Am I bad or just normal?

[SherriePall]

Today I was grocery shopping and I noticed a large photo of a lovely young girl dressed in a beautiful what looked like a two-piece dress which followed her shapely body. Her make-up was perfect, her hair styled just right, and her shoes were to-die-for.
In her hand she was holding, not a purse, but a plastic baggie (no freebies here) which was the reason for the photo display. Just the name of the company and the rest was all her.
Now as I eyed that photo, I noted her dress, shoes, make-up, and hair and wished I was home so that I could get dolled up and be more like her than my shopping drab self.
Now am I bad or is that yearning just normal? Or at least normal for those of us on this forum?

[AngieStone]

Sherrie it sounds normal to me. I find myself doing the same thing as of late. If I could only look that good.

[Karen kc]

Normal or not, there"s aleast 3 of us. It happens to me all the time! I think we"re normal

[Monica2013]

OMG, That happened to me last night at my work!! I tried to not stare but this beautiful young woman was dressed wonderfully, her make-up was just great and she just radiated. The thought crossed my mind - how many lessons could she teach me and how I so want to learn.

Thanks for your post!
Monica

[Jaylyn]

Many times I just admire and look at what a hot looking gal is wearing making mental notes. I don't think I'm a weird old man for doing this but I guess some might contrite that as weird for me to notice a younger woman. I do feel something's can be a physical stimulation on me wanting to dress. I can sometimes just see a lipstick commercial on TV of beautiful red creamy lips and that can ignite an inner burning to dress, or at least apply my lipstick. I do think this is normal for us on this forum.

[Gillian Gigs]

Yea, I have seen clothes, whether in a photo, advertisement, or live, that my first thought is, wow, I wish I could be wearing that.
I call it a real girl moment as I have heard girls say to their girl friend I wish I was wearing that, or I want that, while I am just thinking it quietly to myself. This is probably the most "girl" thought I ever have. I guess that makes you normal for the rest of the girls around here.

[Lexi Moralas]

Normal to me

[MarciManseau]

That's very normal for me, but then I've never been what most would call normal, so... :)

[Alice Torn]

I have seen mannequins over the years, dressed totally wow!, and wished i could have the outfit, or the mannequin, too!!!! In a gas station store, there is a large placard with a picture of a pretty young lady in a pretty blue dress and blue heels. It is there to sell something. Sure got my attention. Advertisers know our weaknesses, and flaunt them very well! I remember a middle age GG. that worked at an unemployment office, back around 1976. In a yellow shift dress, dark hose, high heels. I still model her look! At Vancouver BC airport several years ago, I was waiting for a flight, and a super tall, lady in a gray skirt suit, in high heels, and hose, click-clicked by. She worked there. My dream woman! Alice emulates her at times. I think a blind man, has an advantage! He cannot see them. Well, a six foot two GG rejected me, at six foot six, for a four foot ten blind man, last summer!!!! Strange things happen. He can't see her beauty through his eyes, yet won her in ways i could not. Sorry i got off topic some here.

[Kate Simmons]

Well Sherrie, like Jessica Rabbit, all I can say is "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." ;:battingeyelashes::)

[Robynts]

I joke with friends about beautiful women saying "When I was young (and unenlightened) I wanted to do her, now that I have accepted Robyn, I want to be her."

[kimdl93]

I would guess that any of us, CD, TG, TS or GG at least occasionally has those moments. Why wouldn't we?

[carhill2mn]

"Bad" is a judgemental word. What is "bad" depends upon who is using the word. Saying something is bad does not make it so.

Your "yearning" was probably "normal" for most of us here. Does that make it "bad"? Not in my opinion! It is interesting that you would even think that such a yearning could be bad.

[KayleeTaylor]

As I have said in a thread very similar to this one, I think it's perfectly normal to have those kind of thoughts. In fact, I have bought entire outfits just based on what a particular girl was wearing. They never seem to look as nice on me though. :sad: But still, it's always nice to dream :daydreaming:

:hugs:

Kaylee :)

[Annaliese]

Normal, all the way, Most men look at girl, I think we look at the dress, shoes what she is wearing. I have been with friend and they will say look at that meaning the girl, once I said nice shoes, did I get a look from them. I am more careful now, it just came out.

[NancyJ]

Certainly not "bad" in my view. I would use the word "typical" for a CD rather than "normal." If we embrace our crossdressing then we've already accepted that we don't have to be normal, and wanting to wear feminine things is not "bad." Nancy

[Brandy 4476]

I think it is normal to embrace your natural wants and it is a very enlightening experience. I do it on every occasion i get . My new gf is awesome and loves to participate.

[Beverley Sims]

Sherrie,
You are as bad as the rest of us her and equally as normal :)

[Cheryl T]

Sounds very normal to me. I'm always looking at ads that way and thinking about wherein my closet I could put another outfit.

[Tallulah Rose]

Been in similar situations many times. Often I'll see a pair of shoes on someone and it'll start something... or a lipstick color...

[Kiwi Primrose]

Normal! All the time I see women and try to judge whether I could wear their clothes and be groomed as well as they look.

[Jorja]

From what that little birdie told me, your baaaad, Sherrie. :) Now go get all dolled up and comfortable.

[vallerie lacy]

Sherrie,
I guess I would be wondering how I also, could look so good. The reason that I know what I would be wondering about is because, like you, I've been down that road before.

[Marcelle]

It's kind of funny. Before I came out to my wife, she always gave me trouble for checking out women. Once I came out she asked if all those times I was checking out women was it them or how they were dressed. I admitted a bit a both but mostly the outfits and presentation.

Hugs

Isha

[Jessica giovanna]

Happens all the time....prob why I am out dressed three to four times a week....keeping up with ms. Jones'

[CarlaWestin]

It's normal. I get that burning desire sometimes when I see a woman in traditionaly male uniform. I look real close at thier makeup and jewelry and wonder why they look so feminine even with the male attire. I've even tried the elegant woman in the man's three piece suit look. Comlete with heels. Gender blending, Baby!

[Amanda M]

Totally and completely normal!!

[AmyGaleRT]

I don't see a problem with it, Sherrie. Lord knows I've felt that way on occasion, too! It might not even be a picture; it might be that I see a particularly-attractively-dressed woman, and I'd be thinking, "OMG I'd love to look like that."

- Amy

[Adriana Moretti]

completly normal......happens daily with the right visual

[Denise Johnson]

OMG I do that ALL the time. Great to know it is normal lol

[Jordan-NH]

All the time. On my way to work in the morning I drive through the local college campus. I can't tell is I spend more time ogling the young girls more because I want to be with them or be them.

[SherriePall]

Thanks, girls, for all your comments. I was really struck by the photo because it was advertising a product sold in that aisle of the store and all I could think about was her dress, etc. Well, at least they got me to look at the ad.

[sweetshauna]

sounds normal to me. cuz it happens all the time. :P

[docrobbysherry]

Why do u think you're "bad" for trying to look good? If u were, then ALL of us closet dressers r, too!

When we dress up at home most of us strive to look as shapely, sexy, in a word, HOT, as we can! That's the main attraction of closet dressing over dressing to blend to go out shopping, etc.

I can't imagine a closet dresser privately trying on frumpy things in order to blend? In fact, that mental image is quite amusing!

[Janine cd]

Definitely a normal reaction. I've had the same experience many, many times!

[Alice B]

It is quite normal, but remember it was an ad. The model had the advantage of a make up artist, a hair stylist, high end clothing and a professional photographer and lighting. To want to go home and dress is normal, fun and OK. The bummer is that we (most pif us) can never look like the woman we saw in the ad.

[Bethany38]

This sounds normal to me as I do this often.

[NV Susan]

Sherrie I have the same feelings whenever I see a pretty girl holding a plastic baggie.....

[rocval2001]

Sounds normal to me - I drive by a Rainbow retail women's clothing store, near a Wal Mart I go to, and I always take a look at whats in the window. By the way there was an very pretty red sweater there this morning.

[marshalynn]

very normal to me, I always find a new way, to look my best this way...

[Helen_Highwater]

Last time I was able to go out dressed I found the small independent ladies dress shop while out driving one evening. There were some absolutely wonderful sequined dresses in the window such that I had to stop and just walk back to take a better look. Oh how I wanted to own one of those but I knew I'd never had the opportunity to wear it where I could do it justice ( and I suspect that as they didn't have a price tag they were out of my price range).

So coveting something you see makes you bad? No, I see it as a desire to improve and at least aim to look your very best.