How much time is enough to dress?

[Bea_]

I'm been retired for several years now and I dress regularly at home. For a long time i collected clothes that looked cute on the rack and they would just sit in my closet because I didn't want to overwhelm my wife by being dressed all the time. A few months ago I just decided that I'd start wearing even my nicer things on a daily basis, just to wear them, and began taking inventory of what's in my closet before getting out of bed and then choosing cute to wear for the day.

This morning I went through a couple of quick iterations before choosing a cute tunic length knit top and black yoga pants. I typically have my first cup of coffee, dressed, on the patio. Today was no different. I'm on the Texas Gulf Coast and it warms up quickly so my yoga pants weren't gonna be comfortable for long. But, I savored every minute.

As I enjoyed my coffee, I noticed a tree that needed just a touch of pruning and grabbed my clippers and took just a few minutes to get the limbs ready for trash pickup. It wasn't much, but I could tell that I'd be all sweaty if I continued too long. So, I came in and changed into some shorts and t to take the trash to the curb.

Altogether, I was only dressed for about thirty minutes. But it was enough to recharge me for the day.

How short or long a time does it take to fill your need to enjoy that part of your wardrobe?

[Marketa]

As I'm helping with my male-self's depression, I'm in charge as much as I can. That means 4-ish hours after work during weekdays and whole weekends and I enjoy every minute being dressed. And weekends are make-up time so that's even better!

[tmannref]

As i know a lot of us would love to be en femme all the time it just never seems to happen. My wife (DADT) is working while i am on a two week vacation so i have some time to dress and adventure as much as i can between 8-5 . I an going on a little shopping spree after i am done typing so i will be trying on some of the things i purchased. So for me to answer your question its as much time as i can get when i can get it

[NancySue]

As long as it takes to slip on my panties, bra and sometimes hose. Ahhhh. I?m all set.

[SophiaRose]

Ideally I would like about 4-5 hours. That would give me time to experiment with makeup, go the whole nine yards and take some photos. As it is I get an hour in the morning a couple days a week and a few uninterrupted hours on the weekend. Thus, I rarely get a chance to work on any passing skills and have to rely on faceapp to see a look that makes me feel complete.

[CynthiaD]

It takes no time at all to get into female mode, without makeup. Makeup takes 15 to 20 minutes.

As far as how long I need to stay en femme to recharge? I never fully recharge. I need to stay en femme all the time.

[Stephanie47]

My wife and I sleep apart for medical reasons. That affords me the opportunity to sleep in fem attire: bra, panty and full slip that may or may not be under a nightgown. Ever since me wife retired a femme day is a rarity. Several weeks ago she babysat our grandchild overnight at our daughter's apartment which gave me some decent femme time. My wife is a late riser: 10:00 AM, so I can keep the night attire on until then or slip into a nice dress with the bra, panty and slip. When I was not afforded any time it was "grabbinh some crumbs of time" on Sunday mornings when she took our kids to a church nursery where she was a paid attendant. My wife does not seek out my femme attire. It's stored in plain site.

[Michaela Jane]

My "male clothes" in the house have become less and less over the years. I have a suit (for funerals & weddings), a sports jacket, 2 pairs of dress pants, 3 button up dress shirts and one pair of black shoes. I haven't worn any of the aforementioned clothes in the last 7 years. My daily wear these days is all femme, androgynous if you will, jeans, shorts & leggings. I wear regular teeshirts mostly, many of those can be seen as femme by the slightly shorter sleeves, the rest are just teeshirts and would fit anybody without attracting attention.
I have lived alone for the last 8 years and if I don't have to go out anywhere, I am more likely to wear a skirt or a dress at home. My kids visit often, they just live a few house up the road and have seen me wearing their late Moms denim shorts and her teeshirts. They accept the fact that I miss her as much as they do and have no problem with it, but they don't know the extent of my dressing. For me, I prefer to be en femme as much as possible to stay fully charged all the time.

[Debbie Denier]

At least 2hours. Or its not worth bothering.

[Steph_CD_62]

I wear panties 24/7/365, so that is never an issue.

But if I can't be dressed for at least 3 or 4 hours it isn't really worth it to me.

My wife fully supports me, so being dressed in front of her is not a problem.

[Raychel]

I will it usually is about 2 hours for me, Sometimes a little as a half hour.
But those short time are pretty rare, generally if I dont have at least an hour,
I wont bother, The longer the better for me.

[alwayshave]

I generally dress for about 3-4 hours as I have to go out when I dress.

[bridget thronton]

less than two hours is not worth it for me (6 to 10 hours is pretty good)

[MarinaTwelve200]

3 to 4 hours to BECOME Marina. about three hours to relax, do photo shoot, experiment and just being Marina and having fun and 30 minutes to an hour to become my male self again. Anything less than 8 hours is not worth the effort.

[Veronica Lacey]

Bea, your morning patio routine sounds great, something to wish for.

I am up around 4:15 on workdays and out the door by 5:30 all while my wife continues to slumber. Some mornings I slip into a few things during this time just to savour 30-45 minutes in a nice skirt, soft blouse and a soft sweater with maybe some slippers. There are certainly days when I just want to enjoy wearing what I want from sun up to sun down (well, plus sleeping time) but I relish the rare moments such as these as they allow me to feel grounded amidst the turmoil of a regular week.

[Natalie5004]

It takes me about 1 hour to get all dolled up. I tend to stay this way until 4 pm. I do it about 3 days a week.

[Betty70]

It takes me 20 minutes to do my makeup.
Getting dressed takes 5 to 10 minutes, although sometimes I don't like what I see in the mirror and then I change into something else.
I dress up for the day, although when I'm out, after 4-5 hours for reasons I don't understand, I start to feel tired of it and feel like going back to the male image.
Then I come home, occupy myself with something for a while in the kitchen, relax a little - and want to be a woman again - I fix my makeup, change into a homely, more comfortable dress and stay like that until the evening.

[SylphDevine]

I wear something every day. Mostly on the spur of the moment. Since my wife is fully accepting whenever I get the urge I put something on.

Keeps the fog at bay, because as soon as I acknowledge the "need" the feel of what I'm wearing gives me happiness.