Humans of the Great Shift 4: Trade!

 Long hiatus, I know, I know, but I’m getting back into it! Thank you all for your patience! This was done as part of a trade with Connelly’s TG Caps - They supplied the images, I wrote the stories (And vice versa for the part that’ll be posted on their page shortly). Make sure to check out both posts, and enjoy!

Henry (53)

I won’t lie, the Great Shift really threw me for a loop when it put me in the body of my daughter’s best friend from college while they were visiting for the weekend. My daughter ended up in the neighbor’s 12 year old son’s body.

Out of respect for how weird the situation in the house already is, I do my best to be respectful any time my daughter’s home to visit: That means XL shirts, baggy sweatpants, and a bare face. When It’s just me in the house? Well, let’s just say I’m adapting to my new body a lot faster than I let on.

Is it wrong that my new style just happens to be very feminine? I mean the skirts, purses, hair, makeup, it just feels natural when you look this good in it, right?

I will have to tell her about the guy I’m seeing eventually, though. It’s getting pretty serious…

Alan (27)

Believe it or not, I was actually at my own wedding when the Shift hit. I mean literally exchanging vows with my future wife when suddenly I blink and I’m in the maid of honor’s body and my wife is one of my groomsmen! 

It took a little time to get into the swing of things, what with me being in her best friend’s body and her being in my college roommate’s, but safe to say, the attraction’s still there! (giggles) We never actually made it to the end of the ceremony, but there’s no way we were gonna repeat the ceremony with the cost of weddings nowadays! We’re actually on our honeymoon right now - I mean, we’re still man and wife, I guess, I just never expected that when I said that, I wouldn’t be the man!

Chidi (20)

God, I can’t say it hasn’t been an adjustment, but I’m a little shocked at how good my life has gotten once i stopped pretending to be the man i used to be and really embraced my new womanhood! It took me a while to come to terms with the fact that the Shift switched me with one of my college classmates. I mean, what can I say? I was kind of a nobody before all this - Nobody you’d notice, anyways. I was in a group project with this girl pre-shift and I’m pretty sure she didn’t even know my name! Now? I’m not afraid to admit it. I look good. And I’m not gonna spend my time hiding in the corners when i landed in a literal sorority president’s body! 

Sure, it’s a lot more effort in the mornings dealing with hair, makeup, coordinating outfits before class, all that, but… And this doesn’t leave this interview - It does come with some perks. I never really realized it back when i was a guy, but men are kinda stupid. As long as I act a little flirty and flash some cleavage their way, they practically fall over themselves trying to help me if they think it’ll get me to sleep with them! (laughs) It’s cute, some of them are actually pretty sweet the way they don’t realize I’m totally out of their league now. Or that I already have a new boyfriend waiting for me back home that knows EXACTLY how to please a girl like me!

Lorenzo (41)

“Believe it or not, I was actually an Uber driver before this whole Great Shift business kicked off - In fact, I was driving when it happened, right at the end of a five hour shift.

Thirty seconds earlier, and i probably would have swapped with the old man i had just dropped off at the senior center. Instead, it hit right when i picked up some girl coming back from visiting her grandma! I had barely made it out the parking lot when all of a sudden, I'm sitting in the backseat staring at the back of my own head! It’s been a bit of an adjustment, but i wouldn’t trade my new life for anything… I'm still driving, but at least the tips are way better when I dress nice. It feels like I won the lottery every time I look in the mirror!”

Bryan (18)

Was I expecting my 18th birthday to end with me in my 36 year old aunt’s body? I’ll just come out and say it: No. Thankfully she’s only my aunt by marriage, otherwise it would just be too weird, but still - I went from looking forward to starting college in the fall to being a woman twice my own age in an instant!

My aunt gifted me all her clothes and feminine stuff I’d need which helped the transition a bit, although it’s a bit weird switching from t shirts and basketball shorts to dressing up in her sweaters and leggings all the time, Very "middle-aged suburban mom" core, which is a little weird, but I will admit, they're comfy as hell. The more revealing stuff? Well, let's say I'm still working up to those....

I’ve been going to these Shift support groups the past couple months, something to help me come to terms with my new womanhood. And well… I met a guy! It’s weird even talking about it, but he’s rich and sweet and good in bed and, oh god, we’re getting married in the fall! I know we’re moving fast, but what can i say, when you know you know!

I had wished for an easy job with great benefits after graduating, sure, but I never expected it to be as a housewife! 

Hank (63)

It’s funny how life works out sometimes. I was literally finishing up my speech at the retirement party my job had thrown for me when the shift hit, swapping me into the body of one of the summer interns we’d onboarded last week. 45 years of work for the same company and I was ready to finally sit back and enjoy my last 15 or so years of retirement in peace, and in the blink of an eye I’m in some 20 year old girl’s body young enough to be one of my granddaughters! 

I sat down with my accountant a few weeks back and we figured I have enough retirement money for at least a couple high-spend years before i have to get back to work, so…. It feels like more of a gap year than a real retirement, but until then I’m enjoying my new life as much as I can and getting used to the, uh... perks of being young, hot, and rich before I have to go start my career for the second time!

Taylor (23)

You wanna talk about an awkward experience? I ended up in my girlfriend’s body. Well, Ex-girlfriend actually, as of maybe 30 minutes before the shift. We were in the middle of a pretty bad fight when it hit and let me just say swapping bodies made it a little harder for me to keep my word when I had just said I never wanted to see her face again...

It’s kinda hard getting over someone when you see them looking back at you every time you look in the mirror, but I’ve been doing my best to separate the new me from the old her - For me, that’s been new clothes, a new hairstyle, little things, but it helps me see this body as my own instead of hers, at least. Honestly, I never thought I’d say it but the new me is kinda cute! I definitely smile a lot more than she ever did, and although she'd probably hate me for saying this, the dating scene is a lot better in her body!