Why do you do it?

[ronna]

Girls, I've read a lot of reasons here and I've made my own list.
Since there are only 10 choices, feel free to add your own.

Why do you do it?

[Joy Carter]

I do it so therefore I am.

[Butterfly Bill]

I voted "I don't need a reason", but you didn't include:

I like the feel of nylon, polyester, rayon, cashmere, velveteen, etc. sliding over my body as I move. I like the breezes up and down my whole body on a hot day. I hate having tight things around my waist. I like the way lots of female clothes feel, in general.

[MJ]

what if you were born this way i can't help being me it's who i am

[SandyR]

I just can't help it I was born this way!!!! And I am proud of that.....

SandyR

[Rachel Morley]

I think I was born with a natural disposition to it, but I needed a trigger. I got one and now I'm a hopeless (and happy) lost case

[Cassy11]

I believe it's something I was born with but then again I wouldn't have known that at the time. Having been curious about it when I was very young and then trying it I fell in love with style and the feel of the fabrics.

[marie354]

It may be genetic in some way, but I selectes that I don't need a reason.
I am who I am and that's all that I am. (Popeye)

[Amy Hepker]

I Do What I do, and I don't care what others think, or do I???

[Daintre]

None of the above, if I knew the "why" I would certainly be happier.

[Suzie S.]

I do it because I like it. I do it because I need to. It feels normal to be in women's clothes. It's an outward expression of what's on the inside. That's as close as I can come to an answer.

[aka.laura]

To me, it´s a hobby with a nice erotic touch. I love the feel of smooth fabrics, a skirt around my legs, things like that. Apart from that, I find using makeup very erotic.

[btmgrl6]

Got tired of being a female to male crossdresser.

[Vicky_Scot]

I just can't help it I was born this way!!!! And I am proud of that.....

SandyR

Ditto

[Kate Simmons]

I was unable to vote on this because my reasons are different. I do it to balance my male and female energies. If I do not keep them balanced, my energy abilities will not function. So, it is a matter of practicality to continue my work with positive energy.

[Tina Dixon]

How about all the above

[Sara Kat]

Why not? It's fun!

[michellebesweet]

Ronna,

I don't like a lot of your choices, some make it sound like we are just strange and weird people, we are not, it is just a natural feeling that completes you. That is my answer, " It is a natural feeling that completes me".

[Sam-antha]

I do not know, I do not want to know as long as I am happy.

[Tina Dixon]

Ronna,

it sound like we are just strange and weird people, we are not,

Never meant me have you

[Lady Katherine]

I was skinny and weak as a boy ... terrible in sports and all things boyish. With such an androgynous body, I found by age 11 that I looked quite nice in my mom's dresses and skirts. Perhaps that's why I began dressing and continue to do to this day ... feeling comfortable in a body that is more feminine than masculine.

[SherriePall]

Born that way.

[Sheri 4242]

I was unable to vote . . . I do it to balance my male and female energies.

I'm not certain I like how you phrased all your choices b/c they are dualities that are not necessarily logical matches. Combine genetics (b/c I truly believe that is a viable part of it all) with "born this way" (which is in agreement with the genetic theory), add "regardless, it IS who I am," then mix in that I absolutely LOVE that I am what I am (took years to get to this point of self-acceptance), then add in a whole bunch of what also has been said in that it balances me! (By the way, please take no offense that I said I wasn't certain that I liked how you phrased your choices b/c no offense was intended; it was just that especially as a retired teacher and coach, I saw some construction problems in how you were forming your choices -- some redundant, some with internal disagreement, and some with, it would seem, a thesis already mapped out.)

[GINA-CD]

Because society has defined I must wear something that doesn't feel like me. The same with accessories and make-up and how I use my hair.

Someone decided it is not acceptable for men to wear certain clothes, and I don't agree with that.

[Rita Knight]

You did not give a choice along these lines:

I could not find the woman of my dreams so I decided to become her.

If you can't beat'em, join 'em.

Dressing gives me the chance to escape my drab male life for at least awhile.

Women have much more varied choices in clothing.