Reading the interesting threads about how necessary to
us dressing up is, I wondered If I could recall a time that I
truly believed that I was "over it". But now, I don't think I can.
From about 8 to 16, I'd do what I could, when I could. Cut-off jean
mini skirts mostly....I was dying for shoes, but had but no way to
get my own.
My first real girlfriend...when I was 16...knew I'd wear one of her
dresses....but I never dressed fully (makeup/etc). We ended up
living together for several years. I Loved that dress and would wear
it every chance I got. It was no problem.
My second real girlfriend...about 2 years....never knew, but that's
because the first went running her mouth after we broke up...so I'd
just do it in secret with my second. She never knew.
My third...I married...I thought for sure I'd ease into it and all would
be fine. I wasn't driven to dress when we got together, but i knew
I would be soon enough. She hit the ceiling at the first hint of such
a thing. And while that didn't cause the breakup of the marriage, I knew
it'd be a problem at some point. So I wasn't too very heartbroken when
I got my own life back.
All that had short periods of bliss when I could do as I pleased, but
I always wanted a GF, so those times never lasted long.
My now wife knew from the start. All has been Great for 25 years...except
when I had to stop for 10 years due to an on-call 24/7 job. That very
nearly killed me. I wasn't in a good mood the last 5 years of it.
But anyway, I don't recall a single time I'd wished to be done with it.
I just always liked it and never felt guilt or shame.
Just wondering how many ever 'thought for sure' they were 'done with it'.
--Only to have it come back out of nowhere...
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