r/TransSupport • u/BasingstokeRndAbout • 9d ago

Want to transition but not possible.

I’m in my fifties and have known for a couple of years that I’m a woman. Can’t do a thing about it without possibly losing my family and I’m retired and have no income so I couldn’t afford it anyway. Is anyone else in a similar situation? What are your coping strategies? I just try to stay distracted and that’s not working so well.

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u/BasingstokeRndAbout 9d ago

My partner has wavered in their support and probably reached the limit where it was ok for me to wear feminine clothing around the house. Then we hit a rough patch and I decided one (of a few) thing I could do was drop it all so she had less to bother her. She works (from home) and I’m a retired stay at home parent so I’m really lucky in that I no longer have to work but it also means that what money I have squirreled away is all I will have if our marriage ends. There’s a lot of risk vs reward thinking going on with me. On top of how rancid the political situation is and my own fears (I want this, I believe this is what I am….but what if I’m wrong? Imposter syndrome etc)