriage, and I don't want to loose it.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 hour ago

I think you have to ask yourself, is it fair to your future child to have their parent lie about who they are? Do you really want to teach your kid that that should suppress their identity and be dishonest with those closest to them?

You also shouldn't assume that you will be able to keep things together if you try to play "father." The crushing pressure of living a lie is easy to underestimate, and you might end up transitioning anyways. If that does break up the marriage, the fallout will not be felt by just the two of you, but the kid as well.

Children are a huge commitment and an even more important responsibility. You're literally building a person, and that cannot be taken lightly. I think keeping up a facade for a partner is bad enough, but bringing in an even more vulnerable person is borderline inexcusable. If there are any unmitigated reservations about having a kid, you shouldn't have it.

[–] quantumgenderino@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 hours ago

I agree with pooperbee that open communication is super important. I was under the impression my wife was bi when I told her I was considering transition, at which point she revealed she'd been identifying as straight for years because of her attraction to only me. We spent the next week in limbo, not sure if our marriage was about to end, but we worked through things together and we are now happier in our marriage by a fair margin. I do think it's funny that for me, babies weren't in the cards until I quite recently realized I wanted to be a mom, and now it's all we are talking about lol

[–] pooberbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 hours ago

I was in a similar situation, except didn't even realize I was trans until after we had a baby. Open communication is important in a relationship, so I told her, halfway resigned that our marriage would end. Long story short, it didn't, and we're happier than ever.