Are you better liked when people think you're male?

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I'll get over it. I can't explain it other than I thought I was getting to know the person in the picture. I wish she'd put her real picture up. It's just a really big change and I hate change.

Sorry Raleigh, that I got so upset.

If Fnord comes out and says he's a female, I'm definitely going to faint.

Me too.

So...I'm curious.

Other than in highly gendered conversations, unless men and women *are* indeed treated differently (as the OP stated)...why does it matter if someone else is the gender you assume they are?

For me, conversations flow differently. If I'm talking to a woman I'm going to talk more about "female" things and the opposite with a man - especially with things like crochet. With a guy who crochets (like I thought Raleigh was) I may ask questions and be more straight forward with conversation - I'm not going to hang around and do "girl talk" with a guy. Just like Raleigh said - she gets treated differently when they think she's a guy. It's true.

Sometimes I wind up with enough hippie hair that eventually someone thinks I'm a girl. NTs seem to squirm even more than I would when they make that mistake...

Thank you. I have no doubt it's true and have experienced it myself (and within myself). I'm just wondering why online it seems to matter as much as IRL, even with topics that really don't have a gender? I mean, I'd like to hope that for some topics at least, it shouldn't matter? Yet, if I'm talking to a woman about my grandmother teaching me to make pirogi, it's a very different conversation than I'd have with a man on the very same topic. Doesn't make sense.

(thank you also, for helping me to clarify my question)

I'm sometimes not in the mood for "girl talk." On one website people thought I was male despite my avatar being a picture of me and occasionally mentioning I was female.

I guess this shows I have an androgynous personality. The internet is also a great way for me to take a break from being seen as female. I like the feeling of being seen as gender neutral or male. It's also entertaining to watch people get confused about my gender.
This never happens to me in real life because of my feminine appearance and mannerisms. I sometimes meet people who see beyond my gender in real life. The internet is a great way to remove gender from my interactions. Unfortunately some people can't imagine interacting without gender. I personally see gender as a superficial thing that effects the way people interact with each other way too much.

My gender superimpositions on people can be so frustrating. I try hard to not project them, they are so deeply ingrained. I can't properly think of someone as gender neutral, and can't completely forget there is any gender, even if i try to treat someone that way.
I don't know if i would be more liked as a male, depends what you mean by liked. I think it depends on the circumstances. Spending time with gay guys can be nice way to get rid of some of the pressures of gender.

When I know people's genders I admit I do have my biases. When I'm on the internet I do think of a lot of people as gender neutral. I still have a hard time thinking of people as gender neutral in real life. Another thing I do is think of people as female if they identify as genderqueer. I wish I didn't, but I do. I think other people do the same. That's why I omit my gender on some websites instead of calling myself genderqueer.

Yeah for now its perhaps one of the only ways to experience being gender neutral for a while. Its such a powerful force wanting to ascribe gender, even if i try not to.

I am a lady.

From another thread

You're all lady Boo.

I still think gender is very superficial for me. It's about as superficial as my hair color. I don't think it truly affects my personality. If you identify any of my female traits it's probably comfirmation bias. I have plenty of male traits as well, but they're probably invisible to you because you know I'm female.
It definitely affects the way people treat me, social rules and my life experiences. I sometimes prefer to be treated like a man and I sometimes prefer to be treated like a woman.

Depending on the what I'm talking about I choose what gender to present as. On here I present as a woman because I signed up as one and its relevant to this topic. When I talk about my dating or social life I sometimes prefer to present as male.

When I present as female I have to deal with people obsessing about me being mentally ill and give me irrelevant advice. When I present as male I notice people understand me way better. If I'm annoyed about my lack of experience with girls and social awkwardness other guys in my situation will sympathize with me and give me advice.

If I present as female people will tell me to date guys instead. They'll also tell me BS about girls being higher value when they're virgins. Since I give zero f***s about my attractiveness to men that's just meaningless to me. Since I'm interested in girls it's easier to just get advice for men.

I also like to get a different perspective on my personality. When I present as female people think I'm mentally ill, introverted, boring, should be dating men and sexy. They also have no clue when I'm joking or being sarcastic. When they think I'm male they think I'm nerdy and funny. Men can also be mentally ill without it overshadowing the rest of their personality.

I notice that when I'm female there's always one thing people like to pick on. It could be my gender, age, sexual orientation, not smiling in pictures or showing any sign of emotions. I know this whole thread makes me seem super duper female.

I'm just hoping that one day gender won't affect how people are treated or perceived.

Not Boo too! (runs out of the room screaming)