What I KNOW my wife...

[GG Vanya]

sacrifices in her acceptance of me.

(Obviously a question for the GMs)

[Marla S]

Being in the closet.

[SKINNYGIRL]

She puts up with my stupid mouth that gets me in trouble with everyone,

[nikisbest]

I think one of the big ones is she has to put up with my typical bullhead
male side. And I think if we dont watch out, we can be very selfish with this.
Niki's0.02

[sparks]

She sacrifices more for me than I will ever know or be able to return. She is the backbone when I'm week and the crutch when I need to be held up.
She sacrifices her time to make free time for me to create a painting.
She sacrifrices apart of her beliefs to accept at least in a small way my dressing. Her acceptance means that she is aware that this is a part of me but still wants nothing to do with it.
The list goes on and on.
We have both sacrificed to be apart of this marriage but I think she gives far more than I do.

[Bev06 GG]

She sacrifices more for me than I will ever know or be able to return. She is the backbone when I'm week and the crutch when I need to be held up.
She sacrifices her time to make free time for me to create a painting.
She sacrifrices apart of her beliefs to accept at least in a small way my dressing. Her acceptance means that she is aware that this is a part of me but still wants nothing to do with it.
The list goes on and on.
We have both sacrificed to be apart of this marriage but I think she gives far more than I do.
Awww sparks,
thats lovely, aren't you a sweety. I take my hat off to your wife, I really do. I think that women who know about it and accept even when they dont like it are far far stronger women than I am. After all what have I had to come to terms with, Ive never had a problem with it. A wife or partner who supports even when she's not happy with it is worth her weight in gold, but then Im sure you already know that and im preaching to the converted.
Take care
BEVxxxx

[EricaCD]

Well, "acceptance" is a big word at present. However, I content myself with "tolerates" and continue to hope that she will continue to move toward acceptance. And even now, without going so far as acceptance or support, she sacrifices an enormous amount:

She gets to live in a fairly small closet with me, and she does not even get the small consolation of the joy I feel in bringing forth my feminine presence.

She has to cope with a whole new array of concerns: about my sexual identity, about my sexual preference, about her role as the only woman in my life, about whether Erica is a proxy for something else I desire. I have, of course, sought to make clear that none of these should be a concern to her. Still, I am perfectly mindful that for most GGs that message is not fully internalized right away.

She has to readjust her image of me to reconcile it with behavior that she can't even understand, much less think of enjoying.

She has to live with the awareness that there is a significant element of my life that she is not ready for me to share with her.

She is probably as embarrassed at the idea of me in women's clothes as I was for 25 years. If she manages to overcome the embarrassment by the time she is 50, she will have done it in far less time than it took me.

She has to live with the resource issues (cost, time, etc.). Admittedly, funds are not really a concern, and I do my utmost not to allow my dressing to distract from our family life. But my balance is not perfect...

Those are the elements of sacrifice that leap to mind. I am probably forgetting others.

The fact that I did not CHOOSE to impose these sacrifices on her does not change the fact that I nevertheless have done so. There is a big difference between not apologizing for myself and not recognizing the enormity of what I have imposed on her. For those sacrifices, I am grateful beyond measure.

Erica

[Katiegirl]

Those that have an excepting wife are lucky indeed and they should be treasured.

I was not so lucky but that is a long story and now many years in the past.

:straightface:

[jenny sissey]

it must be great to have a wife that understands and helps you.
My wife dose not accept+? me and dislikes this side of me,we are still married but only just,we never talk about it if it comes on the television then its swiched off strieght away.Ho i do wish she would like that side of me.i sometimes regress and wear a nappy with my dummy in,which is done when theres no one in the house.

[Julie Avery]

I've been down this road. It's super nice to be accepted by a GG. But it's even better to accept yourself, and get sassy.

[Christina Nicole]

I love my wife. She was there for me though the bad parts when I needed her. She was supportive when I was trying to start my business and there wasn't much money coming in. :love:

She doesn't care for the CDing, but you can't have everything.

Warm regards,
Christina Nicole

Of course, when business was good, she was right there to choose the color of her new Vanden Plas (XJ8 4.2 V8 Soverign in the home market.)

C. N.

[Marla S]

I've been down this road. It's super nice to be accepted by a GG. But it's even better to accept yourself, and get sassy.
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