Ok, this might sound odd at first blush, but consider this for a moment:
The sense of smell is the strongest of the senses. A single scent can bring back memories long forgotten and mental images that have long since vanished.
A year ago I was in a hotel for a week and since I now moisturize daily I thought I'd use the hotel-provided moisturizer. It was far from "manly" and that mixture of ginger and orange made me smile at its femininity. After a day at meetings I showered, became a walking ginger-orange, and went to dinner. As a waitress set down some food she turned to me and with a big smile said, "you smell terrific". I thanked her, not sure exactly how to take it at the time.
A couple of nights ago, as I got ready for bed, I used a hand lotion that my wife and I discovered by accident (Sea Spa .... ocean scent) and after I emptied the first bottle a couple of months ago, my wife found more online. We did our normal getting ready for bed and just as the lights went out she said, "...and you smell wonderful...the hand lotion...".
So, two questions come to mind:
1) Are we who are transgendered at some level drawn to more feminine scents (and not just to be worn on women, but to be worn by us!)? Do any of you use male scents as well, manly ones?
2) Are accepting SOs drawn to men who prefer more feminine scents? Are they possibly drawn to both feminine and masculine scents as a way of defining our transgenderism?
tina