If you try fucking w/ gender and it just confirms that you are in fact cis, that still gives you like an upgrade because now you’re approaching your sense of self with Intent™.
What was it Dolly Parton said? “Find out who you are, then do it on purpose.”
I hate that the “just a phase” thing makes us so afraid of trying new things. Go through phases! Discover yourself! Change every day! It’s okay if something doesn’t last forever. It makes me so angry that other people want to invalidate others’ experiences just because they decided it wasn’t for them in the end.