Frankly, I have absolutely no idea why I choose to wear women's clothing and all the accessories (wig, forms, etc). Do I feel there is an inner woman or at least a "gentler" or a lesser masculine side within me? Perhaps. I know I've espoused the concept that there is another person within me, a sister to my male side that strives to "break out' on occasion. But, what are the circumstances for her appearance. It is usually stress related or the relief of stress.

I started dabbling in feminine clothing as a single digit kid without any motivation to emulate a single digit girl. So, "What's up doc?" Doc doesn't know. It's pure rubbish that a male who does not cross dress cannot be a nurturing and kind or whatever feminine qualities you may want to assign to a person without a penis. I have numerous family members, co workers, and acquaintances who are nurturing and express all the perceived qualities of a woman. I know or have associated with many women who are downright disgraces to the human race, and, that's without regard to the absence of a penis.

For myself, I associated my qualities as having been developed by my exposure to certain people around me. Now, there are people around me who made me develop those societal positive attributes because I thought these people are downright disgraces to humanity. I did not want to follow them as a role model, and, some of them were/are women.

I also possess in my maleness qualities society expected of me. I continue to be the person and express the positive qualities that have been unchanged from what I've been told from as early as three years old. I've been able to slip into the role of a great husband, father, and grandfather; role model in society; etc, as well as, performing as an infantryman and all that was required as an infantryman. Being a successful infantryman is not something most women can successfully pull off.

My advice! Stay away from the psycho-babble. Be a peace with yourself by accepting who you are. You get nowhere over thinking why you like to wear a dress.

If I wasn't born a man, I would not have objected to having been born a woman.