[MissC]

When I was in my early 20s, and clean-shaven with a ponytail, I'd rather often be addressed as "Miss". Used to drive me nuts. This no matter how manly I was dressed -- and it was pretty manly, considering I was doing construction at the time. Looking back at a few pictures, I guess I was fairly androgynous in certain features. But wearing all Carhartt, people? Come on!

At some point, I decided I didn't want to be androgynous any more, cut all my hair off, and grew a beard. Those were horrible years of my life, in many ways. I never even got laid the whole time I had the butch look. Seriously, the mountain man me could not get a girlfriend to save his life. I guess it's just not me, and when you're not you, people are not attracted... this I have learned.

Then when I'd had enough of that... shaved off the beard and came out of the tranny closet... I had 3 ladies practically fighting over me in as many months. I have not since wanted for attention of the clothed or unclothed variety, from any sex, gender, or creed. Not like I'm beating people off with a stick, mind, but still to have to say "no" now and then is something.

Anyway... now I'm happy to hear a "Miss" now and then, because it means someone thinks I'm a bit younger than a "Ma'am"!