Perhaps you hadn't realized that you even could be a boy. Maybe you don't feel like one quite yet. Or maybe you even feel like you're not good enough to be a boy.
Don't worry about it too much! It is natural to have reservations about this. Here are some frequent newbie objections you may have:
That’s OK, and it doesn’t change the fact that you could be a man inside. It’s totally normal not to feel like a man all the time. If you feel depressed or anxious because you don’t feel like a man but you wish you did, that feeling is called gender dysphoria, and we have some resources to help you manage this feeling below.
As a fundamental truth, we hold that only you can truly know what your gender is, and what it means to you. Other people can assume based on their standards, but you hold the final say on your own gender. This means that nobody but you can truly determine whether you’re a man, a woman, or anything else. If there’s any part of you that wants to be a man, that could mean that you’re not comfortable with the gender you were assigned at birth. Please take a while to sit with that feeling and learn what it’s trying to tell you. Be what you wish you could be.
Nobody’s too old to transition into a man’s life. People at the ages of 8, 28, and 80 have transitioned to live successful, fulfilling lives as men. The best time to start would have been when you were younger, but the second best time is today. You owe this to yourself no matter where and when you start from.
Looking like a man according to society's standards is a skill that you can learn and practice. You’ll get better at learning what works for you and what doesn’t. Until you get the hang of it, focus on yourself! Just start with what makes you feel comfortable. Presenting masculine is hard even for cis men to learn!
Everyone has the right to live as the gender that makes them the happiest in terms of roles / expressions in society. There’s no inherent value toward being male, just as there’s no inherent value in being female. The only person who benefits or is harmed by living as a man is you, so please don’t let yourself live as a martyr for society’s sake. We just want you to feel comfortable in your own skin. There’s nothing wrong with that.