Congratulations on being asked out. That is a real accomplishment in itself. However, there are a few things you may want to think about before going out with him.
I personally don't know your sexual tastes and frankly it isn't any of my business but before, you encourage him any farther, I would stop and ask myself two questions. Am I ok with dating a man? and Am I willing to sleep with a Man and in general, how intimate are you willing to be (cuddling, kissing, etc...) with a man, assuming your relationship goes that far?
If you answer yes to the first question, I would tell him up front that you are a pre-op MTF and make sure he knows what that means.
If you answer the second question as NO or "I don't know," I would also tell him that upfront and very bluntly that you will not have sex with him ever but you still want to date. You would be surprised with the number of guys who are all right with that kind of relationship.
One last peace of advice to keep in mind, is to make sure he is interested in Who you are and not What you are. He may have know that you are a MTF transsexual before he even sent you a friend request, depending on what your mutual friend told him and how tight your privacy settings are.
Make sure he wants to date you for who you are and not just because you are a transsexual. Some men will do anything and/or say anything to get in bed with a transsexual. The reason why I bring this up is that a MTF friend of mine was dating a guy and she really cared for him. However, after they had sex the first time she never heard from him again. My friend didn't take this well at all, needless to say.
I personally don't know your sexual tastes and frankly it isn't any of my business but before, you encourage him any farther, I would stop and ask myself two questions. Am I ok with dating a man? and Am I willing to sleep with a Man and in general, how intimate are you willing to be (cuddling, kissing, etc...) with a man, assuming your relationship goes that far?
If you answer yes to the first question, I would tell him up front that you are a pre-op MTF and make sure he knows what that means.
If you answer the second question as NO or "I don't know," I would also tell him that upfront and very bluntly that you will not have sex with him ever but you still want to date. You would be surprised with the number of guys who are all right with that kind of relationship.
One last peace of advice to keep in mind, is to make sure he is interested in Who you are and not What you are. He may have know that you are a MTF transsexual before he even sent you a friend request, depending on what your mutual friend told him and how tight your privacy settings are.
Make sure he wants to date you for who you are and not just because you are a transsexual. Some men will do anything and/or say anything to get in bed with a transsexual. The reason why I bring this up is that a MTF friend of mine was dating a guy and she really cared for him. However, after they had sex the first time she never heard from him again. My friend didn't take this well at all, needless to say.