I don't think that I know how to do it anymore. Lately I can't bring myself to give any guy a real chance. Sure they seem nice, but they all did at first. No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to believe any guy anymore. I've only been on this side of the dating line for a short while and far worse things have happened to others, multiple times, yet those women are still able to connect with the opposite gender. I've tried and I just can't seem to allow myself to feel anything with any man I meet anymore, even if I like him. How do you ladies get back into it, open up, and tell the good from the bad?

I'm not implying that all or even most men are bad. I just don't know how to get past my own bad personal experiences. I don't want to only be able to be emotionally open with half the human population.

To clarify, I'm bi and trans, but have only been dating men since coming out.