I'm impressed by the great level of wisdom expressed in this thread.

So, how to decide when the "stage of life" is right for your to move on?

I think there are possibly at least two questions here, the general and the one concerned with castration (chemical, surgical), and nullification.

What should be the questions we ask, before taking a next step?

Lots of good advice here about caution, and the need to avoid mistakes.

There's also surely the taking of opportunities, which also have a way of passing us by.

IMHO, it's a good life being nutless. I didn't get much say in when it happened, but now I think I would have been happier if I'd lost them a while before, but still after procreating. My partner also prefers no scrotum, and in hindsight, she says that too should have been done before it was.

Are there times when I wish I'd had no surgery? Yes, a few, but making the best of life is the healthier outlook.

That's the stage we're at right now, and will stay, unless we both agree that we'd sufficiently enjoy me as a nullo while there are still years to make the most of it.

I've been doing a lot of thinking along these lines. I'm in my second month on Androcur and find that my thinking on all sorts of topics is much more clear than before. In particular, having essentially no libido has removed the sexual motive for all kinds of activities (i.e, no interest in porn, body modifications generally, any sexual fantasies about anything). I can now appreciate the contribution of sex drive to wanting a larger or smaller penis, having more or less weight, even castration itself. I am as happy as can be that I can be the real me without the influence of Testosterone. Whether I eventually get castrated has no element of sexual fantasy. It's just a medical decision based on not wanting to be on Androcur any longer than necessary. I'm no longer even curious about going all the way to nullo. It's really great to know how much my thought processes were influenced by testosterone. I'm at a stage where I no longer want sexuality. My postmenopausal wife and I are now much more closely matched in that attribute. She told me the other day that it feels like she has back the guy she fell in love with. What a great revelation!

I found there is quite a bit of clarity when the fog of testosterone is lifted. My wife had a similar reaction.

Good luck,

Don

Yes, it's strange that while the T is around, I don't think of it as a fog, but when it isn't there certainly is a lifting fog which feels good to self and those around. Guess that's an ad for a chemical trial.