Why do I dress?

[emmicd]

I knew I liked girls clothes from a young age and I was good at not revealing this desire to anyone.

I was always good in sports and seemed to fit in with the guys.

However dressing was my safe haven. I can't believe I was prone to this at the age of 5.

To me crossdressing is a core part of my personality that needs to be expressed even if secretly.

I also feel better when I dress. I have purged and bought, purged again and bought again only to purge again so I could buy again to wear what I missed wearing because I purged one to many times!

I also appreciate girls/women and am very happy being a guy. A guy who loves women and has a thing for wearing dresses.

So I pose the question, Why do you dress?

emmi

[Roxi Loh]

I wish I knew the answer. I was always curious about womens undergarments but never knew why. In puberty I was fascinated with older girls that wore a lot of make up and smoked on the bus. I think I put these together to where I wanted to wear the panties and such...and I wanted to look like these ****ty girls. That is how it started now I want to look like a soccer mom...

[Tophia]

Awesome question. It's really hard to explain. I just dress because I want to. I have a desire to do it, and I am me and I am going to be me. I have tried to explain it to my friends, although they totally don't understand they still support me 100% because they see my confidence and passion in what I do. It's very exciting, and like you, I just feel confortalble and happy when I'm "dressed to kill."

Like the old apple jacks commercials, why do you kids like apple jacks, because "we just do!"

I am just me and I am not afraid to express it.

[Miss Lulu]

Because it's in your blood!
You have this desire and it brings you in your safe haven. You said it yourself: "It's the core part of your personality". Why fight it?

[Staci G]

Because I love it love it love it... And I can't stop

[Kate Simmons]

Basically, because I can.

[psion128]

I do it because I like the way the material feels and I just think that men styles are too restrictive. So, I dress in the privacy of my home. No one knows the difference. And as for now, I like being in the closet about it.

[erickka]

I do it because it is an expression of my total self. I am 25 years happily married, and have no plans on trying to explain myself any further than the fact that it is the real me.

[Karren H]

Becase use I'm driven too.....

Don't know why and don't really care why since even if I knew why, it wouldn't change a thing... I'd still crossdress.... So I feel that it's not really worth the time and effort to persue something that, if known, won't effect anything in my life going forward.....

Karren

[Teresa Amina]

It's a matter of coming close to Being, a semi-fulfillment of that Wannabee desire that's always haunted me.

[Karren H]

It's a matter of coming close to Being, a semi-fulfillment of that Wannabee desire that's always haunted me.

And all this time I thought it was because you liked the sound of a big bustle?? hehe



Love Karren

[sarah378619]

I started dressing at 7 with nylons anf felt so girly. I liked that feeling and went all the way. I like connecting with that part of myself and I think we can all say the same thing.
sarah

[susie evans]

i don't even care at this point in time i just enjoy it to much

susie

[Toyah]

I crossdress because I love the feel of womens clothes and the much softer and more clingy fabrics, plus I get a real buzz out of it

[Eileen]

It is who I am and after years if being in the closet, it is time for me to be true to myself.

Eileen

[Janailene]

It is just part of my personality. I have loved it since being a child. When I was 27 and 140 pounds, I lived as Janice for a while, but realized that living as a woman was really not for me.

Why dress? I do not know.

[Stephenie S]

Because these are the clothes I want to wear. Like Karren, I too feel that it can be a waste of time to try and figure out why. That's a very masculine trait, this trying to figure out the why of everything, just relax, let go, and enjoy it.

Lovies,
Stephenie

[Valerie]

When I think of why I like women's clothes and hair and lipstick I get all confused. But when I buy a dress or new shoes, what a thrill! And when I put them on, I am just happy.

Valerie

[Chantelle CD]

To deepen my sense of self, to stop cutting myself off from feelings and emotions that i can feel, and love. Feeling dainty and beautiful just plain feels good to me, then again so does feeling manly and strong. To deepen my sense of self

[Sweet Jane]

I really have never had any idea why I have these desires and feelings. I have always been this way, and I have often wondered why I would want to do something which appears ultimately so strange and peculiar to all except maybe other crossdressers. I just figured that I was issued a female brain by mistake...either that or a male body by mistake????......all I can honestly answer is that I don't understand why I do this, which is why I think others must be scratching their heads as to why I do this sort of thing too....somedays I am just a little mixed up over this....otherdays I am completely confused!!!

[Josie femme]

I feel the same way about Make-up. Lipstick especially. Love the way Red lipstick looks and feels.

[Amy07]

What an awesome post.
I don't know either, but I love doing it. The undressing and dressing, the clothes, underwear, shoes, casual or formal.
Way out theory...I read most humans use around 25% of their total brain power.......maybe WE use 50% and enjoy both sides of the possible?!?
Or I could be wrong. Thanks for the question, Emmi!

[windycissy]

I crossdress because I love the feel of womens clothes and the much softer and more clingy fabrics, plus I get a real buzz out of it

That about sums it up for me too....I guess if I really knew, maybe I could stop!

[serinalynn]

I crossdress because I like the feel of womens clothing on my body.

[Kether]

After years of trying to understand and trying to stop it loads of times. Buying clothes and throwing them away. I still can't drive or walk past a shop with dresses in the window without looking. How do I dare to walk in a shop and buy a new skirt ?
I have no choice, can't live with out it.
As a man I am frustrated and bored, but as a woman I glide
When I told my GF she more or less started treating me as a woman straight away and I new I had found the light in the darkness, without her I had really struggled. All I know is I have hidden parts to myself that I am lucky enough to see and use. I now realize that nothing is black and white (apart from loads and loads of lingerie) .everything is in colour.
Just alot of pink Te He.