My wife gave me a pair of gloves!

[Julie1123]

A little background first, we've been together for 14 years. She doesn't mind that I wear women's underwear but doesn't want to be involved with anything more than that so we have a don't ask, don't tell agreement that has worked pretty well since I started dressing about six years ago. I have clothes folded in our dresser and hanging in our closet out of sight. Shoes are kept in a cabinet in the closet. She always has a pro-lgbt stance when it comes to political issues. I think she just never anticipated it being a part of her life so doesn't know how to deal with it.

Years ago she said she couldn't ever see herself giving me women's clothes of any kind. A few weeks ago we were out to dinner and a show and she had forgotten gloves and a scarf, it was colder than she expected it to be so we stopped into one of her favorite shops. They only sell women's clothes. She bought a scarf and a pair of gloves. The gloves are the kind that have half fingers and the mitten part that can be pulled over. They were too big for her but kept her warm that night. Yesterday, she noticed that with my bulky gloves I had to take them off whenever I needed any kind of dexterity and said I could have the gloves that were too big for her. They fit me nicely and work great!

It's entirely possible she's compartmentalized this and doesn't realize that they are women's gloves and what that might mean to me. I wore them out for the first time this morning and thanked her when I got home and told her how well they worked. She was pleased and smiled and said, "I know right? Were they warm enough?"

:D

[Robertacd]

I wouldn't read too much into it After all besides the color or pattern what's the difference between woman's and men's gloves or a scarf?

When she gives you a skirt that is too big for her then you are on to something.

[Jenny22]

Maybe one of the capital letters of DADT is now smaller.

[Beverley Sims]

Yup!

She realises what she did but why waste a good set of gloves.

Still you should not push it because....... One Day...... :-)

[alwayshave]

Julie, don't over think the situation, she gave you a pair of gloves because you needed them.

[DaisyLawrence]

Jamie is right, they are just gloves, androgenous at best. Sorry but it doesn't sound like the start is blissful acceptance to me.

[Julie1123]

Thank you all for the words of caution. I definitely understand its minor in the grand scheme of things and that its nothing to get overly excited about. Would never use it as a reason to push boundaries. There's never a good reason for that.

[Stephanie47]

Gloves and a scarf are hardly fem items. I've seen many men working outdoors who wear those type gloves. Years ago I bought a pair of lacy elbow length gloves suitable for going to the opera, etc. That type of glove would be a different story. In addition, if you wear women's underwear, i.r., panties, I suspect that is under the category of 'out of sight, out of mind.' Don't count on totally fem gifts from her. I suspect she wants to maintain a totally masculine image of her husband.