View Full Version : Does anybody have plans to stop crossdressing...End Game
Mia Brankovic
11-26-2014, 09:25 PM
I very rarely commence on a course of action without implementing personal parameters (Rules). Especially, when undertaking such a 'drastic' tangent. So, my question is: has anyone began this part of their journey, knowing this was simply another step in becoming the individual that they have the option to become...and once fruition is realized, then the activity may diminish/fade (I do hope to maintain the Acting influence)?
Just Musing...:do
When I am able to confidently and comfortably exhibit the assimilation of those traits that I seek...then, I'll be happy...will that be the end?:sad:
hmm?
Janine cd
11-26-2014, 09:41 PM
I've tried it at least three times and have never been able to overcome the desire. I've given up and come to accept that this is a lifetime condition.
Mia Brankovic
11-26-2014, 10:03 PM
May I enquire as to the reason(s) for quitting on those occasions? Were the reasons the same each time? If I get too personal, then tell me...this is an open forum, remember; however, your post count makes that last comment appear foolish ;)
Jorja
11-26-2014, 10:32 PM
I had plans to stop once. I sold those plans to the Russians and went full steam ahead. They thought they were invasion plans. ;)
Mia Brankovic
11-26-2014, 10:42 PM
Darlin' You look absolutely fabulous!
I would enjoy a discussion concerning hobbies (private)
Mia
nvlady
11-26-2014, 11:08 PM
I'm seventy one years old. I plan to stop sometime in the next forty years.
Rachelakld
11-26-2014, 11:14 PM
Next life......but only if I come back as a female
I gave up when I joined the military, restarted as soon as I had my personal bedroom.
I gave up when I got married, restarted after the itch got to big to contain (2 years in those days)
Gave up at the 7 year mark to focus on my marriage, restarted about 4 months later once the itch kicked in again.
I suppressed the person I NEEDED to become all the while knowing the person I needed to be, was better than the person I was.
So in other words, your implemented personal parameters (IPP rules) will change as you journey through life, or you will get depressed with suppression
Mia Brankovic
11-26-2014, 11:18 PM
LMAO
Well, there ya' go...
May I ask when you started?
Mia
Pleasure to meet you;)
'I suppressed the person I NEEDED to become all the while knowing the person I needed to be, was better than the person I was."
I concur.
' implemented personal parameters (IPP rules) will change as you journey through life'
I concur...ever evolving.
Thank you all for posting, and Rachel a special thank you, to you
Ciao Bella
Mia
Beverley Sims
11-26-2014, 11:49 PM
I was always having too much fun to muse like you.
If you start thinking about why and try to analyse what is happening you may come to think you have a problem.
I have no problem 'cause I don't bother to think about it. :)
weyburn
11-26-2014, 11:59 PM
Absolutley NOT
Mia Brankovic
11-26-2014, 11:59 PM
Hi Beverley (with an 'e'...hmm?)
and the scorpion said to the frog...:"It's what I do"
Christen
11-27-2014, 12:00 AM
Hi Mia,
I was musing over this just the other day. What with my family and friends all in the know about my crossdressing, and soon to be living on my own :( dressing will be at my leisure rather than mad moments of rushing to get a frock on. Will it all become passé and not as exciting. I popped that out to my psychologist, she smiled and said she doubted very much that that would be the case. Maybe I'll calm down about it, although I suspect my calming down will just be dressing more casually.
So when will it end? Not sure but I've made a note to check with aged care facilities as to whether they cater for us .
Christen x
Mia Brankovic
11-27-2014, 12:16 AM
Hi Sweetheart,
"I've made a note to check with aged care facilities as to whether they cater for us ." LMAO
You may find that adrenaline fueled 'Rush' diminished; however, it'll most like be replaced be peace, self-confidence, personal acceptance, etc (take notes). With this meal: Peace & tranquility trumps excitement...don't over-indulge on excitement. All of this is my personal experience..."Damn it, Jim, I'm a bookkeeper...not a psychologist; however, I did take a college courses. So, I'm not a professional...please take what I say with a grain of salt, k?
You may enjoy serenity...
The future will come in it's own time, regardless of your waiting, wait and see how Life is.
Cheryl T
11-27-2014, 08:58 AM
I "stopped" a number of times in my youth. Everyone can see how well that worked.
I know longer entertain the idea of this being a stepping stone to enlightenment or anything of the sort. This is ME! This is who I am and how I express this part of me. I've tried other ways, believe me I have.
One long time friend and former girl friend told me I was the most gentle and sensitive man she had ever known. That's heartwarming, but it's not enough for me.
I have to be me in all my forms (no pun intended).
Teresa
11-27-2014, 09:06 AM
Mia,
I have no plans to stop after so many years of hiding ! So I guess they'll have to find a nice outfit when they put me in my box !
I wonder what St. Peter says when we enter through the gates ? Perhaps that's wishful thinking, CDing is a dreadful sin so perhaps we get to warm our hands by a roaring fire !! I'll take the third option and go in for recycling, then I can buy the outfit I always promised myself !!
Erica Marie
11-27-2014, 09:35 AM
I go on the theory that no one likes a quitter. I have tried multiple times, then I finally succeeded by realizing that Im not a crossdresser, but that I am more bigender. I wear what I want, cloths dont make the person.
In my younger years, I began that journey many times--more times than I can count or remember. Take note that I am still here and doing this.
Jodi
Karen kc
11-27-2014, 11:11 AM
Yes but only when I die!!!!
drushin703
11-27-2014, 11:17 AM
WHEN I was much younger I had thoughts about quitting...Then spring time came with early Easter patterns and pumps. Then summer time came, with open blouses and skater dresses. Then autumn came with pantyhose legs and hounds-tooth
mini skirts. Then winter came with sweater dresses and faux mink stoles. Then the vortex showed up with black leggings and knee high boots. For some reason, I just couldn't find a good season to fit quitting in.....lol.
happy holidays..dana
sometimes_miss
11-27-2014, 10:35 PM
My desire to crossdress appears to be linked to stress. Upon further investigation, the desire is always there, as I always feel to some degree that I'm in the wrong clothes/role. However, when everything else in my life is going well, it takes minimal will power to keep the desire suppressed to the point where I don't even know that I'm doing it. One big thing is physical affection, and I don't mean sex. Simple human to human touch I believe is a requirement for a healthy mind. Or at least, it is for me. Studies have shown that infants deprived of human touch grow up with mental health disorders; however, for some reason, the mental health industry seems to forget that this need may extend though the rest of our lives as well, and ignored, will also cause mental health disorders. I noticed one such problem when I was 15; my last physical source of affection had been gone for about a year and a half, and I experienced a sort of chest tightness, a constricting feeling which made it feel harder to breath in. The doctors found nothing. But the feeling returned periodically, especially when I was very depressed and having periods of crying. I've also seen this in other people who were very sad, also having difficulty breathing during very depressed crying spells. My conclusion is that this feeling is caused by whatever the brain does when we are very sad, crying, and depressed. I'm not a physician so I don't know exactly all of the hormonal and chemical things that occur when it happens.
I have managed to stop crossdressing several times in my life. I will try again, as it's a huge obstacle to any kind of love life with a woman, as the number of women who accept and are happy to be involved with a crossdressed male is, as far as I know, much less than 1% of the population, and there's no way to find those women. Blanket personal advertisements usually don't work, because given the choice between two men, one who crossdresses and another who does not, women choose the latter every time. I accept that and understand it, but that doesn't make it any easier to live with. I currently date, but have not found a women who is in any way accepting of crossdressing. So like nvlady, I plan to stop crossdressing permanently some time within the next 50 years; at the same time I stop doing everything else.
Robin414
11-28-2014, 12:53 AM
Ive gone without for periods of time but lately I've realized life is far too short to deny who I really am...ill ll never give it up and anyone who can't accept that can get the 'heck' out of my life...sorry a little extreme but I'm a little passionate about the topic :)
Charla McBee
11-28-2014, 05:39 AM
I gave up trying to stop after asking myself honestly why I needed to do this. The answer was that I am some level of transgender and I've been much better off since admitting that much. Whether or not it goes that far for you, I don't feel like there is a true end game for any of us. There is something deep inside that drives this whole thing and we need to indulge it to be fulfilled.
heather ann martin
11-28-2014, 05:40 AM
All thoughts of "quitting" are thankfully long gone. I know I'm a transgender woman so I dress and live as the woman I've longed to be all my life, and I've never felt more right.
BLUE ORCHID
11-28-2014, 07:36 AM
Hi Mia, I've been this program for almost 68yrs. now I'll be 72 next week and I don't see anything changing anytime soon.:hugs:
Mia Brankovic
11-28-2014, 09:03 AM
Hello too you all...and thank you for replying.
Blue Orchid...I really enjoyed the signature quotes...
Thank you,
Mia
MsVal
11-28-2014, 10:03 AM
I have no completion criteria. I cannot view my experience as a "project". It is not a temporary activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result.
My journey is toward comfort, acceptance, and love. I have no plan, nor do I have a desire to quit.
Best wishes
MsVal
Tina B.
11-28-2014, 10:46 AM
64 years cross dressing, no thoughts of quitting, after all you have to get dressed every morning right, so why not make it pretty some days?
The older I've gotten, the more I want to dress, and the feelings of contentment when dressed, just seem to get stronger year after year.
Lynn Marie
11-28-2014, 10:54 AM
I'm quitting when I can no longer wear heels! A lady wouldn't be caught dead in flats.
Eringirl
11-28-2014, 08:20 PM
Absolutely not. Working on how to move forward with becoming who I am meant to be.
FayeXD
11-28-2014, 08:27 PM
I don't see myself stopping something I do, that makes me happy.
Do you? :doll:
Robin777
11-28-2014, 08:37 PM
I have no intention of stopping my dressing. I enjoy doing it too much to quit. Plus it makes me feel whole.
Melissa in SE Tn
11-28-2014, 09:25 PM
How does one stop acknowledging a portion of one's soul?
JaytoJillian
11-28-2014, 09:42 PM
Simple answer: This is for life!
JohnH
11-28-2014, 09:53 PM
As far as quitting crossdressing, as far as I am concerned, it's not only NO, but HELL NO! And for good measure I am on M2F HRT and have developed C cup breasts soon to be D cup. I also have hair hanging below my shoulder.
I go on the theory that no one likes a quitter. I have tried multiple times, then I finally succeeded by realizing that Im not a crossdresser, but that I am more bigender. I wear what I want, cloths dont make the person.
"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits” - Napoleon Hill
Johanna Anna
justmetoo
11-29-2014, 12:07 AM
Why would I stop?
Alice Torn
11-29-2014, 04:46 AM
I know i am in the tiny minority here, and don't expect one person to agree, but this is MY REALITY, NO ONE ELSES. It is the lonliness and isolation from it, that i sometimes feel i would be far better off socially, less isolated, and depressed, and lonely, without this thing. My religious beliefs forbid it, and i will not play God, and say i am certain about anything, but leave the issue open. I am well informed, and awake to world trends, and what is coming. The desire is not all going away. In the next world, i know things will be beyond different. Everything physical is temporary. When i sleep in the dust, and my labor is done, i won't need any clothes.
Marcelle
11-29-2014, 04:56 AM
Hi Mia,
Well, I spent the 32 years in the military supressing and beating this thing down until it got to a "critical fail" moment and my life imploded to a very dark place. Isha was the light that drew me back from the brink and she is now part of me the same way my boy self is part of me. Everyone in my life knows, work knows, friends know so nope . . . when I shuffle of this mortal coil . . . Isha goes with me.
Hugs
Isha
Alicia S
11-29-2014, 05:06 AM
Hi Mia
Nope, none whatsoever to answer your question. There doesn't seem to be any point to make plans you cannot carry forward. See the therapy thread and numerous others to back this opinion up. Just try to enjoy what you have.
(((((hug)))))
Alicia
GeauxStacy
11-29-2014, 05:57 AM
Now that I have the freedom to really explore this side of myself, my answer is no. I do understand the challenges of starting a relationship again, not going there anytime soon, but will be upfront with them. If they do not like it, well it is on to the next adventure in life. Plus I have found the perfect woman, me.:)
Mia Brankovic
11-29-2014, 06:03 AM
Then my next thread would be: If you could, would you make the transition?
However, I must first check to see if there's a pre-existing thread...and if not, then I'll write up the question...and it'll be proof-read before posting...
See...I'm a good girl ;) lol
Mia
suchacutie
11-29-2014, 09:03 PM
Plans???? I started one morning as a joke that got real very fasr. How does one make plans to stop when there were no plans to start? I can't imagine life without Tina.
JOJO44
11-30-2014, 12:37 AM
I agree with those that have tried, to please a GG, but here I am.
Seana Summer
11-30-2014, 04:03 AM
No plans to stop. At this point there is no apparent need for me to stop and until a need presents itself I will continue until such a time comes when it no longer brings me happiness.
Jorja
12-02-2014, 02:02 PM
Then my next thread would be: If you could, would you make the transition? Mia
I could and did.
wanda66
12-02-2014, 02:51 PM
I'm 67 and I have dressed for 50 + years, I sometimes have to put everything back in the closet, always makeing sure that it is neat and tidy. Because i know that the lady in me will show her self again.I am cursed or blessed with the need to aloud my feminine side to shine thru from time to time.I so enjoy that part of me ,the dresses make up and of course heels.
Sometimes the social presure push me back into the closet but i never stay for long .
IAM A CROSSDRESSER AND I LOVE IT.
Brianna_H
12-02-2014, 03:42 PM
I will quit crossdressing when my ID card says "F" and I can stop wearing these awful, boring guy clothes to work. :D
Tina_gm
12-02-2014, 04:36 PM
My original plan, like many was that this was never going to actually be a part of my life. I fought it, fought it for 30 years. It won. It is part of my life. I have no more plans of ending it, I failed for too long to do that. Now my only real plan is to integrate it when I can, accept that most people are not good with it. accept that that wife will struggle with it. My plan now is that I am working, paying bills, eating without worry, sending my kids off to college... my plan now is only that I live life as any other person, regardless of gender issues
<y pl
cindi cinnamon
12-02-2014, 05:34 PM
STOP CROSSDRESSING !!!!!!
Ya, right!!!
Just as soon as the female inside me, goes on permanent vacation !! (Never)
heather ann martin
12-02-2014, 05:41 PM
I've no plans to start crossdressing. I have absolutely no desire to wear male clothing.
kimdl93
12-02-2014, 05:58 PM
I have no inclination to abandon this part of myself after wasting so many years in denial, repression and self loathing. I hope to enjoy many, many more years of life, mostly as a woman.
vixenvicki
12-02-2014, 06:45 PM
I recall the line in the sand days, the never again moments. I'm just back from a long hiatus (that wasn't due to one of the afore-mentioned moments) and I plan to embrace her and hold on as long as possible.
Stephanie47
12-02-2014, 07:03 PM
I did stop completely once...for two years. I was drafted. I was not issued anything but what Uncle Sam thought I needed which was basic white tees and boxer shorts and various olive drab green attire. No pink nylon panties or pantyhose, etc. I traded the white tees and boxer shorts for OD green in the Nam. I tried to blend into the landscape, although that had a different meaning back then than now. I wasn't too successful on occasion. Having accomplished the ultimate..staying alive, I decided wearing frilly stuff wasn't such a bad thing. At my age I figure it would be hopeless and pointless to try to quit. Ah, life goes on! I just purchased two dresses, one bra and another white slip on eBay yesterday. I have to at least wait until my purchases arrive before attempting any stupidity such as wearing boring male attire all the time. I spent most of the day in a Playtex black bra, black Vanity Fair panties, black George thigh high stockings with a black garter belt, black heels and a black nylon slip. Much nicer than the Levi's i have on right now.
Joanne108
12-02-2014, 08:17 PM
No I love it too much to give up.
Terrylynn
12-02-2014, 08:55 PM
After decades of quitting then returning I finally found peace when I accepted that I am feminine man. I love wearing women's clothes and have no desire to return to the days of binge, purge, suppress....
Mia Brankovic
12-05-2014, 04:42 AM
k' after reading the posts...I'm starting to understand your very deep felt convictions...'bout time? I have just finished a post concerning how I have become 'sentimentally attached' to my first pair of 2" pumps...and considering the 'Purging phenomena'...uhm, I don't think that I could 'purge' my 2" pumps, hmm.
I have invested time and money...and more importantly; I have discovered something about myself. I claim to be a straight-crossdresser...the question must be asked, "Then what's the point, why am I progressing down this path with this mind set?" Yesterday, my daughter (yep, she's been visiting for the past few days...and she is fully and completely aware of my activities {I will not live a secret life with those whom I have a responsibility to provide 'stewardship'}) asked me: "Who I was hoping to find (with respect to a relationship)". My response was a woman; however, the reasoning is interesting...when crossdressing; I'm attempting to capture the elegance, grace and class of what I consider to be the quintessential ideal of womanhood. I enjoy art (various forms/media), and yesterday my daughter and myself worked on my make-up (first time...and my daughter is helping me...how freakin' cool is that?)...and that's when it all came together. I see myself as an 'almost blank slate/canvas' that I am able to transform into something far more beautiful that 'I' would ever think possible. "Dad, you're beautiful!" is a quote of a Lifetime. So...that's the aesthetic side...and also reveals what I'm seeking. You'll excuse me because the lines of my sexual orientation are becoming somewhat blended/blurred...If beauty is what I seek, then I have viewed a great many individuals upon this site that far exceed my idealism of womanhood...so, my sexual orientation is temporally under review and consideration. I should note, that I'm at peace with this exploration.
I would now like to discuss the emotional aspect(s) that I have noticed: As many of you have pointed out...there are emotional threads that connect crossdressing to the Softer emotions. At this juncture, in my Life, I have never been happier, more confident, out-going, feminine (obviously), etc. “Mia” is becoming a 'person/persona' in her own right. At first 'I' was animating “Mia”, and Mia represented an alternative viable path to my happiness. Despite the fact that 'I' am 'Mia', Mia's interaction with her environment most definitely differs from my usual 'modus operandi'. Please do not misunderstand...there is no blending or blurring when it comes to who is in control...Mia personality is my fabrication; however, I am starting to trust Mia...allowing her a greater range of latitude in order for her persona to mature. I'm learning a great deal from Mia...so much of what I'm experiencing is based upon: “perspective”.
One final 'point'? I know that I tend to consider and question issues to almost the point of death; however, it's my Life-long ambition to One day understand myself...this will most-likely never happen! And I can appreciate and find satisfaction in that failing...because it's not like I haven't been trying! ;)
Thank you All!
Mia
See, I've been reading your posts! I'm just letting them percolate for awhile ;)...
Joan.Meredith
12-05-2014, 08:43 AM
To throw my 2 cents in, I've tried over the years to stop cold turkey. It wasn't pretty, only came back even more so afterwards. I'm working on becoming calmer, more content, and learning what drives me to dress in hopes of at least understand this. I don't know if it will ever go away, the real question is how far am I (or you) willing to go with things.
Joan
MissTee
12-05-2014, 10:09 AM
No plans to give it up. I've learned to take it in stride, to enjoy the goodness it brings, and to exercise control over the pink fog.
arial
12-05-2014, 11:03 AM
Quit?? No, just the opposite. Over the past few years I have expanded all aspects of this. Dressing daily completely with full makeup, nail polish, wig has become more the rule than exception. Things can only improve from here.
bobbiS
12-05-2014, 04:14 PM
Nooooo. I just got here!!
Margot Emerson
12-06-2014, 08:03 AM
Not me. I'm trying to see how far I can expand on it. I wasted too many years fighting to deny myself as it is. I have ground to make up!
Besides, its not something I can give up. Tried it. All I did was make myself unhappy and waste a lot of money on purges.
Nanny Logan
12-06-2014, 06:21 PM
Yes, many times I had plans to stop crossdressing, but sooner or later I returned and increasingly harder.
Gradually I´m accepting what I really feel, and that there was nothing wrong with that <3
Evelyn S
12-06-2014, 10:06 PM
No, I don't have plans to stop and never have. I've put dressing on hiatus from time to time because of living arrangements, relationships, or other things going on in my life, but I knew I would dress again once the time was right.
Mia Brankovic
12-07-2014, 07:32 AM
Thank you all for your responses...
So...then, would it be safe to say that; "There is a strong emotional need to Cross-dress."?? I must create a couple of threads...I think that I may have found some Bunny-holes, Alice!
CorsetsnPetticoats
12-07-2014, 09:01 AM
I just stopped for while and the reasons are 2 fold. One was time, I no longer had the time because I got married and a new career. (Yes, the wife knew about my dressing). The second reason was I did not have the same desire for a while....not sure why, but the feeling never completely went away. I now have the finances to indulge a little and am back head over heels for dressing.
I feel that you cannot deny who you are and you end up cheating yourself if you do so. We only live once, and this is what I WANT to do, and I am going to do it!
Melissa73
12-07-2014, 07:41 PM
let me add, I Too have stopped numerous times. The last being 2009 when i was planning to get married (which i did). I was determined that my wife to be didnt need a man who dressed like a woman, and in doing o i convinced myself that i needed her more than the "dress."
Well fast forward to 2011, in Sept she came out to me saying that she preferred women and had a girlfriend on the side. That was the beginning of the end of our marriage. and so i moved into my own room. and Said mentally to myself, if i am sleeping alone... I am gonna dres and bought a bra-and panties secretly. But it wasnt enough and inside a few days, + with new knowledge that people at work had discovered my secret... i came out to her. (she was shocked but accepting).
But since that time, i've realized crossdressing is apart of me. In fact today, i dress 95% of the time (only for work do i dress as a man). And i am coming to realize wearing women's clothes is not crossdresing for me.... It when i dress llke a man! Dresses, Skirts are what i like. and so i am gonna wear them
Hugs Melissa
Mia Brankovic
12-07-2014, 08:50 PM
I have arrived at My End Game conclusion...
upon mastering make-up...upon this Celtic alabaster canvas...I will work on entering society using different ethic/nationalities...both Female/Male...could you imagine the learning experiences, and “That'd be so COOL!”...oh, if you've been reading my posts, then you'll understand that I am an over-acheiver...
Blue Orchid & Jorja said it best: “practice, practice, practice” (maybe not in this post...nonetheless, good advice in general!)
I'm feelin': David Bowie: “Fashion” & John Lennon: "Watching the Wheels" :heehee:
& Melissa...hugs back at ya'
Alice Torn
12-07-2014, 09:43 PM
It is strictly a very occasional thing with me, and i can stop for weeks, even months a few years back, but it is a part of me. I had hoped to have a girlfriend or wife by now, but i am afraid the lady in the mirror is her.
Now Entering: END GAME!
Exodust!
we should all band together and see if for 2015 if we can all go for a YEAR without CDing!
let's DO this!
we can do this!
(but at what cost?)
missmars
02-16-2015, 12:51 PM
No...........
yes, is not a good things but if some trouble come up like friend, work or family and is going to be too hard , i think i stop, even if this is my side
Tracy Hazel Lee
02-16-2015, 01:37 PM
Sure, I have plans of stopping..... when I'm dead. :P
Jackie7
02-16-2015, 02:05 PM
End game... Yes I am likely to stop crossdressing as soon as all my man clothes are gone. I'll just have to wear dresses and skirts 100%.
Marcie
02-16-2015, 02:29 PM
This is an interesting subject. My wife has been away on vacation for a month, ( not expected home for another nine days ) The first 2 weeks I took full advantage of dressing every day. The next several days, including today, I have dressed in my normal male clothing and have lost the usual burning desire to dress in my special female clothes. What has happened? I can't explain it. I have so looked forward to this time dressing as "Marcie", however today I seriously feel I could purge everything and go back to my old male self. I won't do this as I have taken that route regretfully before. I know sometime in the future I will want to dress again, even if it is only grabbing an hour after my wife returns and is out shopping. I guess the feel of giving it all up is a fantasy. We are what we are!!!
meganmartin
02-16-2015, 02:30 PM
Yes upon my death which we hope is a long time from here.
DeeNile
02-16-2015, 03:04 PM
I have tried to "quit" many times. It just came roaring back stronger and i would regret that i had purged everything. I quit quitting a long time ago. The urge never goes away, i am just able to suppress it better at certain times than others. To go an entire year without dressing? Impossible for me, i would have a nervous breakdown.
marilyn m
02-16-2015, 05:13 PM
hi ,i have stopped dressing, in between wives lol
but have come to realize, we are one and the same, iam now fully accepting of this, and worked through the guilt
but its so much more fun being marilyn, my second wife has said you get to enjoy the best part of femininity,
not having to put up with pmt and periods lol , but i would question that being on the recieving end of mood swings lol
2nd wife no longer lives with me we are more like sisters now,
Lily Catherine
02-17-2015, 12:41 PM
I have literally tried to kill off dressing in overtly feminine garments and harbouring intent to present as female, but to little avail (I use these terms because I technically wear women's clothes en drab very frequently these days). Every time I came back to doing so, I came back with more, as though something in me was being repressed.
On my own part, I quietly accepted it in the face of rejection - and by extension the endorsement and anticipation of freezing-cold turkey - damn near everywhere around me.
Even now, however, I still find it jarringly ironic that one student in my former school (a boys' school) was disciplined for wearing a dress on BE YOURSELF DAY (one of those initiatives where one is allowed not to wear uniform to school), as though cross-dressing for the sake of it were something to be put down.
sherri
02-17-2015, 03:43 PM
I'm quitting when I can no longer wear heels! A lady wouldn't be caught dead in flats. I've had to quit wearing tall heels due to bursitis or whatever in my big toe. Yep, it's frustrating, really frustrating, but trust me, the gurly urge continues unabated. Just this last weekend I heaved a sigh of resignation and went shopping for low heels and would you believe it, I found the CUTEST pair of barely-there strappy shoes with 2" heels and I just LOVE them. They're so comfy and sexy looking! Who woulda thunk it.
katem
02-18-2015, 02:40 PM
I've tried to all out "stop" dressing many times, but no matter what it will still follow me - if I'm not dressing, I'm looking at clothes on the internet, other girls, etc. I feel like trying to find an even keel between dressing sessions is the key to happiness, at least for me. I am experiencing too many high and low points as a CD and it's stressing me out.
Veronica Lacey
02-19-2015, 01:27 PM
Hi Mia...
I did not begin this journey with any clue as to what it meant, if anything, as I was a yound child. Into my teens I pursued it a bit more and in my 20's and 30's really found where I as with dressing, largely thanks to the internet. Now in my mid-40's I have no plans to stop but I am not feeling that it is 100% for life, either.
Dressing has become a hobby for me, a very enjoyable, relaxing and natural feeling hobby. Granted, I have learned over the years that this view is rare yet, nevertheless, it is what dressing is for me. I am a man who enjoys wearing dresses and skirts et al moreso than wearing a suit and tie and have pretty much a 50/50 wardrobe. As I age I still hope to enjoy dressing but understand that there may come a time when I may not be able to dress for any number of reasons, reasons I may not fathom today.
I have known where I am for many years now and simply enjoy dressing for today.
AccidentalDresser
02-20-2015, 11:25 AM
I plan to stop dressing the same day I stop smoking, drinking and breathing air.
lol that's the plan for now anyway
Cassie.
02-20-2015, 02:31 PM
I'm Happy with the way I am and even though by some this is not acceptable to me its just a normal thing to do every now and then. As for ever stopping as long as it makes me feel amazing about myself I don't plan on stopping.
Melody A
02-20-2015, 05:25 PM
No way! They will have to pry the lipstick & eyeliner from my cold, dead but well manicured hands!!
Mel
CynthiaD
02-20-2015, 05:40 PM
My "end game" scenario is the day I drop all my male clothing off at Goodwill and live as my real self permanently.
marilyn m
02-20-2015, 05:52 PM
thats a brilliant reply melody cant stop laughing x
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