Are there any women here?

30 year old woman here :-) 

Hi, you.. thank you for being here, and being you 

I've never actually thought of asking any of the people I've 'met' on here if they are male or female. It just occurs to me now and seems like such a fundamental thing that I don't know why I hadn't thought of it!

Actually, now that i AM considering it, I don't think I've asked anything about the people themselves (sex, age, children or not, occupation ... ) although I'm sure these things have come up incidentally during chats. A sign, perhaps, of being enormously incurious about people on a personal level as opposed to what they think about things.

I remember what people share about their thoughts / feelings / opinions / views / knowledge about subjects but can never remember personal information (such as the names of their spouses / children). I think this is the main reason why I don't accumulate friends, people appear to be insulted when I forget these nod's to social convention whereas I'm constantly amazed when people remember things about me from meeting even just once!! (What is this wizardry?! An NT superpower perhaps?) 

Anyway, I am a woman (aged 44) and know next to nothing about computing. More of a science and literature geek.

Mind reader!

I am growing my first real beard, started growing it properly  just before Xmas,

I had a small beard when younger when I was a hippy then later a biker,also had long hair back then,hated hair dressers,

my beard is very distinctive and a full face non pretentious type,yet to be given any kind of shape,

I feel so comfortable dressed this way, 

I feel like it is me, not a costume this time, I am not looking to please anyone but myself. I don’t care if anyone likes it or not.

I am struggling to dress it down,the shops are full of similar style clothes right now, but it is the detail that makes it work. Mismatched,durable,practical ,honest,even worn or scruffy.working class honesty.

I love Victorian era clothes but the closest I get to wearing them is perhaps 'Joe Browns' stuff.

I think being male would be pretty excellent for 'masking' because of the facial hair possibilities! Although I'd need a pretty fast growth to keep up with all of my changes, like the possibility of growing a beard in a week! It would also be pretty useful to hide behind, like a real mask, and cover up things like blushing - practical and protective! 

I love Victorian era clothes but the closest I get to wearing them is perhaps 'Joe Browns' stuff.

I think being male would be pretty excellent for 'masking' because of the facial hair possibilities! Although I'd need a pretty fast growth to keep up with all of my changes, like the possibility of growing a beard in a week! It would also be pretty useful to hide behind, like a real mask, and cover up things like blushing - practical and protective! 

Mind reader!

I am growing my first real beard, started growing it properly  just before Xmas,

I had a small beard when younger when I was a hippy then later a biker,also had long hair back then,hated hair dressers,

my beard is very distinctive and a full face non pretentious type,yet to be given any kind of shape,

I feel so comfortable dressed this way, 

I feel like it is me, not a costume this time, I am not looking to please anyone but myself. I don’t care if anyone likes it or not.

I am struggling to dress it down,the shops are full of similar style clothes right now, but it is the detail that makes it work. Mismatched,durable,practical ,honest,even worn or scruffy.working class honesty.