BTW, I'm male

[Dan From Smithville]

I assumed it was a hypothetical.

I just threw it in there for fun, but I did not want anyone to take it seriously.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

I liked Anatolia at the time because it sounded feminine. I was confused at people confusing me for a dude, then realised I honestly didn't care, and went back. I find men are a majority on here for some reason and wanted to put a more feminine persona across, but eh, I didn't like that after either and neither did anyone else

Sometimes when you pick an online name, it can be a real turkey.

 

[ChristineM]

I just threw it in there for fun, but I did not want anyone to take it seriously.

Guessed that.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Guessed that.

You know me well.

 

[ChristineM]

You know me well.

Well enough to know that you think before speaking

 

[Milton Platt]

Recently someone here mistook me for a woman...

I don't know if there are any people out there who think I'm female

This post is to inform people that I am indeed a man

I understand the confusion

It is a unisex name

There are plenty of manly men named Eddi:

EDDI - Wikipedia

Such as a boxer, a fencer, a professional footballer…

(…and a cabaret artist but that is not a manly occupation…)

It all began at University

I wanted to go by Ed but people insisted on calling me “Eddi with an I”

Hence I became Eddi

They had their reasons, I'm sure...

But I don’t mind being mistaken for a woman, not at all

Not that it ever happens not on the Internet:

In person I’m 6 foot 2 and big and hairy…

And going bald…

I'll never forget once when I was a (pre-pubescent) kid at primary school

At school the staff had hired a children's entertainer (I cannot remember why)

And the entertainer picked me out of all the kids who were watching his act

And asked me if I was a boy or a girl

He picked on me and actually asked me that

How insensitive!

At school I never liked football either, in fact I actually disliked it - both playing it and following it: BORING!

As a person I am not a manly man

But I am certainly a man, let it be known

Not that there's anything wrong with being a woman

I'm not at all manly but neither am I feminine

I don't believe a lack of masculinity equates to being feminine

Basically: I wouldn't say I'm masculine but I nonetheless identify as male!

So yeah, I'm a dude...

I hope this sets the record straight

It will happen again. Not everyone on the board (by a long shot) will read this post. Don't sweat it, just correct as you need to.