Continued progress with my wife

[Elizabeth G]

Hi All,

My wife learned of my crossdressing / gender issues about five years ago and with the help of a great therapist we have been slowly working our way through things. It has been a slow and ongoing experience but it is working for us.

Most recently my wife has agreed to two things that I'm thrilled about. First, I now shave my legs and second she has ok'd me going out fully dressed in public! Her only stipulations are that I do it out of town so the neighbors don't see and that I simply use common sense and try to keep it safe.

So tomorrow I will be dressing up and stepping out and I can't wait!

[NjJamie]

Elizabeth, congrats on your success, I'm sure there was quite a bit of pain and sadness along the way but glad to see you're making progress!

[BrittanyB]

Congrats, Elizabeth! That is progress indeed. Enjoy and be safe.

[Kris Burton]

Big congrats Elizabeth! Progress is often slow and not often easy, but you have done it with your marriage intact. Can't ask for more than that!

[RADER]

That is great news. My wife also had guide lines for me to follow, and I followed them and all worked out well.
Good luck.

[JocelynJames]

Congratulations on the progress , Elizabeth. That?s awesome.

[rachelatshop]

Wow Beth that is such great news. Just be really safe where you go and don't go anyplace where you could be attacked. A good cross dressing friend of mine went to a huge cross dressing venue for Halloween party fully dressed as a female devil and on her way back to her hotel room she was pushed down by 3 guys, her wig torn off and soiled and she was kicked and badly bruised.
Again congratulations and I look forward to hearing from you
Hugs Rach

[Julie MA]

Elizabeth,
Can we trade wives? Would love to have a little acceptance.
Julie

[Katya@]

I live in my present house for about 12 years. It wasn't long ago, when I walked my dog dressed, in darkness, and was terrified by incoming headlights - what if these are my neighbors and they will see me. I even turned around or hid behind a tree. So I get the concern. But then, after I came out and now live openly, I've witnessed old neighbors sell their houses, move away and you never see them again. New move in, and it repeats. Meanwhile, years go by and you can't but wonder, why even care about some strange people, that you barely interact with, and only for a short period of time. Looking back, it all seems foolish. Now that my neighbors know I am trans, absolutely nothing, has changed.

[alwayshave]

Elizabeth, I'm so glad that you're going out into the world.

[docrobbysherry]

Such great news, Liz! Congrats! We should all be so lucky!:battingeyelashes:

[Leslie Mary S]

Such great new from you.
Wish my neighbors were more open.

[audreyinalbany]

that's all good and I'm happy for you, but I still thinker's sad that so many of us need 'permission' to shave out legs. Idont know if my wife would necessarily ask 'permission' to NOT shave her legs

[mbmeen12]

Good for you and def get some flowers for her hun...

[Crissy 107]

That sounds like great progress, continued good luck!

[BTWimRobin]

Awesome news! Stay safe out there!

[kimdl93]

Seems like great progress.

[Patty_cd]

Patience is Always rewarded.

[DebbieCD]

Congrats, it must be so liberating and freeing to be able to be yourself!

(Although I do agree with audreyinalbany, that stipulations such as shaving your legs always seem to go one way!)

[Cheryl T]

Sounds great!
A tip someone gave me when I first came out was to always go about 25 miles from home when you go out. It diminishes the chance of meeting someone you know.