I noticed with surprise yesterday that it is already two years since a major turning point in my life. (Doesn't time fly!) I made two decisions which have changed my life massively. Joining this wonderful forum & coming out to my wife.
The support and encouragement here are simply amazing. I have been very fortunate that my wife has been generally tolerant of my CDing during this time, but the wonderful advice i have received here has certainly helped me to avoid pitfalls that i would probably otherwise have fallen into.
Whilst i am still only out to my wife, the freedom to be myself at home has been amazing. There has been a gradual change in what i wear, first just the occasional fem item, then that first time out underdressed, to daily undredressing and wearing certain fem clothes as standard. I haven't yet been out in skirt and tights, but i hope this will happen in the near future. The impression i get from my wife is that this might be ok, if we are away from home somewhere, which i respect. I would also love to meetup with other members here, if there is ever an opportunity.
As these changes have been very gradual, i hadn't quite appreciated the extent of them until i went shopping the other day. I am just starting a new job and had to go out and buy several smart shirts and trousers in specific colours for my new work attire. I suddenly realised that this was the first time in those two years that i had bought anything from menswear. Now i realise that shopping in the menswear department just feels so wrong!
For those two years, i have been slowly running down my male wardrobe and gradually replacing it with clothes from the better side of the isle.(During that time my previous work as a labourer meant i just wore old clothes to work that were past it anyway.) So now i just keep enough male clothes in the drawer for occasional family visits (a few days, twice a year) and my work uniform.
Anyway, sorry to ramble on, but what i really wanted to say is that none of this could have happened without the wonderful support of the other members here, especially those who run this great forum. I still have a long way to go, but at least there is light ahead.
Thank-you and best wishes to you all!
