whats this mean for us

[erica12b]

A study of young college women showed they frequently wore more fashionable or flashier clothing and jewelery when they were ovulating, as assessed by a panel of men and women looking at their photographs.

"They tend to put on skirts instead of pants, show more skin and generally dress more fashionably," said Martie Haselton, a communication studies and psychology expert at the University of California Los Angeles who led the study

ok so when i feel like dressing to the hilt / im ? a not doing that lol

[Nikki Dee]

Goodness.!!..I must be ovulating constantly..I knew something was to blame.!!.LOL
Nikki. x

[Vivian Best]

There was a short blurb about this on Good Morning America this morning. I was hoping it might provide some answers to why we do it. But it didn't! You can go to their web site and read it yourself if you chose.

[EricaCD]

As I don't ovulate, this probably does not have much to do with my dressing...

[Karren H]

Guess if you can pretent to be a woman you can pretend to ovulate too. Lol. Next step, pretend to be pregnent.....need to get 4 or 5 different sized pillows!! Hehe

Love Karren

[Ranee Daze]

YOu can pretend to ovulate, but I'll bet none of us of the right age will pretend to menstruate or be pre-menopausal with hot flashes and weight gain!

[Karren H]

YOu can pretend to ovulate, but I'll bet none of us of the right age will pretend to menstruate or be pre-menopausal with hot flashes and weight gain!

Ewwwww. That why I say best of both genders!! No fuss, no muss!!

Love Karren

[GG Vanya]

A study of young college women showed they frequently wore more fashionable or flashier clothing and jewelery when they were ovulating, as assessed by a panel of men and women looking at their photographs.

"They tend to put on skirts instead of pants, show more skin and generally dress more fashionably," said Martie Haselton, a communication studies and psychology expert at the University of California Los Angeles who led the study

ok so when i feel like dressing to the hilt / im ? a not doing that lol

Since only genetic females ovulate, I'd say it means nothing for the trans community. Interesting perspective though, from a GG's point of view.

[Ellisia_Lynch]

Vanya,

I saw the same article and there was something else that I think definitely could be relevant to crossdressing.

As well as women appearing more 'alluring' when thay are ovulating, they are also apparently more attracted to butcher, hairier, stronger males (apparently as a subconscious desire for strong genes) Women are also more likely to cheat on their partner at this time.

After ovulation however, they revert to wanting a more caring, softer male (who presumably is more likely to stick around and help raise the children).

Perhaps this helps explain why many wive's tolerance for crossdressing fluctuates...

Ellisia

[linnea]

This is a very insightful and interesting observation. Thank you.

Vanya,

I saw the same article and there was something else that I think definitely could be relevant to crossdressing.

As well as women appearing more 'alluring' when thay are ovulating, they are also apparently more attracted to butcher, hairier, stronger males (apparently as a subconscious desire for strong genes) Women are also more likely to cheat on their partner at this time.

After ovulation however, they revert to wanting a more caring, softer male (who presumably is more likely to stick around and help raise the children).

Perhaps this helps explain why many wive's tolerance for crossdressing fluctuates...

Ellisia

[Lisa Golightly]

Since only genetic females ovulate, I'd say it means nothing for the trans community. Interesting perspective though, from a GG's point of view.

Alternatively it could mean a great deal. Richard Dawkins would argue copulation and continuation of the genetic code is imperative. Maybe fixating on the ovulation 'plumage' is a natural fixation for some. Blimey, I must stop attending the Christmas lectures and drink more grog.

[sparks]

How many demerits for mentioning Ovulation? Will these conversations never cease?
Gosh darn it I think I'm still a man even when I dress.

[Angie G]

Ya me to nikki
Angie

[Kimberly]

Well, I don't ovulate.

And think about it -- we have a warped sense of womens clothes anyway, so something so fundamental as that probably wouldn't effect us in such a way... if we did ovulate.

[Holly]

A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example: If she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating, or menopausal, she tends to prefer a man with scissors lodged in his temple while he is on fire.

Further studies in this area have been cancelled....

[AprilMae]

I asked if letting me dress also allowed me to be bitchy once a month, but that didn't fly.

[Kate Simmons]

Well, I can tell you for a fact that when I'm dressed to the 9's, I'm definately not ovulating, just in a mood to look good. Ericka

[Satrana]

Perhaps this helps explain why many wive's tolerance for crossdressing fluctuates...

Its official then, no crossdressing during the wife's period, only grunting is allowed

It would also hint that menopausal women would be more accepting since they are no longer getting a hormone surge which puts them off effeminate men.

[Bridget]

It's probably in the hormones. I believe a study showed that testosterone is related to the sex drive in women, and a surge in testosterone at certain periods indicates a rise in interest in the opposite (or same, depending on orientation) sex. Hence also the common advice among heterosexual men not to flat-out reject women with a slight moustache. I don't know how true it is, but it's what I've heard.

It biologically makes sense, as when ovulating, any female organism wants to advertise it's fertility. Certain female simians, for example, have their genitalia swell and turn bright red, as an advertisement to males that a female is fertile. Then the males compete, and the strongest, or most clever male wins and passes on his genes. However, it was originally believed that females, now moving upright, among humans, concealed their fertility, as to make males keep guessing, assuming they wanted to have offspring. This increased mating frequency, and ensured constant competition and that sort. However, these two strategies are not mutually exclusive, in any case, you can have them guessing, and constantly competiting for mating rights, while also creating an extra little boost in incentive during the time it counts. Such a strategy would likely contribute further to reproductive aims.

But unless undergoing hormone therapy, genetic males (whether our gender perception matches male or not) don't have as interesting hormonal fluctuations. There was something about a male hormonal cycle floating around on GaiaOnline, but honestly, the person gave no sources, and some of the kids on Gaia think they're animals in people bodies. And for some reason, they are always wolves and foxes (rare and few in number), never anything interesting like ants, termites, colonial wasps and bees (which are the most numerous animals on earth...the numbers don't add up), or sloths. And other kids think they're vampires there too. Only not the bloodsucking kind, the "psychic" kind, which feed off the "energy" of others. Yeah. It's an Ad Hominem attack on the Gaia Kiddies, but seriously, there is very little credibility outside the ED discussion, and even that's eroding. Anyways. Our hormones shift most importantly during puberty, and possibly in old age, as stuff begins to break down. There are anomalies, such as tumors (which spawn all sort of body weirdness, among other things, growing hairs and toenails inside the mass).

[ReginaK]

Its official then, no crossdressing during the wife's period, only grunting is allowed

It would also hint that menopausal women would be more accepting since they are no longer getting a hormone surge which puts them off effeminate men.

Solution: Synchronize your crossdressing schedule to her ovulation schedule.

I'm pretty sure after a year or so, you can predict the cycle fairly accurately. Shave when the cycle is at it's low point and by the time she's at her highpoint, you're all hairy and rough again.

[Ms.Susan]

Stand by, I'll ask my wife If i don't come back, somebody please call 911!!!!!

[Shannen]

I'm confused now. Could somebody draw a picture? Am I supposed dress in a skirt or put on a lumberjack outfit during her ovulation?

and that bit about the scissors has got me pretty scared Holly!

-Shannen

[Ellisia_Lynch]

I'm confused now. Could somebody draw a picture? Am I supposed dress in a skirt or put on a lumberjack outfit during her ovulation?

and that bit about the scissors has got me pretty scared Holly!

-Shannen

What it means is you need to be all blokey half way through her cycle, when she is most fertile, and you can dress up around the time of her period - yes I know, just as the PMS hits!!! Ah well....

Ellisia

[bgirl]

I dont ovulate, I oscillate.