Sup short time lurker here !
I’m hoping to get some honest perspective from guys who’ve been down this road longer than I have.
I’m in my late 20s and recently ended a relationship with a woman I genuinely cared about. One of the main reasons is that I’ve struggled for years with attraction to trans women / ladyboys and never really allowed myself to explore it openly or honestly.
What I’m trying to understand and what honestly scares me is the longterm outcome of different choices.
If I had stayed, I worry I would eventually end up suppressing this part of myself, becoming resentful or depressed, or worse acting on it quietly behind her back and putting her at risk. I don’t want to be the guy who wakes up at 45 or 50 realizing he lived a double life or wasted years pretending everything was fine.
At the same time, walking away from someone good isn’t easy either.
So I wanted to ask those of you with more life experience:
• Did you stay in long-term relationships or marriages and try to suppress these urges? How did that turn out over time?
• Did you leave earlier in life to explore freely? Was it worth it?
• Did anyone try to balance both, and what was the real cost?
I’m especially interested in how you feel looking back now. Peace, regret, acceptance all of it.
I’m not looking for encouragement in any particular direction, just honest lived experience so I can make a decision I won’t regret later.
Thanks to anyone willing to share.
Also sorry if I posted this in the wrong spot of if it was discussed before.
I’m hoping to get some honest perspective from guys who’ve been down this road longer than I have.
I’m in my late 20s and recently ended a relationship with a woman I genuinely cared about. One of the main reasons is that I’ve struggled for years with attraction to trans women / ladyboys and never really allowed myself to explore it openly or honestly.
What I’m trying to understand and what honestly scares me is the longterm outcome of different choices.
If I had stayed, I worry I would eventually end up suppressing this part of myself, becoming resentful or depressed, or worse acting on it quietly behind her back and putting her at risk. I don’t want to be the guy who wakes up at 45 or 50 realizing he lived a double life or wasted years pretending everything was fine.
At the same time, walking away from someone good isn’t easy either.
So I wanted to ask those of you with more life experience:
• Did you stay in long-term relationships or marriages and try to suppress these urges? How did that turn out over time?
• Did you leave earlier in life to explore freely? Was it worth it?
• Did anyone try to balance both, and what was the real cost?
I’m especially interested in how you feel looking back now. Peace, regret, acceptance all of it.
I’m not looking for encouragement in any particular direction, just honest lived experience so I can make a decision I won’t regret later.
Thanks to anyone willing to share.
Also sorry if I posted this in the wrong spot of if it was discussed before.

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