Marriage

[JodieTs]

Hypo_Dude has a reasonable point:
He wants to pass on his genes with a partner....
& with a trans that is just not possible.

If that drive is core to a persons desired relationship,
then Hypo_Dude makes a sensible pre-emptive decision.
Why invest time & emotions in a partner
who is physically unable to ever fulfil that thing.

It's not disrespectful to any trans
nor should we take it to be so.

[Hypo_Dude]

Cheers Jodie, that's exactly what I meant. I want children who are biologically related from me. It's absolutely nothing personal.

ila, what I was getting at was that I don't want to adopt. I wasn't disrespecting or trying to suggest that transwomen aren't women. Sorry if it came across that way.

[ila]

Originally Posted by Hypo_Dude

Cheers Jodie, that's exactly what I meant. I want children who are biologically related from me. It's absolutely nothing personal.

ila, what I was getting at was that I don't want to adopt. I wasn't disrespecting or trying to suggest that transwomen aren't women. Sorry if it came across that way.

No problem. I understand now what you are saying.

[rockabilly]

I want to get married one day.

It's a simple statement that causes so many problems , especially in the bible belt.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

I want to get married one day.

It's a simple statement that causes so many problems , especially in the bible belt.

Move out and you will find the bountiful blessings that come in the form of trannies.

[Be_my_nude]

JodieTs has hit the nail on the head, at least for me. Falling in love is all about discovery and accepting the other person for what they are to a point where perhaps previous biases and prejudices become totally irrelevant. But the process is not especially about sexual discovery - it is about discovering the person. And JodierTs is right, the way to allow love to unfold in your heart is sometimes best achieved by laying aside physical urges for a while so as to get to know and appreciate the person you are with.

So my answer is ' yes ' if I fell genuinely in love. Nothing else would matter.
Nor would I debate definitions and conventions. They would not be a consideration.

Children with my own genetic make-up ? I am not able to have children, but surrogacy or adoption would be an option, if that is what my partner wanted.

Currently relationship wary, but still hoping, maybe.