Reply To: Online friendships

[Stephanie]

when I first started CDHmy profile was bare bones, I was unsure of this site ( try a few of the other CD sites), once registered at a sight it is hard to disconnect and my experiences there caused me to be very reluctant to share much about myself. I actually spent about 3 weeks in the background watching and listening…there was only one incident that almost made me leave, and that was when I was requested to adopt a femme name by Billie (thank you Billie), it was difficult as I don’t identify as trans or female, but with changes of name, I have actually grown and lost friends, (I now use Stephanie or Steph in my real day to day living and it really messes with others head, (not in a bad way) but it does spark their curiosity and opens the door to more in-depth conversations around biases, discrimination and understanding that this is more than the perception the general public has, especially the Christian community (which I am still a part of).
So even if the profile is bare, it might be because they are new and have had negative experiences. Thank you for pushing me to grow in ways I never anticipated coming here.