I'm a 30 year old male who came very close to starting female hormones this year but decided not to do so. Each option will resolve on its respective date to 'yes' if I wish, with the benefit of hindsight, that I had taken hormones in 2025. If on that date I don't regret my 2025 decision, the option will resolve 'no'.

Reasons I was considering transitioning:

• It would suit my feminine personality and style

• I wanted to be hot, male body does not appeal to me

• My preferred physical intimacy is to be touched/stimulated and HRT could maximize that sensitivity

• I enjoy receiving attention, have a feminine-typical type of ADHD

• In terms of relationships I am a boyfailure

• HRT might make me more open to dating men, that would make dating a lot easier for me (I'm currently heteroflexible)

• I'm likely going to be a single parent, it feels more fitting to be a single mom than a single dad

Reasons I decided not to transition:

• Complicates my parenting plans (I would have to freeze lots of sperm for IVF, fairly expensive)

• I'm worried that being a trans role model as a parent will increase the risk of my children developing gender dysphoria and damaging their own fertility

• Trans women experience lower income after transitioning

• I'm still hoping for a strong relationship with a cis woman and think that will be easier if I'm a boy

• Afraid of becoming an old woman, feel more comfortable becoming an old man

• I am comfortable wearing boy clothes and using boy pronouns

• Worried about psychological risks: becoming maladapted to my current career and lifestyle, becoming unhealthily obsessed with my body appearance, becoming too hedonistic

• I don't want to complicate relationships with my parents and church community - I could make it work, but it would be a hassle

If I change my mind and start taking hormones in 2025 then all options resolve N/A.