Okay, how to begin?

Katie and I met when we were nineteen.  She was certain about “us” from the beginning, it took me a little longer.  Ten years down the road and she is my favorite person in the world and I love spending every part of my life with her.

I’d asked a couple times  (probably three or four separate conversations) if she wanted to be a boy.  Told her (very genuinely) that I would still love her.  Every time, she said that she thought it would make more sense …. But that no, she didn’t want to be a boy.

We are getting married in three months, our ten year anniversary to the day. 

Two weeks ago, my girlfriend of ten years came out to me.

“I just makes sense, right?”

I’m not surprised.  But I am suddenly aware of a lot of adjustments that will need to be made.  Pronouns will likely be the most difficult (and maybe I can use this area to practice saying “he”, and “him”). 

I have processed a lot in that time.  Looked up chest binders, looked up packing (learned what a pack’n’play is).  Learning the terminology.  I am trying to remember the different mental phases I went through already to briefly cover them.’

The bottom line?  The most important thing I have wanted for Katie is to feel comfortable in her (his) own skin.  I am so happy that we have found a path to make it true.

And two days later, it came to me.  Yes … Yes it does just make sense.