Julie1123
04-04-2018, 10:44 AM
A little back story first. Wife and I have a DADT out of sight, out of mind agreement. I have clothes hanging in our shared closet in a way they can't be seen and have drawers in our dresser where I have clothes as well. I keep my armpits and legs shaved which she doesn't mind, and she doesn't mind seeing me in underwear but prefers to not see me wearing any thing else. This arrangement has been working solidly for several years now. She's also solidly pro-trans.
Awhile ago I posted about how she gave me a pair of gloves that she bought from one of her favorite stores that only sells women's clothes and while other companies do make similar gloves for men I felt that if she was really absolutely opposed to my dressing she would not have done that. Since then she's also given me a stocking cap from the same store, and while again its very similar in design to men's stocking caps, this one has the store's label that can be seen clearly when worn.
Which brings us to socks. She bought some Eddie Bauer hiking socks that ended up being to big for her so she gave them to me to try and they fit well. Again, they're not much different than men's socks and they're black, but they do say Eddie Bauer across the top of the foot in pink. So yesterday, we were headed over to Eddie Bauer to do some shopping and I mentioned that the socks she gave me are some of the most comfortable socks I've ever worn, so much that I bought more pairs and even one of the prints that they don't carry in men's. Her response was, "I'm glad they work so well and you like them. They're women's socks too! That's fantastic!"
So while these clothes she's given me are not really all that different than men's, she clearly has the association with them that they were made for women but doesn't mind me wearing them. She may never come around to seeing me in more feminine attire but this does set me at ease a bit that she's not bottling up any resentment or harsh feelings over it.
Awhile ago I posted about how she gave me a pair of gloves that she bought from one of her favorite stores that only sells women's clothes and while other companies do make similar gloves for men I felt that if she was really absolutely opposed to my dressing she would not have done that. Since then she's also given me a stocking cap from the same store, and while again its very similar in design to men's stocking caps, this one has the store's label that can be seen clearly when worn.
Which brings us to socks. She bought some Eddie Bauer hiking socks that ended up being to big for her so she gave them to me to try and they fit well. Again, they're not much different than men's socks and they're black, but they do say Eddie Bauer across the top of the foot in pink. So yesterday, we were headed over to Eddie Bauer to do some shopping and I mentioned that the socks she gave me are some of the most comfortable socks I've ever worn, so much that I bought more pairs and even one of the prints that they don't carry in men's. Her response was, "I'm glad they work so well and you like them. They're women's socks too! That's fantastic!"
So while these clothes she's given me are not really all that different than men's, she clearly has the association with them that they were made for women but doesn't mind me wearing them. She may never come around to seeing me in more feminine attire but this does set me at ease a bit that she's not bottling up any resentment or harsh feelings over it.