It just feels natural and 'right' - matching clothes to the 'me' inside.
Sarah
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] A day without crossdressing is a day wasted.
[SIZE="3"]It's completeness and contentment with me. I'm equally comfortable fem or in drag but I prefer the feminine. I love being and living as my true self.
Gennee [/SIZE]
I'm getting better with age. I may have started late, but better late than never!
"Don't let anyone define who you are".
This joke of mine was directly related to the "dumb blondie" label that Deborah Jane has added between her name and her gorgeous avatar showing herself as the most lovely and wonderful blonde. This funny label of hers is obviously to be taken with humour.
Moreover, remember that Deborah is at the moment conducting the most funny thread: "Blonde thought of the day...." on another forum of this board.
So that I never thought that my joke about the dumb blondes could be misinterpreted as being somewhat rude to Deborah, and I feel extremely sorry if it had been the case.
I am honoured instead to be Deborah's friend and especially praise, among other qualities of hers, her great sense of humor.
For the case my contribution has not been read as a good joke by some readers, I want to apologize a lot for my badly worded joke. You have to excuse me since I'm a dumb blonde too.
Kisses
For me it is very liberating when I am dressed as a woman. I feel like I belong in a dress, like I am at home when dressed. It is like I found a new sense of freedom to be Vivian, I have finally arrived.
When I first started CDing it was mostly a sexual thing, often combined with other stuff (see the thread on CDing and Bondage).
However, it gradually became less about sex and more about emotional things. I don't know exactly why I enjoy it so much, it's just so relaxing, I feel more able to express my emotions when 'en femme', I feel a lot more beautiful and I can look a lot more like how I often want to look. As for how it affects my personality, I am generally happier, more social (when I have got over the fear of stepping out of my room en femme... usually only on halloween and a few fancy dress things though) and I generally tend to think of myself in a somewhat less self-critical way when I am en femme.
Oh, and I usually end up sleeping sort of "en femme" (casual dress but no make-up, tights etc...) - I just find it more comfortable and it is pretty good to wake up in something other than "bob mode".
For me it's both thrilling and relaxing and nothing sexual. But somewhat sensual.
Angie
The main thing for me is to just be able to do what I what to do.
I think you just pick up things in life and you want to repeat the pleasurable experiences. Things like making a really great wooden birdhouse, seeing the Grand Canyon again, thinking about that black skirt and white top and getting the shoes right next time.
On one of my first outings, years ago, I was in a "support group" meeting and we began discussing some issue, something political, rising taxes or something, and I realized with a bit of surprise that I was exactly the same person no matter how I dressed. Keep that in mind next someone says something about you being "weird." You're probably just as "weird" either way.
Why people get hung up on the "s" word, sex, I just don't get. Most people get turned on by hot scenes at the movies, some go looking for magazines to buy, genetic women see "Firefighter" calenders and go "Whoa! Gotta find me one like that!" And, nearly everyone is auto erotic at one time or another - they just get in a mood. So, what's the big deal?
I may just be a "type" of CD on these boards, but I think it just comes down to whatever you think works for you. And, that can be debatable if it costs you jobs and stuff. Like, you can either stop doing that, or, find a different job/church/set of friends. In any case, if, like me, you don't want to stop, who cares why you do it or how, so long as it doesn't cause the planet to fall into the sun?
U can't keep doing the same things over and over and expect to enjoy life to the max. When u try new things, even if they r out of your comfort zone, u may experience new excitement and growth that u never expected.
Challenge yourself and pursue your passions! When your life clock runs out, you'll have few or NO REGRETS!
I believe that there are many reasons why we cross dress, but the words sensual and sexual seem to crop up a lot. I myself find wearing skirts and panties comfortable as well as arousing. I get excited looking at a new skirt and wondering what it would look like on me. Very often I find I am attracted by the clothes a woman wears rather than the woman (Incidentally Iconsider myself heterosexual). I have never made any attempt to pass but wear mostly male attire on top with skirt and panties with tights or hold ups. As to the sexual aspect I alsways dress to masturbate, but don'y always mastrubate when dressed.
For me it is sensual and exciting but not sexual. I love dressing to the degree that I can without causing conflict. I retired from a very "manly man" job with a great deal of constant conflict and now I just want to take my days (and nights) a bit more leisurely. Dressing seems to put me in that place. It just makes me much more happy and contented when I can dress.
Hi all
For me the levels of each have varied with my age, and even now vary with the situation.
As a teenager, when I first started crossdressing regularly, it was emotional. Then the hormones kicked in and it was sexual (heck seeing a display of peaches in the produce department at the grocers was sexual) and continued as such, although on the wane, until I was 27. Then it became emotional.
Now, at 51, it is emotional. I NEED to dress. It is something that I cannot be without. But, since I met my wife, the sexual aspect has re-asserted itself, at the appropriate time, and is absolutely heavenly and romantic! When I dress for her in a pair of lacy panties and a bra, and we make love -- ooooooh!
I best go now -- don't want to sound like a letter to Penthouse Forum
Huggles
Toni-Lynn
--I'm TN (transnationalist) - a Canadian born in an American's body! I stand on guard for thee!
I'll try to answer your question Mary K.
Why people get hung up on the "s" word, sex, I just don't get. Most people get turned on by hot scenes at the movies, some go looking for magazines to buy, genetic women see "Firefighter" calenders and go "Whoa! Gotta find me one like that!" And, nearly everyone is auto erotic at one time or another - they just get in a mood. So, what's the big deal?
We are not supposed to talk about the S word on this forum, because we are supposed to be ladies, and that is not the PROPPER thing to talk about, unless you are a ****ty type. Well, in all seriousness. GG's and SO's visit this site and I guess it it might offend one of them. But, My GOD we are mostly men here and we know what men like to talk about BUT there are plenty of porno websites out there where you can be human and talk about that aspect of CDing. This forum is closed to all such discussions. I hope this helps a bit Mary K. Hugs and Luck, Amber
"in varietate concordia"
It depends on my mood and situation how I feel when dressed. Sometimes it's just emotional. I love the feel and the look when I'm dressed. Other times it can be sexual. I'll even dress differently if it's emotional or sexual. I"m lucky to have a wife that finds my dressing sensual. On those evenings, I'll dress sexy. If it's dressing to fullfill my emotional side, I'll be more conservative. I strive for the "classy" look.
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Girls I meant the 'S' word meaning sex,I asked if it was emotional or sexual satisfaction that you got from dressing but didn't want us to get too explicit talking about sex in case we offend the moderators or break the rules of conduct.
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And we all know what happens to naughty girls if they brake the rules don`t we ( well at least i do )
They get a good ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- talking to
joanne
I think everyone knows it was a friendly joke with no bad intent between friends.
I know I responded to what you said knowing Debs as well, as having a great sense of humor and would look at your post with such.
I saw no harm in what you said, rather just humor which Debs is known for.
Your joke was funny and worded OK, I'm sure she'll find it that way as well when she reads it Nadia.
I would have taken it that way if it was directed at me, its all in fun
For me it's emotional, and sensual and sexual somewhat.
But then again I'm 25, anything and everything can be sexual to people my age.
It's really hard to describe though. It boils down to just FEELING "right".
You're right Kelly, when you say it "just feels right". and don't lose any hope, I'm 60 and its still a wonderful sexual experience for me also. Hugs, Amber
"in varietate concordia"
To me it just makes me feel happy and whole.
Interesting question.
I am always relaxed when dressed in what i consider my propper dress.
I would have to say Emotional and Spiritual.
"I am Yin & Yang, North & South, Night & Day, Feminine & Masculine" [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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When I first came to notice there was something different about me I new, even at 4-5 YO, that is was sexual even though I didn't know what sexual was. At ~13 it was sexual. The older I got the less sexual it became. Now, at 65, it's very relaxing. My BP will drop 10-15 points when dressed, even just slightly (slacks and shoes).