What is it about you? And, what isn't?

[Taragirl427]

Plusses- none at all. I guess just a strong desire to work at it...
Minuses- pretty much everything that makes me look like a manly man works against me as a girl.

[Angela Marie]

5ft 6-7 145-150. I have a petite build and very nice legs as the result of daily exercise. I have been told I have nice feminine features; high cheekbones, small mouth, smallish hands. Bad side. Very thin and getting thinner hair. Wish it were plush and I could grow it out so i could dispense with the wig.

[Raychel]

5'4", 200lbs, looking much like a guy,
Nothing really going for me. Hard to find nice clothes
to big for regular womens clothes, to short for most everything.
Although size 10 shoes are not all that hard to find, but with my WIDE feet
that can be an issue,

So on the plus side, I think the 42dd's aren't all that bad
on the minus side, just about everything else.

[CarlaWestin]

Carla,
You are one of the hottest women on the board and I love your postings. You have such a narrative ways of describing something.

Why, thank you so much!

[BillieAnneJean]

My plusses are my friends in The Grand Illusions Crossdresser Group.

My minuses are too many too list.

Regardless I am having fun with this as well as and as long as I can.

[Courtneigh]

I'm 5'7 and a 135/140 lbs. I'm skinny, size 6 shoe and small clitty but my shoulders and arms put me off. I need HRT....I need to look the way I feel....feminine. I'm not out yet....it's an issue to me, life will become more complicated but the other side of the coin, more normalised and relaxed.

[Karren H]

Seems to me like everything I have naturally works against me. And I have to work really hard to pull off this look. As far as blending in. I don't and I don't really care either.

[Stephanie47]

My "up side" is my man side which is pretty much my feminine "down side."

At six foot even and 195 pounds in the AM I would appear to be an overly large woman. As a man my height and frame are still attractive to women. That's not obese. But, the height is something that does make me very self conscious about going out in the day light. Yep, at my age my face is that of a senior, which is not necessarily bad. It's just part of the natural process of life. One of my grandmothers needed to shave her upper lip but never did.....terrible when she tried to kiss me on the lips and not the cheeks....yike,, dog germs! Hands are large to go along with the body, but, I have masked them by putting them inside jacket/coat pockets when out in the evening. Feet? Size 12 wide or a 13 medium depending on the style. I cannot hide my feet, but, when I do go for a stroll I wear a low heel or flat with a rubber sole and heel to minimize the noise. Clicking heels on a concrete sidewalk during the cool evenings will draw attention to the wearer.

I would have a lot more fun and would be a lot more adventurous if I was five foot six or seven. It would also make for a better selection of dresses.

[Acastina]

My plus-5'-7',long natural hair,138lbs,size 9 shoes, size 8/10 clothes.
Minus- skinny bowed legs, stubbly wide hands, and not so girly voice, old man face.
I don't know how I get by when out and about.

You get by when out and about because a great many people are not all that attractive, whether by the luck of the genes or neglect of what they have. Just look around, listen, observe (but no staring). People like us tend to hold ourselves to extreme standards of appearance because we're trying to become (whether permanently or a half-hour at a time) something we are not naturally, trying to pass (more or less) as one who has different chromosomes and secondary sex characteristics. I suppose it's effortless and totally persuasive for a lucky few, but, as the OP queried, whatcha got and whaddya lack? From your avatar, I'd say you cut a winsome figure. Enjoy aging (like we have a choice).

[Anneliese]

My legs and b-natural breasts are pretty nice, but I have a FINE ass. (and every other male in my family has a flat ass which barely holds up their pants) I was blessed. I wish my face was a little younger, or perhaps I just need a professional make-over to learn how to properly apply make-up.

[Acastina]

Plusses: Smooth skin (I love sleeveless and spaghetti straps), very little body hair (long-gone to the razor), light arm hair that responds to bleaching and thinning (waft a Norelco shaver over it gingerly from time to time), slender (6-1, 173), nice (slender) legs, VERY little facial hair (plucked out of existence daily), androgynous facial features (for the most part; see minuses), narrow feet (see below, however), slender fingers (ditto), nice nails, still have most of my brunette color at 67 (and the grey is a nice tone; my wife says lots of women would love to have that color), well-trained alternate voice, not-too-broad shoulders and torso, small hormone boobs that look good in a bra but can be flattened in boy mode.

Minuses: Too tall (6-1), somewhat prominent Adam's apple, moderate male-pattern thin hair on top, broad shoulders, slim hips, the search for my butt goes on, large hooves (12A male on Brannock device), large hands (men's large gloves), my father's nose (ugh!), deep "radio" voice, legs getting veiny with age, age.

Regarding the voice, I was talking with a nice guy in a San Francisco T bar years ago, and he said he liked that I didn't have a put-on voice like so many other CDs. I dropped down to my usual baritone and said "Oh really? That's nice of you to say." He about fell off his stool, and I went right back up. I recently went to a Halloween event as Little Red Riding Hood (my wife was the wolf), and I told her I had to be careful not to shift into my other voice around our straight friends. It's all but automatic for me, so I guess that's a really big plus.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Carla, I will be 73 in three weeks, At 6'0" #218 I feel that I am so lucky to have the BEST of both worlds. ......

[irene9999]

My biggest plus is my frame, I have a small frame and can fit into most female dresses sized medium-large, I also have size 10 shoes so finding shoes is not too hard. I've been gone out into the vanilla world and have managed to blend in fairly well. My minuses would be my dark facial hair (harder to hide) and adam's apple

[Katey888]

Hmmmm... Nice thoughts Carla... You had me at the thought of you blending in your French Maid look... But it's Vegas, right!

Feminine plus points:
- Super manageable hair - a quick spray and brush and it comes out of the bag perfect every time...
- Long, perfectly symmetrical lashes - providing they stay stuck...
- I can touch the end of my nose with the tip of my tongue...



That isn't what you meant, is it..?



Pluses: I'm only 5' 8" but fairly slender, with a waist(!), decent legs, small hands, minimal body hair, good teeth, average feet, small facial features, not a low register voice... (Jeez - that sounds like a Craigslist ad for a white slave trader... )

Minuses:

:

Katey x

[mechamoose]

I have a lot more in the 'against' column than in the 'for'. I'm 6'2", 245#, and I'm shaped like a big V. I *do* have super long eyelashes (They touch my glasses) and floofy, wavy hair. I guess my biggest feature 'for' is that I have a female personality to draw from. I have super strong mothering instincts.

That is just me, regardless of what I look like. I just happen to enjoy wearing pretty things and I don't have a masculinity chip on my shoulder to defend.

I'm quite happy with that.

<3

- MM

[Krisi]

Relatively small size for a male and I look a bit younger than my actual age.

[Mayo]

C-cup boobs. Nothing else.

[Rachel PT]

Plus .....no doubt --legs (long, lean and nicely shaped)
Minuses .... no doubt -- everything else! [6"2" 209, aging poorly, face that's best when lights are out!, thinning, graying hair, overall hairy (did just shave legs again for third straight winter), size 12/13 women's shoes and my shape deteriorates even as I type]

[Tara Rushing]

Plus- Eyes, smaller bone structure, smile
Negatives - fast stubble growth, 6'1", 205# athletic but not feminine (no hips), aging


edited to add age as a negative....

[Jacqueline StGermain]

Hmmmm.... Pluses. 5-8
My own long hair
Size 10/11 shoes
Get compliments on my blue eyes
Neutral. A few pounds too much, but makes for some decent cleavage, Got some attention this weekend
Minuses. Weight ,voice, working hands,

[Sky]

Most of us have hot legs -we are typically taller than gg's and we store fat in other places (beer belly!!! )

I'm reasonably happy with my body (size 6, courtesy of waist cinchers and shapewear) and my face. It's not as feminine as I would want to but it could be worse.

Negatives? A lot! Body hair. Lots of it. Short, thick fingers, forcing me to either wear long fake nails (guaranteed to make a mess) or keep my hands on my lap if I don't want everybody to notice. Wrinkles under my eyes, on the corners, well, everywhere.

[JillSierra]

the good - legs, trim tummy, ok heiney, shoes size 10
the bad - guys shoulders and arms
the ugly - voice, getting old (Wrinkles - ughh!)

[Tracii G]

Pluses I guess would be I'm short,have small feet.
Minuses no butt sort of wide shoulders,bit of a muffin top and a stern face.
Oh and the dreaded crows feet.

[Dorit]

On the plus side I am 6' (183 cm) and 156 lb (71 k). I have a nice figure as a result of a disciplined exercise routine. As my frame is small, I don't look too skinny, and I have small hands and feet for my size.

On the negative side I have a big nose, and aging face that does not let me appear exactly as the 40 year old tall fashion model I feel like!

[Jackie7]

Plus: good legs. White whiskers so makeup has got a lot easier, a close shave, lips and eyes, and out the door. Like most other middle-aged ladies. Size 10-1/2 or 11 shoes not so hard to find anymore. Hands not so huge. Old enough and wise enough to shut up and keep quiet when younger me would have advanced a forceful opinion.

minus: 5'8" and 175 lbs, belly and chest like a fire hydrant with a razor ass but usually can wear size 16 dresses. Basso voice. Errant old-guy hairs in nostrils and ears. And dammit I stand like a man, walk like a man, sit like a man. Practice practice practice but it slips away when my attention shifts elsewhere.