SillyLilly
07-05-2012, 11:02 PM
Hello everyone!
I don't feel fully confident using these forums yet, but this post is the biggest reason why I've joined crossdressers.com. Without giving away too much of my life story in one fell swoop, I'm a 23-year old undergrad who's been stuck living with my parents after graduation due to this economy. This has put a damper on the first cautious forays into dressing that I explored during my last two years at college, as well as the progression into counseling to help myself discover just what I want out of these desires. I had even been in the process of coming out to certain people (all girl friends, not girlfriends) and gaining confidence from shopping trips with them. This was a great boon to me, since, outside of certain places in the South, it's really hard to find acceptance like that. And I know that I'd like to be more public with my feminine persona, whether it's a casual thing or more dedicated, because I've heard too many stories about suppressing it until it's too late.
However, there's been a silver lining recently, i.e. graduate school! I'm happy to say that I'm moving up to the Washington DC area (though it's hard to tell where what city begins and what ends up there...) into a little single room apartment where I can dress to my little hearts content! But, yet again, I'd like to actually get to know other people and socialize a little, instead of staying cooped up and hidden only in my apartment. While I'm hoping to use my schools LGBT community to connect, I'm also wanting to speak out here. So this is my question/plea-for-help/kinda-introduction-except-I-already-did-that. Can any girls tell me about the DC scene? Places to buy clothes from? Good clubs to dress at? Places to meet others like me or don't mind? Or, does anyone from the DC area just want to start a conversation? I'd love to make some friends that are in the area before the semester starts and I actually move up there. Fellow shoppers, clubbing buddies, or mentors are hard to find, you know! ;P
I don't feel fully confident using these forums yet, but this post is the biggest reason why I've joined crossdressers.com. Without giving away too much of my life story in one fell swoop, I'm a 23-year old undergrad who's been stuck living with my parents after graduation due to this economy. This has put a damper on the first cautious forays into dressing that I explored during my last two years at college, as well as the progression into counseling to help myself discover just what I want out of these desires. I had even been in the process of coming out to certain people (all girl friends, not girlfriends) and gaining confidence from shopping trips with them. This was a great boon to me, since, outside of certain places in the South, it's really hard to find acceptance like that. And I know that I'd like to be more public with my feminine persona, whether it's a casual thing or more dedicated, because I've heard too many stories about suppressing it until it's too late.
However, there's been a silver lining recently, i.e. graduate school! I'm happy to say that I'm moving up to the Washington DC area (though it's hard to tell where what city begins and what ends up there...) into a little single room apartment where I can dress to my little hearts content! But, yet again, I'd like to actually get to know other people and socialize a little, instead of staying cooped up and hidden only in my apartment. While I'm hoping to use my schools LGBT community to connect, I'm also wanting to speak out here. So this is my question/plea-for-help/kinda-introduction-except-I-already-did-that. Can any girls tell me about the DC scene? Places to buy clothes from? Good clubs to dress at? Places to meet others like me or don't mind? Or, does anyone from the DC area just want to start a conversation? I'd love to make some friends that are in the area before the semester starts and I actually move up there. Fellow shoppers, clubbing buddies, or mentors are hard to find, you know! ;P