This is going to sound so weird but bear with me.

I’m a 24-year-old trans woman who realized my gender in 2021 and started transitioning that same year. Before that, I thought I was either a straight or aroace guy, and after coming out I ID’d as a demiromantic/demisexual lesbian because attraction to women was what I was familiar with. When men would end up in my dating app queue, I would always swipe left on them because they’d be just clogging up my feed.

Lately I’ve been thinking that I might actually be more bisexual than I first thought and that the reason I told myself I wasn’t attracted to men was more unfamiliarity/arbitrary than anything innate, and I’ve been having daydreams about doing life with a boyfriend which I never used to have. I’m thinking of trying to date a guy and see how it goes, but I am realizing that I have absolutely no clue what I’m doing since I’ve never even considered dating guys before regardless of my identity/presentation. What are some things I should look for when trying to do this? I tried opening up my dating app filters but so many of the profiles just look the same, and I’m nervous about the safety/comfort side of being both bi-curious and a trans woman. Any things I should watch for?