Sasha
Ask away! We never learn if we never question. I started taking testosterone before I met my girlfriend, and I knew that I wanted to be a man for about two years before that. Getting on T was a very lengthy process, and I often asked myself "Am I doing this to rebel against my family and church? Or because it's trendy? Or because I want to be taken seriously, and want to cheat the system by becoming a man?" and then I started living as a man, and my life got better. I love my voice now, it's so deep! Before T, when I would get angry it was always wet, helpless anger that left me teary-eyed and frustrated; now I get angry more but it's "I want to break stuff" anger, or cold, calculating anger. I'm getting stronger, I have more energy, I feel more confident. Getting rid of periods? Fantastic! There are some downsides like my butt getting hairy before anything else and the awkward mid-transition phase where you are not sure how well you pass and aren't sure which bathroom you can use, but I wanted to be a man, became one, and am happier for it.
If you mean "did you always feel this way?" about dating a woman who is trans, then I always felt some attraction towards women. Before I transitioned but after I knew about sexuality, I was probably bisexual with a slight preference towards men, and after T I would say I'm still bisexual now with a preference for women.
Dating another trans person is not uncommon, and has been an interesting experience for us both. For example, I hate crying, I have not cried in years, my girlfriend is the opposite. When women talked about a "good cry" I always thought they were weird but my GF likes the emotional release and feels refreshed and de-stressed after. She'll have a hard week at work or we'll watch a sad movie and she'll get sniffly on my shoulder, I'll comfort her, she'll feel feminine and looked after.
We both wonder occasionally why the other would give up the gender we each worked to achieve. The thing with T4T relationships is we both get it, she didn't like being an emotionally constipated stinky man (her words, not mine) any more than I enjoyed femininity with female roles and expectations.
Sorry for spamming what is supposed to be a chastity lifestyle forum with trans posts. Sasha, please let me know if I answered your question.