melissacd
01-31-2011, 11:27 PM
As mentioned in some earlier posts I decided to lose weight and so I joined a weight loss group and to date I have dropped 30 lbs. It has gone a long way to helping me look better when dressed femme, but more than that it has given me great confidence in socializing as a female. I have been accepted and embraced as a part of a group that is predominantly female. They see me as just another one of the girls.
My self confidence boosted by the acceptance of this group I decided to venture off into new territory. I have now joined several local meetup groups, a couple that are related to areas of interest to me and the others are women's friendship groups. The couple that are areas of interest accepted me without any hesitation and have indicated that they hope that I will attend the next meeting. The first women's group I was somewhat more nervous about because it was not a specific topic of interest but rather it was a group of women getting together (in this case at a local restaurant) to chat and bond and make friends. This was a bold new venture for me because I had to make small talk with a group that was all women and without a specific topic that I had knowledge of.
The net-net on that event was once I got past my initial nervousness I was fine. They were very welcoming and friendly to me and engaged in chat about a variety of things. After the meetup I asked the organizer if any of the women indicated that they were offended or objected to me being there and she said no one indicated that they had any problem with me at all. In fact she then proceeded to ask me if I was attending the next meeting which was a pot lick dinner at her house. I was totally beside myself, I had been accepted into a women's friendship group open arms.
Now I am not sure how this social experiment will go, as the novelty of me being there may wear off for these various people, however, I have been so encouraged by my initial successes that I will continue to go to all of these groups and as mentioned earlier in this post I have joined a different local women's friendship group.
Part of the reason that this is an important step for me is from the vantage point of learning how to socialize as a woman in the event that I make that final step across the bridge and live full time as a female.
It has been an interesting adventure and has taken my cross dressing lifestyle to a whole new level. I just wanted to share my experiences with the group.
Melissa
My self confidence boosted by the acceptance of this group I decided to venture off into new territory. I have now joined several local meetup groups, a couple that are related to areas of interest to me and the others are women's friendship groups. The couple that are areas of interest accepted me without any hesitation and have indicated that they hope that I will attend the next meeting. The first women's group I was somewhat more nervous about because it was not a specific topic of interest but rather it was a group of women getting together (in this case at a local restaurant) to chat and bond and make friends. This was a bold new venture for me because I had to make small talk with a group that was all women and without a specific topic that I had knowledge of.
The net-net on that event was once I got past my initial nervousness I was fine. They were very welcoming and friendly to me and engaged in chat about a variety of things. After the meetup I asked the organizer if any of the women indicated that they were offended or objected to me being there and she said no one indicated that they had any problem with me at all. In fact she then proceeded to ask me if I was attending the next meeting which was a pot lick dinner at her house. I was totally beside myself, I had been accepted into a women's friendship group open arms.
Now I am not sure how this social experiment will go, as the novelty of me being there may wear off for these various people, however, I have been so encouraged by my initial successes that I will continue to go to all of these groups and as mentioned earlier in this post I have joined a different local women's friendship group.
Part of the reason that this is an important step for me is from the vantage point of learning how to socialize as a woman in the event that I make that final step across the bridge and live full time as a female.
It has been an interesting adventure and has taken my cross dressing lifestyle to a whole new level. I just wanted to share my experiences with the group.
Melissa