How many of you like being a man?

[jill_cd_girl]

So this is related to some questions on the boards. I certainly enjoy dressing in women's clothes - that is definitely clear. I also like feeling like a woman, trying to act like and be a woman, etc.

But I confess I actually like being a guy - I like dressing as a guy, going around as a guy, etc. I've had times where I could have dressed 24 hours a day for weeks but I just didn't want to because I just wanted to be a guy.

Maybe that's why I am not exactly ts but a fetishistic crossdresser or whatever.

[AmandaBlack]

I'm glad I am a guy, period. CDing is fun because it is something I am "not"...fantasy, a place to go to, a taboo, my own secret. Those are the fun things about CDing that I enjoy as well as the sexy feeling of hosiery or satin and lace. But my guy life is 180 degrees out from this and there are many things I can do there that if I were a woman, I could not.

[PetiteDuality]

Wow, I love being a man. I love being a husband and a father. Is the most important part of my life.

[jill_cd_girl]

I'm glad I am a guy, period. CDing is fun because it is something I am "not"...fantasy, a place to go to, a taboo, my own secret. Those are the fun things about CDing that I enjoy as well as the sexy feeling of hosiery or satin and lace. But my guy life is 180 degrees out from this and there are many things I can do there that if I were a woman, I could not.

Well put Amanda.

[ArleneRaquel]

I am a gurl 24/7 - enuf said. :battingeyelashes:

[jill_cd_girl]

I am a gurl 24/7 - enuf said. :battingeyelashes:

And i'm certain you make a mighty fine and beautiful one, Ms Arlene! :)

[ArleneRaquel]

And i'm certain you make a mighty fine and beautiful one, Ms Arlene! :)

Thanks Jill :love: a

[JulieP]

i honestly without a doubt totally dislike everything about my male side.

[sherri52]

I like to dress as a woman and if I could it would be 24/7. However; I like some parts of being a man. Although I don't care to watch a game, I like to play. At 57 I like that I'm not the last one picked to play basketball and that I'm one of the first ones picked for football. I enjoy playing the games. I don't fish per se but I love to go back packing for days or weeks at a time and fend for myself along with friends. Unfortunately the world is not ready to see me hiking a trail with friends in a mini, but I'd like that. I still clean the house, do laundry, cook and all the other womanly type chores and like doing them enfemme. Put me in a dress and make me a happy woman. Give me a third but accepting wife and mak me exstatic.

[Jaydee]

I enjoy being a guy. I love being a husband and father, they are very fulfilling to me. I also enjoy CDing and it fills some kind of need, but is not the primary focus of my life.

Jaydee

[jenna_woods]

I like being a guy but if had a choice to be a women 24/7 I would for ssure

[eileendover]

I do like being a man. I've never been overly-concerned with fitting into all the usual male stereotypes, and I think I have integrated my sensitive emotional side into my logical analytical side. I never did like most sports, and I start to doze off if my SO decides to watch her favorite team on tv. I'd much prefer to watch an old movie.

Whether building something or cleaning something, or fixing the car or fixing a meal, is typically masculine or feminine, I don't feel very constrained either way.

But occasionally escaping into the appearance of a woman is something completely different, and getting a chance to experience that transformation is very exciting.

But hey, that's just me.

[Staci G]

Good question. I do not like my guy self I don't enjoy being a man I would love to be a woman and I'd change in a heartbeat, that being said I am afraid I would then be attracted to women anyway but I guess that would change too who knows? I do however know that the one thing I do enjoy about being a male is being with women..

[Starfire Jade]

I enjoy being born a guy aswell. I always WILL be a guy. This is just my form of expression.

[jennifer g.]

i fell the exact same as you Staci

[JiveTurkeyOnRye]

I like being a man, and I will go one step further and say this, I've never felt more like a man than I have in the past year as I've come out as a CD. My feminine qualities have only increased my pride in my male self.

[Karen__Starr]

My male side of me is a good one but would lose it in two seconds flat given the chance. Do I like being a guy, heck no.

[kellycan27]

All I can say is............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjWn-ueeeLw

:heehee:

Kel

[annomusE]

Hey Kim,
I feel the same way! My CDing seems to come out when I want to be feminine and wear clothes that show of one's body.
cheers,
E

[gabimartini]

I like being a guy, too! Transitioning or hormones never quite crossed my mind. CDing is fun, it's an integral part of my life, but that's where the line gets drawn.

[HannahF6]

No doubt at all, from an early age I wanted to be a girl and have never felt entirely comfortable being a man. It is a lot easier to switch now than it was 55 years ago. If I could be 10 years old again in 2010 I'd switch, I'd find a way.

Hannah

[jo_ann]

would I like to wear constrictive dresses and heels 24/7.. no. Most of the time I like to get shit done, which isn't easy while dressed up (let's face it). Would I LOVE love love to wear comfortable clothes that were considered feminine? (bright colors, perhaps floral patterns, shiny shoes, lace, etc), hells to the yes!

[Megan70]

But I confess I actually like being a guy - I like dressing as a guy, going around as a guy, etc. I've had times where I could have dressed 24 hours a day for weeks but I just didn't want to because I just wanted to be a guy.

Maybe that's why I am not exactly ts but a fetishistic crossdresser or whatever.

My thoughts exactly Jill, there are days I'm just not in the mood and you can't think or live like that if you are a TS which I am glad I am not. I like to choose thadays of gender role p[laying and method acting "impersotating a woman". Then there are days or weeks I find it revolting. If I would have had a SRS I'd have killed myself by now by making the wrong dsecison. I want to keep all my parts and attach on the false ones.
Megan70(lol)

[Tina L.]

I enjoy being a man just like Amanda said without this secret side of me there may not be any excitement in dressing.
i like the fact it's taboo. it's possible if i were passable it might be different.




Tina L.

[Kim_Bitzflick]

I kind of like my guy side, but there are times I wish I could be a woman too. I never quite fit in with "the guys" and do guy stuff. I tend to fit in with the girls, but then I feel uncomfortable like I'm supposed to be doing guy stuff. So I force myself to socialize with guys, but if I could be a woman and still have my life (wife & kids & relatives) the same, i would change.

[MissAmy]

I like being a boy sometimes

[Brooke A]

It really depends, some days I am very happy as a man, other days, I would throw away all my jeans & tighty whiteys forever. Usualy I'm stuck somewhere in between. I most enjoy being my male self when I'm building something or fixing something. The sense of pride & accomplishment that comes from a job well done is hard to replace. However on the other days it's no comparisin to the feel of nylons & high heels. I'm often torn trying to decide which side of the fence that I should be on.
BTW Jill, I enjoyed your website.
Brooke.

[LisaM]

Unlike most of the replies---I can't stand being a male. It bothers me every day, and every minute of every day. It is a real disconnect that is very difficult to deal with because those who see me think I am a happy and successful male.

Why? I don't know. I have always felt that way. My earliest memories are praying at night that I would magically wake up as a girl in the morning. I think they were around 5 years old.

[Rogina B]

I have had a lifetime of adventures and misadventures and I am tired of playing a guy...I want to be a trophy wife with the power of the pussycat..Makes men do most anything..Yes,I want that power!:D

[monika]

I love being a man and would not change it for anything!
Crossdressing is more of a hobby for me.

[eileendover]

Hypothetically speaking of course, but if it was an all-or-nothing decision, would you guys (those of you who don't much care for your male persona) also take on menstrual cycles, pregnancy, labor, and delivery?

[JulieP]

Hypothetically speaking of course, but if it was an all-or-nothing decision, would you guys (those of you who don't much care for your male persona) also take on menstrual cycles, pregnancy, labor, and delivery?

yes i would.

[Bailey_in_Mansfield]

But my guy life is 180 degrees out from this and there are many things I can do there that if I were a woman, I could not.

For me, it's the exact opposite of the above. Amanda feels that if she was really a woman, she'd be limited from some of the opportunities she currently has, and that's fine. But for me, if I was a woman, I'd have more opportunities than I have now (which is to say, damn near none), and I don't have a wife or kids right now that make me glad to be who I am. So yeah, I really truly do wish I was a woman. I hate being male. Hate it.

[belindat]

I hate many aspects of being a male. The physical. The mental. The expectations. I don't want to be a male at all. But then again I'm not sure I want to be a female either. I don't think males have a good grasp of what it takes to be a female.
In theory I would become a female in a hearbeat. In reality I'm not so sure I could.
So I guess I would leave it up to my wife. I'm happy when she's happy. So If she wanted me to be a female, then female I would be.

So do I hate what I am more than what I'm not?

It's too hard a question to answer.

[SuzanneBender]

I am in the same boat as Bailey, Lisa, Kitty and several of the other girls in this thread.

I don't hate being a man because I am not one. I have always been a woman. I had to conform or society and its members were going to steal my lunch money, beat me up and not let me play with them at recess. Ohhh to think where I would be today if we would have had the internet back then. Years go by and you never stop feeling like the bullies are going to stop you on your way home and all of a sudden you are living a life that isn't you. I hate playing a role that dosen't reflect the person I truly am.

I love being a father and husband, but who says you have to be a "man" to be a good father and husband. I think even though I am a Swiss Army knife of gender I do a pretty good job in that department.

[eileendover]

yes i would.

You're a better woman than I am, Julie!

From what I've seen from this side of the fence, there are too many things about being a woman that I'd find way too challenging. But I can certainly understand the desire to reach for the stars.

Here's a book I recall from my college days. The title says it all: "The Natural Superiority of Women" by anthropologist Ashley Montagu. http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Superiority-Women-Ashley-Montagu/dp/0020351283

[kathie225]

being a guy. I've been one my entire life and sort of gotten comfortable with it, but more importantly, it affords me a flexibility I wouldn't otherwise be able to indulge. Wearing panties wouldn't hold any special appeal. My fantasy life would be more "sterile". What is there to look forward to that could measure up to the thrill and comfort of just wearing panties?

Each of us has a story and unique reason for being where we are. That is a very important part of our individual lives. Celebrate it and enjoy yourself to the max.

[MissAmy]

Hypothetically speaking of course, but if it was an all-or-nothing decision, would you guys (those of you who don't much care for your male persona) also take on menstrual cycles, pregnancy, labor, and delivery?
only if I had too. Those are the downsides.

[ArleneRaquel]

Fantastic reply Suzanne ! :)

[AllieSF]

I love all parts of me. This CDing has helped me in that. So, when a male I like that and when dressed, I like that too. In either mode I am still me with either a few additions or subtractions from my presentation and approach to others. It is so much fun being me!

[JackieInPA]

I absolutely 100% hate being a male in body. I have never like it, cant say i ever will.

[Hope]

The only time I appreciate being a guy is peeing in a public restroom. And that is not exactly an enjoyable experience ANYWAY.

[Sandy Banks]

I enjoy being a guy, I have a shoe and underwear fetish as a guy too....i like being well dressed either way........and being a girl is a great hobby!!!

[sissystephanie]

I was born a man, and over 70 years later I still am a man! A widower, I am the father of two wonderful grown children who know I crossdress! Many of you know that my late wife supported my CD activities for the almost 50 years we had together.

Yes, I love to crossdress and look feminine! But under the satin and lace, I am still a man and always will be!! And I am proud of it!!:)

[Raychel]

I have always been a guy and always wil, I just happen to love to dress in womens clothes. I still feel like a guy when I get d45rressed up, Just in clotehs that feel more comfortable.

[Miranda09]

For me, I'm absolutely comfortable with my male self, as well as being very comfortable with my female self. Really have no desire to change that either. I like to think I've struck a nice balance between my two personas. :)

[UASIANGAL]

I like being a MAN.... and so do all my girl friends!

[Lucy_Bella]

Love being a man!

What is so great about being the man I am is the crossdressing , when I surpressed my dressing it made me grumpy and a jerk .

Now that I don't surpress it I have became twice the man , I no longer go on useless tiraits of little things in life , I have a mixture of sensitivity and thought before I act.

Yes being a man is great and being one who isn't afraid of showing his sensitive side is even better :)

[HannahF6]

I was so interested in Lisa's comment. I remember doing the same thing when I was 10 to 12 or so. I went through a religious phase and prayed every night, "dear God please when I wake up I want to be a girl". Every morning I'd check and the hateful thing was still there.

Hannah

[Chloe Renee]

It has its moments but in general no. I have felt that something was amiss since about 6 or 7. Being a man has caused me quite a bit of grief actually, I spent many years trying to "man up" in public, despite being very girly behind closed doors.

[Miss Petra]

Just Luv being a guy and a girl. I have the best of both worlds with out that monthly PITA.

Petra

[Jocelyn Quivers]

I've grown to love, accept, and appreciate my male side. I also at times like being a guy as it does carry with it a lot of bennifts. Don't get me wrong if had millions of dollars I'd probably go 24/7, but since that scenario is not going to happen I'm content with the way things are.

[Nicole82]

I enjoy being a guy, for me going MtF has no interest, however if reincarnation were to exist or mankind was finaly able to perform brain transplants then I would definatly take the GG option.

[Bree-asaurus]

I'm kind of in the process of figuring out WHY I dress... but I don't mind being a guy... I just wish I was a girl sometimes :-D I do some guy stuff but I think I relate more to being a girl. But I'm not unhappy... sans the depression ;-)

[jill_cd_girl]

These are all very interesting viewpoints on the question. Thanks for sharing everyone.

It seems like there is a distinction to be made at least between being a man, masculinity, masculine traits and mannerisms, and gender expectations of being a man.

Certainly most things (if not all) a man can do a woman can do just as well. I think the main set of considerations for my answer to this question come from self-reflections as a guy. When I'm just going about my business and doing my thing, whatever it may be, as a regular guy, most times I feel just great - I don't feel like something is 'off' or not right. I imagine that this is different for those of us further from the center on the transgender spectrum. So I suppose it's not that I am explicitly conscious of being happy as a man per se, so much as being totally happy when I am just a guy, not dressed at all.

Lately, however, I must say that I've been thinking about dressing quite a bit ('lately' being the past month). I think it has to do with my recent feelings of stress and worry (finances, job security, etc.). I suppose dressing acts as that nightcap or cigarette that one could use after a stressful day.

[Erica S]

Yes, I also do fall in the category of "fetishist CD". So I find no issues of either of my sides, but like both.

[Georgia Rose]

I think this ones been around a few times before. For me, I like being a guy but also like dressing as a woman even if only in private. I'm home alone for 4 weeks and can dress as often as I like so I make the most of it. Probably once get the chance once a week at most when my wife returns. But hat's ok as my primary role is as a guy. I think the great thing for a lot of crossdressers is we can have the best of both worlds at times. So many guys especially are so hung up on acting out the macho thing that life becomes a struggle for them.

[jo_ann]

Some great points, especially about the expectations of a man. thank god I'm not expected to be the breadwinner (wife actually makes slightly more than I do), but at the same time I'm expected to fix stuff around the house, maintain the yard, and ironically the household chores (dishes, laundry, garbage, most of the cooking). As much as I like to be smart (so I'm told), sometimes it's nice not having to do anything (or think hard). It's like the other day at work, I've had this crazy hectic schedule for a project, and I finally needed a break from it so I did some mindless woodworking to improve something in my office, I didn't care if I got backlashing (did it during non-work hours).

[Carole Cross]

I have never really liked being a guy, I have always wanted to be a girl. Now, at last I am transitioning to become one and finally be happy. :)

[NathalieX66]

"My dysphoria doesn't manifest itself in the physical,
my dysphoria manifests itself in a store room window".

I'm 70% guy/30% girl.

I never let gender get in the way of my choice of apparel. I love being a man....just wish I could do it in women's clothes every day. Somehow I was never taught gender roles as a child, and I just went in the direction I did. I emcompass the traits of both my parents.

[Mary Jane]

I enjoy being a man. Dressing is an important part of my life but not the most important.

[Kate Simmons]

Interesting how this answer changes sometimes, depending on the crowd. I can ask the same question in a different way and most will say they hate being a man. Go figure.:)

[JamieG]

I'm fairly happy with who I am, including my male body. So yes, I like being a man. I like to do a number of typical male things like: watch sports, program computers, go white water rafting, drink yummy microbrews, etc. I enjoy being a father and a husband. My biggest problem was that growing up as a boy, I was told that I wasn't allowed to like girly things. Also, I wasn't good at some of things I was supposed to be good at: I was never very strong, I had awful hand-eye coordination, etc. But that has nothing to do with "being a man" so much as being a "man in today's western society."

As I've mentioned in posts elsewhere, I recently gotten into ballet, and have realized that physically I have many of the characteristics that they look for in male dancers. So it turns out, the male body I was given was not "substandard" as maybe I once thought, it's just designed for something that our society doesn't encourage in men.

I think I would be quite happy if I could wear whatever I want, whenever I want; engage in any activity no matter how "feminine" it is; and be free to express my emotions when I needed to. I wouldn't need to be female or perceived as female. Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like to be physically female, and if I had a magic power to change at will, I probably would use it frequently. But I would always go back to the original me. This is who I am.

[meri]

I like aspects of both. There are many advantages to being a guy in this culture and I have enjoyed them and taken advantage of the opportunities when they arose. I also like a lot of the male clothing, e.g., sport coats, tux, bomber jacket, bow-ties, etc. I also like skirts and a skirt and sport jacket actually work together pretty well.

I have always enjoyed making love to women as a guy.

There is also part of me that try's to distance me from my guy self, part of me that rejects it. I suspect I am rejecting the more blatant and over the top aspects that men exhibit like extreme competitiveness, arrogance, male "macho" and similar ilk.

I have never liked hanging out in bars and dance clubs, don't go to sporting events of any kind, don't watch sports on TV, don't like cigars or poker. I don't like anything about places like Las Vegas, the whole place just feels wrong to me.

So, I am a mixed bag with respect to guy-stuff.

Same goes for girl-stuff, some of it I like, other parts I don't like.

In the end, I am a grocery shopper, that is, I pick the parts of the culture that I like and adopt them for myself. I largely ignore or avoid the aspects I don't like. I don't feel the need to "fit in" with the culturally approved path of male or female. I am plowing my own track in the snow.

[joannemarie barker]

i don't mind being a man but being a girl is more exciting :) having said that,if i was a girl then dressing wouldn't give me that excitement so who knows lol :)

[JiveTurkeyOnRye]

i don't mind being a man but being a girl is more exciting :) having said that,if i was a girl then dressing wouldn't give me that excitement so who knows lol :)

Yes! If I were a girl then I'd miss the fun of being a crossdresser ;)

[Sarah Doepner]

At this moment I love the fact that I'm dressed and as girly as I can get. Later today I'll change back to male, then get together with my buddies to drink a few beers and go to an NBA game.

I used to compartmentalize it totally and that made it so much more difficult to appreciate either my male nature or my desires to share some of the rich feminine experience that crossdressing allows me to sample. I'm not interested in transitioning and although I thought about it shortly once or twice, I will attempt to integrate the two and be happy where and how I am in the moment. Zen fem I guess.

[Joanne Curl]

I love being a husband, father and brother. However I also like being Joanne. When I'm Joanne I'm completely Joanne, no part way. I don't know why but I love being a woman too. I'd like to be a bit more feminine and I hate my male patterned baldness, hairy body and giant hands-those things I'd change if I could, but I'd still want to me male. I'd judt like to female at other times.
Joanne

[Sooty]

I have to say it's taken quite a few years to get to this point.

I am usually just happy to be me.

Dressed male/female/whatever, being masculine/feminine (these don't always go with what I'm wearing ;)) doing whatever.

I just try to have fun.

[Vieja]

Dressing is a fun thing for me. Would I like to be a woman? I think not. There are too many bad things that happen to women. They often happen when women get careless and find themselves trapped in a bad situation. From what I have read they are often victimized by people they know and trust.


Vieja

[Phyliss Hdson]

While it is true that I love the clothes, love the way I feel when dressed, and enjoy getting out as a woman, I am happy to be a guy. I have a wive that I enjoy being with as a husband, and kids that I enjoy being father.
So yes I am a guy. I guy that loves being a part time woman.
Hugs Phyliss

[KarenSusan]

I don't particularly like being a man.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Jill

Yes it's really true
((you can have your cake and eat it too))
I have the best of both worlds Mr. Drab and Miss Orchid

Orchid

[StaceyJane]

I remember looking at the evening sky as a teenager.
"Starlight starbright first star I see tonight
I wish I may I mwish I might have the wish I wish tonight.......
I want to be a girl"

I still feel the same way.

[ArleneRaquel]

Since childhood I have dreamed of being a woman as an adult. :battingeyelashes:

[Jason+]

I am happy enough being male. For a time I thought that maybe I would have been happier as a woman than a man because then nobody would care what I wore. That led me to the realization that being male wasn't the actual problem and instead it's the very narrow definition of what male is supposed to be.

I don't have the internal switch that gets triggered to feminine by putting on a skirt or dress but add some lipstick, nail polish and perfume to it and I'll feel prettier and much better dressed than in pants and t shirt.

Like most I have little to no interest in sports now. In high school I played the same position in both basketball and football i.e. snare drummer. :D As for activities, I probably shouldn't ride the Goldwing in a dress even if it's a long one. :D Yesterday I ended up sitting on the floor in the middle of three computer parts puddles thinking to myself "good thing I didn't pick a miniskirt today."

So at the end of the day I don't mind being male but please don't try to restrict me to it anymore.

[Cary]

I'm glad I am a guy, period. CDing is fun because it is something I am "not"...fantasy, a place to go to, a taboo, my own secret. Those are the fun things about CDing that I enjoy as well as the sexy feeling of hosiery or satin and lace. But my guy life is 180 degrees out from this and there are many things I can do there that if I were a woman, I could not.

I feel the same way!

[TGMarla]

This is a hard question to give a simple yes or no answer to. I've accepted that I'm a man. There are times I guess I enjoy being one. I'm happy to be my wife's husband. When I'm skiing, golfing, fixing stuff, acting, playing music, working, etc., I'm good with being a man. But overall, and after a lifetime of consideration, I'd still rather be female. But I'm not going to change, and I've come to accept my situation as it is.

[slamddoger]

i like both side of me there is thing that you can do mail i like to play bask ball and foot ball. and in my femail side i like go out shopping

[Brandi Wyne]

For me it's not so specifically one or the other. I grew up as a male who loves females and with the urge to be more female. I did a lot of the stuff guys do and have some great memories. Occasionally, I still make time for some of those things. However, now I can and need to address my growth as a female. So, I spend more time now cultivating Brandi as a person in her own right, within the limitations that I currently have.
:love:

[Dee2U]

I would give up being a man in a heartbeat. It is so restricting and I just hate the role expectations. I dont want to be strong and silent. I dont want to fix or make things and I wish people would stop expecting me to. There is nothing I like better than keeping house en femme; chatting with friends over coffee etc. One of my major pastimes is cooking. The only reason I dont enjoy clothes shopping is because it is either drab for me or watching from the sidelines with my SO, knowing that I cant participate and enjoy shopping for myself. I want to be myself but cannot. I accept that I am biologically a male but that doesnt mean I am a man....Dee

[Jill]

Without having read all the other replies...

I do like being a guy. I think in some ways it would be fun being a woman for awhile but I believe that in many ways, male life is just a lot more simple and I appreciate the simplicity that comes along with being male.

I've been learning and finding that it's important for me to accept myself for who I am. The guilt and shame of cross dressing hung on me for years and it got old. I'm learning to love and embrace my female side and I think it's important to love and embrace my male side too. I also feel fortunate in that I feel comfortable with my manhood, I don't feel the need to prove anything. I don't need to drive a big truck or start fights to prove that I'm a man. I'm the kind of man that I respect and can be proud of.

[meri]

...That led me to the realization that being male wasn't the actual problem and instead it's the very narrow definition of what male is supposed to be...

Jason, this is *very* good!

[JiveTurkeyOnRye]

Jason, this is *very* good!


I agree. I think I may have to steal that line because it best sums up what it's taken me lots more words to say in conversation and even threads.

[TeriAnn]

The answer to that is NO. I was born this way not of my choice. Do I like the way I am or the way I look as a male no I do not.
If I had a choice I would go for SRS and live my life as a female. I have a nine year old daughter who knows nothing of TeriAnn but I will do my duty as a Dad and be there for her when she needs me. My wife is no longer around so I play the part of Mother and Dad. When I have to be the mother figure I just wish I could dress the part but don't for fear of hurting my daughter

[Kari Lynn Franks]

I kind of like my guy side, but there are times I wish I could be a woman too. I never quite fit in with "the guys" and do guy stuff. I tend to fit in with the girls, but then I feel uncomfortable like I'm supposed to be doing guy stuff. So I force myself to socialize with guys, but if I could be a woman and still have my life (wife & kids & relatives) the same, i would change.
I'm with you some times you feel like a man some times you don't

[siantv2003]

I agree - whilst I am certainly learning to better understand (and embrace) this part of my life, I am very happy as a guy and can sometimes go weeks and months without even thinking of dressing. Weird?

[Nicole Brown]

For many years I have lived my life as a male and wished that I was a woman. I am much happier living as a woman than I am as a male. Anything that I could do as a male, I believe I can do as a woman. Earlier today I spent several hours digging my driveway out from under about 10 inches of snow. I used a snow blower to help but also had to shovel the walk to the front door and several other areas.

So, there I was, in my boots, black stretch pants, a purple turtle neck sweater and my gold ski jacket. My hair was tied back and I wore a pink baseball cap. You could plainly see my chest protruding from my jacket and if you looked closely, you could see the minimal makeup I wore. Everyone else up and down the street clearing their driveways were the male of the house. I however was able to do this chore as a woman.

I guess what I am trying to say is that I have no desire to live as a male and as soon as possible I will move to living full time as my gender of preference. It's good to be back, I have missed all of the girlfriends I have made and look forward to rekindling old friendships.

Nicole

[suchacutie]

No doubt about it! I love both of my genders! Tina has only existed for 4.5 years but she is just such a strong part of me that I can't imagine losing her. At the same time there are a lot of "guy" things that I do that I just can't see Tina ever doing! Tina is just a high-maintenance kind of girl. She can cook a complete dinner in a dress and heels and never get a single drop of anything on her clothes. How could I ever imagine her kneeling in a garden pulling weeds, or sharpening her chain saw (or using it! She's be pissed of she broke a nail, let's face it!) or digging potatoes!! What a hoot! Besides, I look great in a tux!

But the biggest issue is her gf and my wife! She's completely hetero and the guy in me enjoys that immensely! But that's just me! :)

[Frédérique]

How many of you like being a man? I confess I actually like being a guy - I like dressing as a guy, going around as a guy, etc. I've had times where I could have dressed 24 hours a day for weeks but I just didn't want to because I just wanted to be a guy.

Oh, its fun to be a guy at times, especially if one doesn’t have to “be a man” for others. There’s a lot to be said for variety and its consequences. Of course, if I didn’t have something to react against, I wouldn’t be a crossdresser trying to distance myself from myself, if that makes any sense at all. I’ve certainly met and known some men worthy of emulation, non-eccentric males, I might add, but those men who live their lives differently are the ones who inspire me the most.

Its fun to “skirt the edge” (pun intended) as a male in women’s clothing and see how far I can push things. Of course, at this point in my life I’ve pushed things all the way, so I can go back to revisit certain feelings and pleasures. I keep the femme world close to my false bosom, unlike most typical men, but I wouldn’t want it any other way…:battingeyelashes:

[SuzanneBender]

I remember looking at the evening sky as a teenager.
"Starlight starbright first star I see tonight
I wish I may I mwish I might have the wish I wish tonight.......
I want to be a girl"

I still feel the same way.

OMG I have teared up! Thanks Stacey!

I can't count the times that I have said that.

Its hard being a man when you are a woman!

Hugs Suzanne:hugs:

[Rebecca Jayne]

I wouldn't change for a second. As a man I can and will do anything with the strength and conviction that I possess and that helps my feminine side which helps to balance my universe.

:eek:

[Robyn2006]

Heck, yes... it's so easy to be a guy and not have to worry all that much about your outfit and appearance. BUT, it's just not me. I'm only comfortable and myself when I'm in complete femme mode. If I could, I'd blink myself into a complete womanhood in a nanosecond. It's who I am. Even more, I so hate the male role I'm expected to play in life, which has always been so foreign to me. None of that macho stuff has ever registered for me, it's as if from another planet. :brolleyes:

Robyn

[Rebecca W.]

I like being a man, but I also like to be able to express my sensitive side as a woman. I wish that we can gain a level of acceptance from the public to freely dress without the guilt.

[Sarah_K]

I love being a man and would not change it for anything!
Crossdressing is more of a hobby for me.

I was going to wait until I read the whole thread before replying but had to say - Monika, you are extremely HOT. I've checked out all your pics on flickr and gotta say that you pull it off in a STELLAR manner.

That being said - I am perfectly comfortable being male myself and love having a wife and kids. I don't particularly like the standard primetime sports - I'm more of a racquetball, skiing, paintball, LaCrosse type - but at the same time I'll take a good sci-fi show over a tear-jerker any day. That's a guy thing, right? ;-)

Dressing for me is more of a fetish thing at this point... I love women and only see myself having relations with them (and only one in particular - my wife). I mean don't get me wrong - when I go out drinking with my buddies I check the babes out and flirt like a champ... but at the same time I'm also drinking in the fashion along with the beer and making mental notes of what I like :)

If presented with the opportinity to go full in, I honestly don't know what I'd decide. I mean, I've mentioned in a few other threads that I'd die for a huge set of boobies and I would :) but changing everything about me in a permanent manner is something that would require a lot more thought.

[bron]

I wish i was neither...its too hard being a woman in a mans world....and it sux being a guy.

[cd300]

i have taken the gender test and its always 60 m 40 fem or 70m 30 f.
i am a husband father and brother i love that too. i like the weight that falls off my shoulders when i am able to dress and to feel so fem and pretty. i wouldn't do it any different then i do now with one exception. wish my s/o was more open minded to both sides of me rather then just to my male side..
overall it great to be me on both sides of the coin.!!!
Jessica

[KateSpade83]

By default I live a man's life and I do dude things like bmx freestyle. I got manly hobbies but if I had the choice to determine my sex at birth I'd be female. I beleive no SRS can change me into a woman so I gotta be a man...

I'd rather be a woman and go through periods and childbirth. I'd love being a beautiful trophy wife and giving great sex to my husband!

[Danielle76]

Definitely enjoy being a man. If I had to choose to become a woman and/or cd full time, or to stay a man, I would choose my manhood. CDing is very pleasurable to me, but it is not tied up in my identity or anything. It just gets me off is all.

[msniki48]

i honestly without a doubt totally dislike everything about my male side.



Jill, I have to agree with julie. When i think about it, i know how to be a man as i have practiced for 58 yrs, but i do have to think about it. i do not like team sports at all. I do like doing, what would have been considered traditional man things [ sports] yrs ago when i was growing up.

I enjoy the out doors...golf, skiing , bass fishing, boating, motorcycle riding...but today all these things are being done by women also. So i could easily enjoy just being the woman...i don't need the male side....

ok ok except for work.

ok ok except when i'm around some of the family

ok except that my wig does not fit under the motorcycle helmet:eek:


yep i'm starting to hate that side of me....:battingeyelashes:

[Laura_Stephens]

I hate being a guy. :eek:

[issheagurl]

as a child i wanted to be a girl and as a teen i was dressed and acted as a girl,then i had to become a man to get by in life and worked out and played sport and just dressed when alone which i mainly do now:o

[msniki48]

For me, I'm absolutely comfortable with my male self, as well as being very comfortable with my female self. Really have no desire to change that either. I like to think I've struck a nice balance between my two personas. :)


I pray that i can find center someday too, as i don't see transition in my future.:daydreaming:

[Princess Ludwyna]

I like being a man and I like crossdressing. I must say I don't really know if I would prefer being a woman.
A cool thing would be to have the ability to swap from one to the other when we want but sadly it's not possible (beside cd).

Hey guess what? Next life I'll reincarnate as a girl and then I'll recontact you to say if I prefer this sex ;)