I notice people seem to call each other "girl" or "lady" here. I'm puzzled over this because I don't consider myself to be a girl or a lady.
I wear women's clothes out of preferance (in fact my wife even finds it erotic). I find cosmetics to be a ton of bother and when they're applied I can't really see any difference in my appearence unless they're so thickly applied that I end up looking like a Geisha. I have never considered myself to be a woman though (having said that I'd love to have the experience of being a woman if there's ever a reincarnation). Deep down, I know I'm a man. I know I would never pass as a woman for several reasons:
1. I have an Adam's apple.
2. My face - eyebrows, jawline, hairline are all male.
3. I don't curve in at the waist (even overweight women curve inwards a bit).
4. I don't have a curvaceous backside.
5. I don't walk like a woman because anatomically I'm not a woman.
6. I have a male voice.
I would never "pass" and never intend to try to do so - even though secretly I'd love to be able to be seen as a woman.
So... this seemingly overwhealming desire to "pass" and to consider oneself as a woman while wearing women's clothing baffles me. Maybe I'm missing something?