So about a month ago my mom basically forced me to cut my hair pre-surgery so it would be more manageable while I was healing. She also said it would make me look more “professional” or something. Usually I have my hair pretty choppy and long, and I like it like that. It’s more fun and you can do more stuff with it, so initially I disagreed with my mother and told her I wouldn’t.

After enough badgering from my mom I caved in and found a haircut that looked acceptable and got it cut. It was fine at first, I was actually kinda feeling it, and I had no issue getting my hair cut short in the past. But for some reason my dysphoria has just gotten worse since the haircut. I miss when it was longer and bleached and colored, and pre-T I only really got it cut short in an attempt to pass in public (which never worked anyway bc of my massive chest that made it impossible to bind)

So I was wondering if there was any other trans guys in this subreddit who feel the same? Usually I’ve been told when trans men cut their hair it makes them feel better and eases their dysphoria, yet it only makes mine worse. Is there anyone else who prefers their hair long in the community too? I need to know if I’m alone on this or not ;w;