I've been thinking that a lot of my worries about coming out are related to one friend in particular that I have. I must have talked about her already, how she wants me to be girly and 'mischaracterizes' me all the time. she's not phobic but...you know. one of those people that love gays only when they go to the club, that support lgbtq+ rights but 'trans people in bathrooms are a complicated matter', and so on. her boyfriend is also a massive asshole that uses slurs and she doesn't say anything.
first of all, I've stopped hanging out with her boyfriend's friends. she used to plan stuff with them all the time and it made me so uncomfortable as trans people were always a hot topic for them, showing their blatant homophobia/transphobia. now I'm avoiding her boyfriend too as much as I can.
I'm so sorry, really. she's a very nice girl, but I think nice isn't enough anymore. I feel uncomfortable most of the times I'm with her. she just wouldn't look at me the same if she knew I were trans. our relationship wouldn't work anymore because gender roles are very strict for her, and I don't think she would want to be such close friends with someone that isn't a girl. even less with a nonbinary masc person. and especially less with a transmasc person. any way I put it, it won't work. the only way for us to be friends is to have a girl-girl relationship, because that's what friendships look like to her: talking about make up, trying each others' clothes, saying how much boys suck. just once she suggested we went shopping in the male section and my heart grew so big...but then we shopped for her boyfriend, so nevermind. her friendships are only with girls and only revolve around girlish things. there's nothing wrong with that, but it's not the place for me. and the worst part is she doesn't even notice it.
actually, it feels like she doesn't want to notice it.
hell I've done everything. I don't wear skirts anymore, I don't wear crop tops and such anymore, I don't wear high heels, make up, she even saw my tape!!!!! I only wear boys' clothes, I don't shave my body hair anymore, get the hint for fuck's sake. not that I'm trans but at least that I'm not into your girl stuff.
but what a let down would it be for her to find out I'm not a girl? I think this is what trans guilt feels like. I've never experienced it, as I feel like I've always been pretty masc and 'neutral', even as a kid. my mum would not be that surprised if I told her I don't feel comfortable thinking of myself as a girl, because SHE SEES ME. my friend doesn't see me. she idealised me completely and everytime we're together I feel stuck in the box she made for me. I wish I could just change my pronouns on my social media without fearing a weird text message like 'hey, what are those things in your profile? why didn't you say anything to me? I'm your best friend!'...just for nothing to change later. just for her to see me as a quirky girl and keep treating me as...that.
also I feel so bad because I don't want to sound rude at all...but it's so frustrating to feel like I'm invisible. I feel so sad for distancing myself from her but...this can't work. if I want to be myself I need to be selfish and make her a smaller and less significant part of my life...I think