As it says.....

[CarlaWestin]

....this is Crossdressers.com and this category is Male to Female Crossdressing which is something I do and enjoy.
I'm not gay and I don't entertain transitioning into being within 80% of being female which is the only level available.
But my Carla time is a beautiful fulfilment of role play to just embrace femininity. From a very male point of view full with triggers and perceived notions and whatnot.

But I know that I'm more male than any non male can even conceive or aspire to. And I truly enjoy being male. Vey male.

Then I get ice cream. And my favorite flavor is Carla.

[cdinmd206]

I have to agree with you Carla. Too many people think just because we like to cross dress, we don't want to be male anymore. I love dresssing and I absolutely love wearing stockings, garter belt, panties and bra under my outfit when I go out in public. However I truly love women and want to be around them and have sex with them.

Did I ever think about transitioning? Yep a few times in my younger days, but now I am perfectly comfortable in my elderly, over weight body. I don't really pass in public I just try to blend in as an older woman.

[Sandi Beech]

Yea I like the guy things that I do, and being crossdressed for those activities would not really help me with those endeavors. That said, my Sandi activities have been absolutely exhilarating at times. They are separate worlds though. The one is grounded in reality along with the ups and downs of living a full life, the other is a fantasy land where I am living in the moment with no strings attached to my other life. It is a total escape from reality, and that can be very refreshing.

Sandi

[CynthiaD]

Yeah. Ex-soldier, ex-construction worker, ex-ditch digger … here. I was born male. I’m about as macho as you can get. I like being macho.

But … mentally and emotionally I’m female. I wear bra and panties 24/7. I prefer skirts and dresses to pants. I wear wigs most of the time. I hate being flat chested and wear breast forms most of the time. I love presenting as female and prefer it. I dislike presenting as male.

Put together, does all of this make sense? Yes … No … Who cares?

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Carla :hugs:, I totally enjoy having the Best of Both Worlds, >Orchid**O:daydreaming:O**

[DanielleDubois]

Carla, Danielle, and Sandi…do I have permission to borrow what you have said and use it in my Danielle autobiography? Because it describes me perfectly.

My favourite flavour is Danielle:o

[Helen_Highwater]

Born male, have all the bits to be male, do the "man's'" jobs around the house. No desire to transition.

However I do feel that the premise of the post is based on there being a simple binary, M/F. It's what we learned growing up.

Isn't there an argument that says that there isn't a simple binary, that what makes us isn't just the genitalia we were born with but more that we sit on a spectrum that makes us the people we are.

There are "butch" females, ladies you wouldn't want to pick a fight with. Similarly there are "effeminate" males, the "9 stone weaklings".

I'm erring to the position that I sit somewhere between the testosterone filled cage fighter and the maternal carer. I don't dress as part of any fetish, not for sexual gratification. There is a much deeper need for me to express a side of me that has more to do with me having a caring disposition than an aggressive one.

So I've been draw to the things that society associates with being of the gentler sex. The exterior uniform of a more passive and inclusive tribe. I get enjoyment, satisfaction in being able to through the garments I wear, show that I'm part of a group more likely to talk than fight.

Dressing is a manifestation of what sits at my core. A more creative me that seeks to be part of a section of society traditionally we've been cut off from.

[alwayshave]

Carla, Well said. I could not agree more.

[OrdinaryAverageGuy]

Simply a crossdressing guy here, who likes clothes and wouldn't mind having boobs (if they could be explained away). No desire to transition (not that it's completely possible anyway). No desire to be with a man. No personality change based on clothes. Not a member of LGTBQ. No desire to use made-up or plural pronouns. No desire to fool anyone into thinking I'm a woman.

But I sure like dresses. And skirts. And spaghetti straps. And bras.

And ice cream.

[Lacey New]

Carla, I?m in the same place you are. Not at all gay and I have no desire to transition. I have never gone out in public wearing women?s outerwear and I have no desire or plan to do so. But I do enjoy my private times crossdressed.

[Teri Ray]

I gotta agree with Carla. Being a crossdresser is having the ability to fully enjoy both worlds. And I do.

[NancySue]

I?m also in your, and others arena. I?m a guy and enjoy guy things. No interest in trans, etc. Over the many years, I?ve pretty much experienced the whole cycle. Kudos to my supportive wife. Since retiring, always panties, bra and nylons. Love the comfort. The best of both worlds.

[cdinmd206]

Carla, Danielle, and Sandi…do I have permission to borrow what you have said and use it in my Danielle autobiography? Because it describes me perfectly.

My favourite flavour is Danielle:o

You have my permisson

[traciJ]

Hi Carla, I appreciate your thoughts. Let me add that sometimes I feel that I am playing a male role as much as I play a feminine role when I am cross dressing.

Traci J

[kimdl93]

Throughout my life, I have been who I felt obliged to be much of the time. When under no such obligation, I am more often than not dressed as a woman. I am not entirely sure what gender I feel like because I have only ever been myself?whatever that may be.

[Jenn A116]

I'm pretty much the same Carla. Definitely a guy. But I do enjoy dressing like a woman from time to time. So much fun!

[danniUK]

I'm looking at things from a different perspective. I've never been a particularly "manly" man - I've never been interested in sports or any of the things that supposedly make "a man". My sexual orientation - as a bi man who prefers being the more submissive partner - lends itself to feeling feminine in many ways.
And while I've never seriously considered transitioning, the alure of the idea is always there.
So since I finally stated to own my crossdressing and accept it, I've come to realise that I'm definitely not "a woman trapped in a man's body" (as the cliche goes) but I'm also definitely not just "a man". I'm not sure if there's a name for this among the trans community but it really does describe how I feel.
It's taken a while to get used to this idea but I'm 100% happy with it now.

[AlicePetticoat]

I agree with Carla. Spending time as Alice is amazing and fills me with great joy! Being a male also makes me happy too. I enjoy being a husband. I enjoy doing manly things. I also enjoy dressing and acting like 1950s housewife! Life is fun!