How old when you married and had children?

[Kimberley]

I have read stats where it is claimed that those of us who are TG have a tendancy to marry young and have children shortly after. This is claimed to be a mechanism where we try to overcompensate for being TS/TG or CD; a false thought that it will "cure us".

This question is primarily pointed at lifelong CD's however "late bloomers" are also welcome to answer. Please just differentiate when you started. So here are the questions.

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?
What age did you begin to cross dress?
How old were you when you married?
How long after marriage did your children come along?

Please try to stick to the answers and keep them brief (no pun intended).

And yes, I would like to hear from the F2M's as well.

Thanks to all.
Hugs,
Kimberley.
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Addendum
I am doing a statistical analysis on this info, so the larger the sample size the better.

Thanks again.
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[Kimberley]

I identify as TS/TG
I cross dressed from my earliest memories
I was 23 when I married
My children came 18 months after we married and the second one 19 months later.

Kimberley

[Jennifer in CO]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?

these days somewhere between CD and TG but have been as high as TS taking hormones and living full time as a girl from age 21 till 26

What age did you begin to cross dress?

10 (on my own) but I was sleeping in girls fleese PJs from the time I was 4 till about 8 during the winter months

How old were you when you married?

20

How long after marriage did your children come along?

4 1/2 years

dont exactly fit the "mold" here do we....

Jenn

[Wombat]

Let me be the first spanner in the intricate mechanism ...

Cross dresser mtf. Darned near life long too for that matter.

First married at 26 - my son born when I was 35.

Next married at 41 - my daughter born when I was 45

and believe me, 45 is too old to go having kids - she's exhausting.

Wombat

[Wombat]

rats Jenn, you beat me

Wombat

[ChristineRenee]

Hi Kimberley,

I consider myself a CD'ing TG.

I started CD'ing at age 12.

I got married at 42...my 1st marriage, her 2nd. I'm 54, she's 53 this month.

We have no children.

[Daintre]

Hi Kimberley, ok my answers are as follows:

I consider myself TS/TG
I started dressing very early in my youth
I was 19 when I married
I had a son at 20
I am now divorced

I like a lot of TS people thought that by getting married, I would become "normal"....well that certainly was bad information.
Jen

[KarenNY]

I'm a lifelong CDer... started CDing by about 7 or 8... mother was accepting and supportive, so I dressed a lot from about age 13 on up... got married at 26, had kids at 28 and 30... still married, wife is non-tolerant (though she started out being okay with my CDing), kids do not know...

[Sharon]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?
TS

What age did you begin to cross dress?
Twelve

How old were you when you married?
27

How long after marriage did your children come along?
My children are step-children.

[Wombat]

How long after marriage did your children come along?
My children are step-children.

That's cheating

Wombat

seriously, I've been a step-dad and it's hard work. There is a biological connection with your own kids that you don't have with step-kids and step-parenting is darned hard work at best (this wasn't meant as a hijack, I'm happy to follow this to a new thread) ONYA Sharon

[Julie Avery]

I consider myself CD, possibly TG.
I don't remember when I first started to crossdress. Certainly at the onset of adolescence, possibly before.
I married at age 23 and had my only (biological) child at the age of 24.

[Sharon]

seriously, I've been a step-dad and it's hard work. There is a biological connection with your own kids that you don't have with step-kids and step-parenting is darned hard work at best

But, they are my kids! Whether they have my blood or not, the ties that bind us could not be closer.

[Ms. Donna]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?

Transgender / Genderqueer

What age did you begin to cross dress?

Around age 12

How old were you when you married?

23 - right out of college.

How long after marriage did your children come along?

First daughter: 5 years / Second daughter: 9 years

At the time, I didn't want to have any children. Last thing I want to do was pass on my miserable life to another.

Life's not so miserable anymore and I love my girls - can't imagine life without them.

And BTW - I'm still TG...

Love & Stuff,
Donna

[Annaliese]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV? TS/TG
What age did you begin to cross dress? At age 8
How old were you when you married? At age 20
How long after marriage did your children come along? Maried 1st of Febuary and the first child was born at the end March

[EricaCD]

Somewhere between TV (not TS) and CD. Probably closer to CD.

Started around 12.

Married at 25.

First kid at 31.

[urban gypsy]

Hi some very good question here.
I'm definately a CD
started about the age of 5
Married at 19 and still very happy 19 years later
had son at 18 months after marriage

[DonnaT]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?
TG/CD

What age did you begin to cross dress?
Ten, had the desire at around 6 or 7, however.

How old were you when you married?
20 (1975)

How long after marriage did your children come along?
Son 1976 (a year and 2 days later); Daughter 1977

[Teresa Amina]

CD with strong TG aspects

Started Cding Forever ago, lost to memory

Not married till 34 (and it was Her proposal!)

No kids

[Paige]

Interesting question. Perhaps it should or could be a basis for the bigger "Comprehensive Survey"

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?

CD with a hint of TG.

What age did you begin to cross dress?

My recolection is that I began around the age of 11.

How old were you when you married?

I married the first time when I was 22, divorced 10 years later then married again at 33.

How long after marriage did your children come along?

My first child came along 7 months after my first marriage and his brother arrived 2 years later. (The math is not too difficult)

Hugs to all, Paige

[maid phylis]

i have been dressing for as long as i can remember .i got married at 24 and we had four children ,thre girls and one boy the first girl was born about a year after we were married.i consider myself a cd and a ts/phylisanne

[Jenna1561]

Hi Everyone,

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV? TG/CD

What age did you begin to cross dress? 11

How old were you when you married? 24 years, 11 months

How long after marriage did your children come along?

1st - 1 Year 10 Months
2nd - 3 Years 9 Months
3rd - 5 Years 7 Months
4th - 7 Years 8 Months


Jenna

[JoAnnDallas]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?
CD

What age did you begin to cross dress?
Ten

How old were you when you married?
35

How long after marriage did your children come along?
1 step-son.
2 grandkids - 1 boy and 1 girl

[Amelie]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?
TS, I'm a she-male.


What age did you begin to cross dress?
19


How old were you when you married?
Never married.

How long after marriage did your children come along?
N/A

[Darlene Rochelle]

I started CDing at age 24. I married at age 28 ,and became a daddy at age 30. I was a step-father at marriage,spouse had daughter from previous marriage.0.02

[CaptLex]

Do you consider yourself TS/TG, CD or TV?

All of the above (and then some).

What age did you begin to cross dress?

Around 14 - when I was able to buy my own clothes and not have to wear what Mom got me, but I would have started about ten years earlier if I could.

How old were you when you married?

Married at 19 (moved in together at 18) - divorced two years later and never remarried.

How long after marriage did your children come along?

A year later

I guess I fit the statistic, then.