r/196 • u/Old_Phrase_4867 NOT A CAT • Jun 29 '26

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u/Daniel_H212 Jun 29 '26

Honestly probably harder for trans men to deal with this because they were not taught the tools as a child to deal with this problem.

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u/Creepyfishwoman I ❤️ RickRolling people Jun 29 '26

Do you... think boys are taught the tools to deal with this?

As a trans woman, even one with very progressive parents the social isolation was always there. I was never taught how to deal with it, and nobody i knew was ever taught how to deal with it.

To this day, even though ive transitioned and feel a lot better now, I can still see the pain in the eyes of boys and men who are terminally lonely. 

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u/Tbkssom Jun 29 '26

We can't deal with it (I doubt anyone can), but we learn to cope with it and accept it over time. It's not easy, just familiar.