Is Hallloween stressful or exciting for you?

[Cami desiree]

So Halloween is only 11 days away and I'm in such a dilemma as to what to wear, what parties to go to, do I go enfemme to parties that I will know people, stuff like that. Amazingly, it's not stressful to me but rather exciting. It's like my time to be myself and the preparation is part of the fun and excitement! I find myself trying different clothes on, looking at newspapers and on line for parties and convincing myself to just dress as I want and who cares what they say or think. I actually pass fairly well. Last year, I went in a very sexy outfit and some friends could not believe I wasn't a woman and that it was me. It was a blast.
So my question to all of you is, is Halloween a big deal for you and how do you feel about it? Are you as excited as I am? Do you hate it? Got any great stories to share about prior years?

[Rhonda Jean]

I ought to just stay home, but i'm always compelled to use Halloween as a test. Try this little personal challenge, if you will.

Do your damnedest to pass. Not necessarily to impress. Just strictly to pass. You don't have to go for the spandex mini. Do jeans and heels if that's what helps. Anything goes. Just transform yourself to the point to where when you walk out the door you don't see any possible way that anyone would ever suspect that you're not a natural born female.

Then go to Home Depot. Then Walmart. Then the cosmetics section at the department store of your choice.

Halloween is the one time of year when people who would usually be too polite or even afraid to say anything about you being crossdressed will have some sort of obvious reaction to your "costume". It might be a very positive reaction. They may say you look great, that you're very pretty. They may ask if you do this all the time. They may just smile in a knowing way. Threy may say they didn't even know until they heard your voice. But girls, if you can get through that and honestly think that no one read you, you better check. You probably have a vagina!

I'll keep on testing, but so far I've found all my parts to be securely intact. Kinda depressing.

[Karren H]

None of the above... For me it fattening!!! I just don't have the will power to stay out of the candy! I wish my wife would buy stuff I don't like. Come to think of it I don't know any candy I don't like. Lol

[Engendered]

Unfortunately, Halloween for me may be a bit of a letdown. It's the easiest time of year to go out, and I have no parties to go to at all. This makes me a sad panda.

[Kimberly Alice]

For me, it is very exciting. Last year I was able to become a Southern Belle. Had a blast handing out candy and then went to a friends house for adult drinks and stuff. This year there is the Pretty in Pink affaire in Vegas. This will be the first time having a complete weekend for Kimberly. I have a very pretty pink dress, pink jewelry and of course getting my nails done in pink. The entire weekend will be for getting out and having fun.

Life is tooooo short so enjoy when the opportunity presents itself.

Kimberly

[Marissa]

I would have to say exciting but this will only be my second time out for Halloween dressed. Last year was alot of fun, seeing everyone dressed in many different costumes. Only this year it was a bit more exciting since my daughters and I have interacted with each other on getting our costumes together. Shopping together and giving tips, etc. We wont be going to the same parties but still its a nice memory. I expect it to be an even better party that I attend this year.

Hugs,
Marissa

[LitaKelley]

This Halloween was supposed to be exciting and packed with fun as I planned on going to Salem, Ma to spend time with friends and introduce Lita to several of my friends, etc, but my car is junk and now I can't go.. I'm so upset over it... I can't do anything without my car.

[AKAMichelle]

I have been looking forward to it this year because the meetup group that I run in Denver is having a halloween party with about 50+ people coming. It should be a blast to have everyone there.

[docrobbysherry]

The ONE nite of the year I could go practically ANYWHERE with a mask on!:devil:

But, with my teen daughter still living at home, I can only dress in GUY costumes on H!:sad:

However, Halloween is BOTH stressful and exciting for me! I always try to come up with some brand new LOOKS! THAT'S exciting!:)

However, those always seem to require UNIQUE DETAILS!
Like; making/finding certain hard to find props, putting on MAKEUP, etc, etc!:eek:
THOSE THINGS R STRESSFUL!:brolleyes:

[Veronica 1]

The past two years I went dressed to private parties but this year a GG co-worker and I will be hitting the bars. She will be Frankensteins bride and I am going as Glenda the good witch, should be a blast if I dont freeze in my skimpy costume.

[Andy66]

I luuuurve Halloween! I never know what I'm going to be until the last minute though. I plan to go hang out on Fremont Street in Vegas, get tipsy, and watch people. Especially all you beautiful CDs. :love:


I have no parties to go to at all. This makes me a sad panda.
Awwwww... :hugs:
You should search your local paper or the web for fun things to do. If it's not too personal, whereabouts are you located? Maybe someone here has a fun idea.

[Karen__Starr]

I would say stressful for me in deciding what to wear LOL. I generally dress formal/sexy and hit at least one party followed by going out to a club to end the evening.

[Cassi3]

I usually enjoy halloween. If I don't go out I usually sit on the porch and watch the trick or treaters and take the time to chat and say howdy to the neighbors.

[Loveday]

[QUOTE=Rhonda Jean;2297644]Try this little personal challenge, if you will.

Do your damnedest to pass. Not necessarily to impress. Just strictly to pass. You don't have to go for the spandex mini. Do jeans and heels if that's what helps. Anything goes. Just transform yourself to the point to where when you walk out the door you don't see any possible way that anyone would ever suspect that you're not a natural born female.

Then go to Home Depot. Then Walmart. Then the cosmetics section at the department store of your choice.

Halloween is the one time of year when people who would usually be too polite or even afraid to say anything about you being crossdressed will have some sort of obvious reaction to your "costume". It might be a very positive reaction. They may say you look great, that you're very pretty. They may ask if you do this all the time. They may just smile in a knowing way. Threy may say they didn't even know until they heard your voice.



That's a good idea, I am going to try it if I am not on the road. I will have the perfedt excuse!
Thank - you Rhonda Jean

Loveday

[Danni Bear]

stressful and exciting all at the same time.

sitting on the porch,rugrats underfoot, more traipsing through the yard. Just another in a long line of family halloweens. It is more for the grandkids now the day they get to be whoever they wish hero/heroine, monster or whatever.

Danni

[Loni]

just another day in life.

[prene]

Halloween was the first time I was ever cding in public.

It was a blast. I could go anywhere and be accepted. I use it as a way to go out to those places a little to stuffy for me to go while cding.

It is was the time when I got comfortable dressing at thirft shops. "I was doing it for Halloween outfit". My got lots of clothes then and comfortable shopping for feminine things. Now I have no problem. I may try them on at home but I willl buy them now.

[DeeDee1974]

Before I we t full time, Halloween was the one day I could count on dressing no questions asked. Although I do remember my wife saying "a woman again?" a couple years ago. Plus my wife always got the short end of the stick - I would dress like a cute girl and she would be the guy of the couple. These have been some of my costumes Cher (to her Sonny), cheerleader (to her football player), Olive Oil (to her Popeye). This year I am going as a big hair 80s metal ****ty groupie chick. My wife isn't sure if she is coming out this year, but has a Slash costume just in case she decides to go as my bf one more time.

[PretzelGirl]

I have yet to be dressed on Halloween. Something always seems to come up. I try not to stress about it as stress is a self induced pain to me. This year is the same. But the reason is that I get to spend it with my grandsons for the first time. I win!

[Chickhe]

stress because of making arrangements for a sitter, party tickets, finding friends to go and not knowing exactly how your friends will react or if my wife will be in a party mood... excitement, because damn I look good in my costume!

[Rachel Mari]

I love dressing up for Halloween though I haven't done so for a few years. Our kids are just reaching the age where they want to go out with friends more than us their parents.
This Halloween will be the second year in a row that I'll be working 12 hour nights and won't be able to go anywhere fun. Well.... we have fun at work because we always find something to laugh and joke about.
Here's a short story from many years ago.
I was in the Navy in San Diego and had the Duty on Halloween. I managed to get the Duty Section Leader to let me leave the ship and go to a party on the condition that I make it back to the ship for the midwatch (0000-0400). So I left the ship in uniform and went to a shipmates house and changed into a gypsy girl and went the party. Now days I would think the outfit was terrible but at the time, and what I had to work with, I liked it.
The Master Chief, who was having the party, made a punch bowl of MoJo (P.I. receipe). It went down so easy but does it ever pack a punch. Needless to say, I didn't make it back to the ship until the next day. I was so worried that I was going to get busted but the Section Leader just laughed and said he really didn't expect me to be back anyway so not to worry about it.
I loved being the gypsy girl and no one gave me a hard time about it.
So... I guess you could say I don't find Halloween stressful for me.

[jjjjohanne]

I read about half of the responses when I had to speak up. Halloween is on Sunday. That means that dress up day at work for anyone who will dress in costume will most likely be on Friday. Saturday is when a lot of kids will trick or treat. Sunday is actually Halloween. If I am right, that means there are three occasions that a person could be in costume and say it is for Halloween. For me, I am planning on doing some dressing Friday during the work day. I won't do it at work. I'm excited.

[Tina B.]

Both exciting, and stressful, I will spend the days leading up to All hollows Eve, decorating the house with skeletons and monsters, lights and sounds to match, then on that night I will dress is something scary to hand out treats to the older kids, while the wife will hand out treats to the little ones that won't come near me. It's a lot of work, but also a lot of fun for one and all.
Tina B.

[Nicole Bishop]

Cant wait even though i have been out a bunch in public the last time was in may in Vancouver Canada .I will be in a one piece white turtleneck cable knit sweater dress with shorter sleaves an two leopard buttons on them above the elbow. A thick carmel colored leather belt and 5 inch carmel ankle boots to match. I will post pics later for sure as I tried it on last night ...Very hot!

[Tasha McIntyre]

Halloween is not really much of an event here in Australia. You get a few kids trick or treating, but that's about all. I do spend a lot of the evening thinking about my American "sisters" having a great excuse to dress up though :daydreaming:. Not without some degree of envy / jealousy either.

Have fun y'all :)

[Emily Ann Brown]

What stress? I didn't dress and go out as a kid, so I won't now. I will give out candy as my self (Em), and enjoy seeing the kids outfits.

Em

[Pythos]

Halloween is one of my favorite events of the year. I find very little stress aside from derision from my parental unit when it comes to my choice of costume. Last year I went as Mana Sama (Japanese music artist), in a costume I made (which would freak my mother out bad), this year I am going in the "improved" version of this cosplay. I don't know if I will be able to post pics of the costume here due to the fact it is not cross dressing. The subject of the outfit, and the outfit itself is androgynous, not male, or female.

I am stressed this year due to the fact the parental unit will be home, so I need to find a good place where I can get into costume for whichever parties I go to:)

[JamieG]

Halloween provided some great opportunities for me to start to accept my own crossdressing. I used Halloween as an excuse to buy my first tights and leotard in a store (which were never worn with a costume). A year later, I bought a jester costume because I'd be able to wear tights with it. I picked out the costume with the man on the packaging The shopkeeper gave me a once over and then gave me the one with a girl on the packaging. She said "It's the same costume, but you just picked out the Extra Large size, which will swallow you." The costume was basically a purple minidress (they called it a tunic) worn over black and white tights. I remember stopping to get gas on my way to the party, and getting some funny looks from the other customers. Later, as I was taking an elevator to meet a friend, I was joined by a young couple. The girl said "Wow, that a cool costume. You have a lot of guts." I got a number of compliments from the girls at the party too. Normally, the wallflower that I was hardly even got noticed by, let alone talked to, girls. I wore the same costume the following year with a different group of friends, including the woman who is now my wife.

A few years later, I wore a Spiderman costume that was basically a unitard. The year after that I finally went whole hog and went to a party in drag with my wife as two female pop singers. As we walked up the sidewalk to my friends house in our heels and wigs, my friend was standing on his porch wondering who these two girls crashing his party were. He was quite shocked when he realized it was us. Everybody at the party loved my costume. It still comes up in conversation today, over five years later. These various Halloweens helped me to realize that there is nothing wrong with wearing certain kinds of clothing, and that the world won't end if I publicly wear something that's "not for guys." Since then, I've come along way with my dressing and self-confidence. Without having Halloween as a somewhat safe way to explore non-traditional clothing, it's hard to say if I'd be where I am today.

Unfortunately, I haven't had an opportunity to go a Halloween party in a long time. The last time, about four years ago, I went as a goth guy. My wife suggested I don't repeat the drag thing in order to prevent suspicions. However, it's been a while now, and if the right party came up, and we could get a baby sitter, I think I would have do full-on drag again.

[Nikki A.]

Best day of the year. You get to dress up in front of people that you would usually not do. This year will be the third time in 5 yrs that I'll be dressing at work, although this year I'm going to work as Mimi (from the Drew Carey show). Looking forward to it, only person who knows Nikki is the office mgr and we already decided to split the prize the boss is offering for best costume. Saturday I'm invited to another party and may do it there again if my son is cool w/it. The party is at his friend's parents house and we're both invited.

[kimmy p]

My reply to your question is that I spend 8-9 months a year deciding on and planning my next costume. And I tend to get bolder each year. So I am quite excited as the holiday approaches.

[seatown9]

I am so tempted to go out this Halloween (I've never been out in public dressed). If I go, I'll go late at night... really need to decide on an outfit though...

[valeriemonroe2002]

Definitely stressful!

[TGMarla]

Well, I know that many of us look forward to Halloween as a time of year when we can dress with impunity and freedom from social duress, but I don't see it that way. First of all, for me this is not a costume. It's a rendering of who I wish I was, or who I wish I could be. So in a way, dressing on Halloween demeans what female emulation means to me. Halloween to me is scary monsters, ghosts, ghouls, and stuff like that. My feminine persona is far from any of that. Secondly, those of us who think that dressing on Halloween masks our desire to wear feminine attire from our friends and neighbors, I'd beg to differ. If you dress in a way that you present a reasonable facsimile of an actual woman, most people will assume that you have done this before, and possibly quite often. They'll figure that there's no way you'd be that good at it otherwise. Most non-crossdressing males who do the girl thing on Halloween dress in a way that makes them look a bit ridiculous, and is in mockery of their false womanhood. They'll show their chest hair, not bother to shave, and leave their legs all hairy and such. Lastly, since my wife really is not down with this whole aspect of me, I find it best to just leave it alone, and not flaunt it at her, even at Halloween.

But for those of you who are going to take this opportunity to dress and go out and have fun, well, I hope you have a whole lot of it. More power to you.

[KellyK]

I cant wait to go out all dressed up while people think I am doing it as a costume, but deep down I am feeling so sexy with myself!

[t-girlxsophie]

I dont see halloween as anything but just another day here.there doesnt seem as many kids going treat or treating,or much excitement generally as in years gone bye.At least the TG Community are still showing the way.Giving those that just arent able to get out any other time an excuse to get dolled up go out and strut their stuff.no invite came my way this year,oh! Well maybe next year

:hugs:Sophie

[Samantha43]

I've never been to a halloween party....in male OR female mode. When my kids were young, I took them trick or treating. Now I just sit in the garage and pass out candy.

[sissystephanie]

I don't think I have been to a Halloween party since my late wife and I moved to Georgia many years ago. Since we have always given out full size candy bars, we get lots of Trick or Treaters. Like anywhere from 100 to 150 each Halloween! All ages too, since they come in car loads!! Probably I will do like Samantha and sit in my garage to pass out candy. But maybe I will wear my sexy female Nurse outfit to do it. Do any of you think I should? No wig or makeup, just me dressed as a nurse(Female)!!

[Rachel Morley]

Oh, definitely exciting for me! Our TG support group always has a Halloween costume party and so I get the opportunity to dress up in a feminine fantasy outfit. I love doing that! I was going to go as Alice in Wonderland but I did that earlier this year at an Alice in Wonderland themed party not long after the Tim Burton movie first came out. I love my Alice costume. The dress has buttons all down the back and it has a separate large poofy petticoat underneath the skirt.

Anyway, for Halloween I've decided to go as a Baroness instead. I already have the costume. That too has a large skirted dress with hoops underneath and I'll also be tightly corseted to get that classic shape in the waist!

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[Carroll]

I love Halloween because I get to dress up for work, but I also get nervous before I get there. I always have to whole bathroom issue while I am working. I have managed to get around it by going to the Auto shops bathroom where the public is not allowed. Of course I have to walk thru the shop where the guys are working on the cars.

[Sylviavonwaux]

It's a little stressful for me. Every year I tell myself, 'Self, This is the year you dress up as one of your favorite female characters, Dr Girlfriend, Morticia Addams, Elvira' Then suddenly it's the day of and I still don't have anything to wear.

[Sophie86]

I love Halloween. My first time dressing up as a girl was for Halloween when I was ten years old. My older sister talked me into doing it. I won't say that she turned me into a crossdresser, but she definitely gave the predisposition a big boost. I didn't dress up for Halloween again, though, until last year--thirty seven years later. I went to a party at a friend's house dressed as a Twilight fangirl. It was fantastic. Even though I knew it would be a dead give away, I had to do it again this year. Thanks to Halloween, I had two opportunities to go out dressed up this October. One was for a public masquerade party, and the other was for a party at a friend's house. I had and awesome time at both. Both times I had a small amount of nerves ahead of time wondering how people I didn't know would react, but by the time the day rolled around it was swallowed up in the excitement of going out and I felt amazingly confident. I had no negative reactions at either event, nothing but fun. Here are some pics (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54513869@N04/sets/72157625160145201/) for those who would like to see what I wore.