I Like, I Want, I Need, I Have to.....

[Becky Blue]

So much information out there in cyberspace, definitions on all the various 'trans' and 'CD' terms and it all gets really complicated at times. I was thinking could we make it really simple and define ourselves really simply.

So which option BEST fits you:
When it comes to dressing

I like to
I want to
I need to
I have to


Please don't overthink it or deeply analyse.

My answer is... 3 I need to

[marshalynn]

I am sorry, I vote all four. Marshalynn

[faltenrock]

3 is my answer

[Robinsinclair]

1, 2, 3....

[Robyn-aus]

3.........

[Fiona123]

4 is my vote.

[susan54]

My answer is just I do. It would not occur to me to put on male clothes when I get up or after a shower. The only reasoning involved is choosing the outfit.

[Patriciadtv]

my answer is 1 and 2

[Beverley Sims]

I never have to do anything, the remaining three are my choosing, and I feel a song coming on......

I want to, I need to, I love to.....

I'm sure you know the song :-)

[Elizabeth G]

Hi Becky,

Good question. Without over analyzing I would put myself at a 3.

Beth

[Keely]

Becky, I'm all 4 too.

[Lana Mae]

Becky, I am all 4 plus I just do as #5! #5 refers to panties as I just put them on as regular clothes! Hugs Lana Mae

[Teri Ray]

I am a 1,2.3........final answer

[Samm]

I think it's safe to say that the higher the number one chooses, the lower numbers can be included in that decision. (If that makes sense). That being said, I'm definitely a 3.

[Angie G]

3 for me Becky:hugs:
Angie

[Krea]

Hi, i would be either 1 or 2 :)

[MichelleA]

For me is 1, 2, and 3 and i love it

[GretchenM]

Hi Becky,

Another great question. How do you do that?

I am sometimes a 3, but mostly a 4. For me, it is mostly a tool to settle down gender dysphoria episodes, but sometimes it is a need.

Gretchen

[DIANEF]

Probably all four but if you put a gun to my head and made me choose it would be 3.

[BrendaPDX]

Put me in as a 4, I have too!

[audreyinalbany]

1...like it quite a bit

[Rachael Leigh]

Number 3 for me, never thought I would say that but it's true

[Kate Simmons]

1 & 2 for myself. I have come to consider CDing an art form and have fun with it. :battingeyelashes::)

[Tracii G]

I'll never tell.

[Cheryl T]

None of the above.
It's just who I am and I won't deny that.

[alwayshave]

It would seem each definition is inclusive of the prior definition. That said, I'm a 3.

[sara66]

1 2 3 for me
sara

[Alice B]

#1 and #3 for me

[rachelatshop]

I'm a #2 girl but that implies also #1

[Tina Davis]

1 and 2 for me.

[~Joanne~]

Another one and two here for me :D

[Dana44]

I have to.

[Linda Leigh]

I vote for all 4

[Tamsin Secret]

Without over thinking mine is 1 whatever that means :)

[LeannS]

Thats what I ask myself when buying a new dress

put me down for #1and #2

Leann

[StephanieM]

I need too. It has been a psychological need for me to dress.

[Stacy L]

I'd have to say between 3 and 4 so it's 3.5

[TrishaTX]

Ill go with 3

[Misty2215]

3 for me :)

[Sami Brown]

I am firmly in the Want "2" camp.

[Becky Blue]

It would seem each definition is inclusive of the prior definition. That said, I'm a 3.

For me that is sometimes the case, but at other times I am a 3 without being a 1 or 2... sometimes its just something I need to do.

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Hi Becky,

Another great question. How do you do that?

I am sometimes a 3, but mostly a 4. For me, it is mostly a tool to settle down gender dysphoria episodes, but sometimes it is a need.

Gretchen

Hi Gretchen, so many questions so little time :) I find the whole T topic fascinating and I often ponder things. I also love to hear how others in our community think.

[Gillian Gigs]

That depends on whether it is a clear, or foggy day...pink foggy day! I'm not copping out by not giving an answer, because the number would vary from day to day.

[Teresa]

Becky,
I have a need to do it and now love doing it. So it's 4,3, and 1 in that order.

If it was as easy as that to explain it to my wife !!

[Helen 2]

I think my answer would be 'all the above' 1 thru 4.

[Carole]

Makes me a 10 then Becky; 1+2+3+4 =10

[Lacey New]

I swim around in the sea of zero to three. Not sure I ever got into the hot waters of four but perhaps close. All depends on how I feel, opportunity, etc.

[Jillian Faith]

It would seem each definition is inclusive of the prior definition. That said, I'm a 3.

My thinking exactly

[ronda]

I just do but I would say 3 4 for me

[Nikki A.]

Since no one is making me, then I don't have to. So I'd say 2 & 3 I want to and need to sometimes just to keep myself happy.

[7ftEmily]

I would say "I need to" but "I like to" falls right in line.

[Sandy Storm]

3 for me, but as my life becomes more stressed the need to grows to help me escape my reality

[Paigeturner71]

1 2 3 for me too. Would say all 4 but I figure if you need to you have to. Like and want are similar too but this boils down to stuff I've talked about before--I like being dolled up but sometimes I don't want to get dressed up bc it's so hard sometimes. But if I was totally on my own I know I would be dressed and made up 75% of the time. Kisses all!

[Becky Blue]

So the results are in. I have counted your vote only at your highest number. We have 2 ones, 9 twos, 22 threes and 12 fours and a few smarta.... :)

I have to say i am surprised I would have expected more 2s relative to the others...

[Salina]

Add one more to #3.

[suzanne]

I'm not sure what the difference is between 3 and 4, but no one category fits me all the time. Some days I'm even what I call a #0, which you might call "not today".

[Brandy Mathews]

3... for me

[Alice B]

Number one and two

[MsKim2888]

Hope I'm not too late for the poll. Its 1 & 2, sometimes 3.

[mattea]

3 - I need to - ( I want to say I have to, but I know that if it came between my kids needing something or me, I can do without for them) - Good question, makes you think.

[Becky Blue]

I'm not sure what the difference is between 3 and 4, but no one category fits me all the time. Some days I'm even what I call a #0, which you might call "not today".

Each number is stronger so for 3 my need to dress is like an urge, an itch that won't go away. 4 is I have to, lets say that I can't be happy unless I dress.

[Allycttv]

want to and need to

[irene9999]

I'm either a 2 or a 3 depending on my mood

[sometimes_miss]

I just feel so normal when dressed as a girl. Of course it's not exactly necessary, but it makes life feel easier.
However, I took the list in another direction.
I like to pick out new girl outfits, and daydream about wearing them, at times when I can't.
I want to wear them, because it feels so good.
I need to do it because to not do so, makes me irritable, short tempered, and sad.
And,
I have to change back into boy clothes to go to work.
So, all of the above.

[Gillian Gigs]

Yesterday was a want to day(2), and I did. Today is a have to day(4), and I have. Today is a rainy day and pantyhose works great with a skirt. Yesterday was hot and muggy, pantyhose would have been a killer!

[Rachelish]

There are times when it's definely #3 so I'll go with that.

[Rachel05]

I guess the overriding one for me is 3 when I take the time from 8yo that I have dressed but I could easily choose 1 and 2, I don't ever have to because 1,2 & 3 take care of me

[CynthiaD]

I don't really see the four being all that different. So I guess I'm a 4.

[leotard fan]

one and two, allways.
three and four, depends of my stade of anxiety...