This has been a busy few months for me, coming out to friends and work colleagues, 'the Ball', talking to complete strangers while fully dressed... There is one question all have asked and one I'm finding so difficult to answer, "why do you do it?"
Now talking within this forum, an answer is easy. You all know, all feel mostly the same and as a recent thread attests, can answer a question like this with a single word. But what do I say to someone who has no concept of what I feel.
I cannot answer simplistically, "I makes me feel good." That sounds just so weak and insincere.
I cannot answer by explaining what not dressing does, the urge, the moodiness should that urge be resisted. That sounds too much like I'm blaming something, finding an excuse.
I cannot answer, "because I want to." Although that is closest to the truth it again sounds like I'm skirting the real answer.
I do not know how to answer this question. (and that as an answer is also un-enlightening to the questioner.) So I ask those who often venture out into that world, how do you answer such an enquiry?? What trusty humorous answer can I steal, what disarming repartee do you use? What answer can I use that will not make me look dismissive or a jerk, look truthful and sincere?
Thanks in eager anticipation.
Donna