What age you feel like

[tanyalynn51]

I have gotten so much help by reading other peoples posts, and the couple of questions that I have asked, that I hope maybe I can get some help with this one. I have no doubt that i should have been born a girl, and would trade anything to be a gg. But, sometimes I feel my age, sometimes I dont. I have found myself choosing clothes at times that would be more appropriate for a young teenager, even doing things that a girl that age might do. Ill curl up and watch some of those shows on Disney Channel, read teen girl's magazines, and I even hang out on another forum for that: girltalk.to. Is that something really strange, or do others experience it?

[Sally24]

It's not uncommon to try to live thru some of the girlhood that we missed. I'm in my 50's and still read Cosmo and wear mini's sometimes. If you don't get stuck at the age of 16 then it's just a learning experience.

[Jenna1561]

I think it's pretty common to go through a second adolescence, as long as you don't become stuck there. I'm 47 and really feel more like 35. That's how I tend to dress and behave.


Jenna

[TxKimberly]

I feel about 143.

[Kimberley]

I found the same thing as I was coming to self acceptance. Kimberley had to grow up and of course she went through so much of the fashion stuff that was age appropriate. It was a tough ride going through that for sure as I am sure Karen and Sharon remember about my journey. Today my wardrobe is very much classic and classy. I guess timeless would be a good descriptor. It really is a reflection of where I am. So I would say that my clothing is what you would find in a midlife closet in most places.

Most skirts are knee length (either a bit above or below). Dresses the same. Slacks are foot length (suitable with 2 - 3" heels). Jeans are well, jeans. Everything is pretty well casual/business casual. No 4 or 5" heels. Like I said 2 to 3". Flats and sandals of course. Tops that cross age boundaries for the most part.

Of course there are a couple of "fun things" hanging around but I just havent gotten around to giving them away. Gee, I am depriving some poor tweenie. LOL

:hugs:
Kimmie

[Sharon]

Do what you want to do and enjoy what you enjoy, without regard to what I or anyone else prefer for ourselves. If you dress in public, it could cause some unwanted attention and reaction if you dress in fashions more closely associated with women much younger than you are, but if you're up to it, then I say go for it. :)

[noeleena]

hi.. this ... does come up a bit on our oz forum tranny radio ... well i know some of the girls there. while i was over in austraila. .we went out ...shoping... & ill say only if its out of place or inapropriet . other wise its up to each person ....my age is 61 so i am happy dressing in a nice way as to my age . jos said so long as i dress as is becoming of a women its okay . .l do . the thing is i like to dress tastefully . of cause i do manual work as well i am a builder retired now..oh i am a women ....11 years as .. what i do like is seeing women dressed nicely & taking the time to do so....yea... ...noeleena....

[Andi]

My feminine age really fluctuates and is frustrating most times. When I read the magazines (Elle, Glamour, etc.) I'm thinking/feeling an age like the models shown there. When I dress, I think/feel more like a 40 something because of my height and weight. But when I look in a mirror dressed with makeup I think/feel like my true age - 64. My complexion and looks aren't young or passable at all so I get really depressed. Who can not look in the mirror?? That's part of being a woman isn't it?? Bummer..........:sad:

[Sara Violet]

I'm 29, but I don't look older than 24. I feel like I am in my low 20's as well (emotionally and in terms of where I am in life). My best friend is 39 and people mistake me as her niece or something.

We went to a haunted corn maze on Halloween, and I was charged a child ticket. My voice does not help as it fits some one in their early 20's. I am not complaining, I love it.. Like Tanya I would do anything to be a gg.

I have a very respectful and forgiving personality which often can appear as being innocent. I embrace who I am. I don't doubt myself, or deny my emotions any more.

I guess my point is be happy.

[Jessicaparkson]

I'm 18 (19 this December) but I usually dress like someone in their late 20s. I prefer the classic styles myself.

[Joann0830]

I have looked at everyones photo and I have to say that everyone looks much Younger especially as a woman and Very Young and Beautiful. We go that extra mile to look this way. We may all feel the creeks and squieks but look great. Joann0830:battingeyelashes::heehee::love:

A salute to all the ladies Here on the site:drink::hugs:

Jenna you do look Great and TXKimberly You also look great but I am sorry that you are feeling the creaks and squieks. Love You Both Joann0830

[Valerie]

Thanks, Joann! It is nice what you say about us looking great, which I believe is true... As for "recovering" the time we have not lived, I am all for it as long as one does not get stuck at any time, as several others have mentioned. One of the great pluses of being a woman is being able to change so much the way one looks (and feels). In drab, with short hair, a blue blazer and a tie, there is not much you can do... Also, as women we have so many rejuvenating creams...

Cheers,

Valerie

[melissaK]

Sure it makes sense. "Clarissa Explains it All" was a favorite Nickelodeon show years back. I spent this last year watching all 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls on DVD. All a bit of vicarious living - sort of seeing how some of my life might have been but for . . . And, the same follows for other traditionally labelled chic-flicks like MamaMia.

And yes, I lament a missed adolescence lived in a comfortable gender role. I know, adolescence is tough in any gender, but I always knew mine was wrong beyond the regular issues. And in hind sight - the clues to my repressed desires to break out were everywhere - long hair without being in a rock band or smoking dope; womens jeans because - ahem - "they fit better"; womens t's because - ahem - "they looked more cool"; wearing Kaftans because - ahem - "they're multicultural." Had my family had a psychologist in it, someone might have put two and two together but no . . . I was just "artistic," another "hippie kid."

hugs,
'lissa

[Nicki B]

That's easy (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=92&pictureid=3322)... :rolleyes:

[Susan Loves Life]

As for me, I'm age 55 (physically) but I feel as if I'm a lot younger - say in my teens :)

Part of that is due to the HRT, my endo warned me that I would start feeling like a girl in her early teens going through puberty. (of course she told me the puberty part would be very real, and it sure is.)

Besides, I think that when we hit 55 we should all be able to age backwards to about 25 and then forward to old age.

[debbeelee1]

CD'ing makes me feel younger and I tend to do more teenager type things!

[sybercom11]

I am 53 and I like to dress like a college girl. I mean I shop in the juniors section for my short denim shorts and tank tops and girlie flip flops and I wear these items out in public even without a wig and makeup, just as a sissy.

[Sakura Rini]

my feeling keeps changing, sometimes i fell like im in my preteens and sometimes, i fell 15-16

[RobynB]

I'm 62 and try to dress for my age. With back problems I sometimes feel 90 but I just try to do the best I can.

[Joanne f]

[QUOTE=Sharon;1513297]Do what you want to do and enjoy what you enjoy, without regard to what I or anyone else prefer for ourselves. If you dress in public, it could cause some unwanted attention and reaction if you dress in fashions more closely associated with women much younger than you are, but if you're up to it, then I say go for it. :)[/QUOTE

:iagree:

It`s when you start acting your age you have to worry,
i feel like a 20yr old but my wife wont let me have one :devil:

[Anna the Dub]

I am 46, and pretty much that is how I feel and the image I want to project. I certainly don't want to come across to women as mutton dressed as lamb, so after my transition it will be age appropriate clothing, with a little bit of style (I hope!).

[JennyTG24]

hello

Im 24 yrs old and i like to wear a nice top and jeans.

wear what ever you feel cossy in:) cause you are only as old as you feel..

Jenny *hugs*

[Lisa Golightly]

I played with dolls and did all the girl stuff as a kid.... So in all honesty I feel every one of my 41 years...

Everyone says I look younger... which, yeah, ok I do (It's a family thing)... but my body got to be 41 the hard way.... *Ouch!*

[ArleneRaquel]

I am 61, I dress as a woman of around age 40, which is the age I feel when I'm a gurl ! A hot & sexy gurl at that.:hugs::love:

[deja true]

Well, even though I should be taking Silver Centrums by now, there's no way I'm ever gonna give in to a church lady style!

I don't necessarily wanna stand out as a guy in a dress, but i would like to be seen as "a woman of a certain age" who is definitely not ready for a Buick Regal and an account at Lane Bryant...nuh-uh!

Given the right body, the right presentation, the right attitude, you can carry a youthful and adventurous and stylish look for a long time. Think Mama Kardashian...think the "Real Houswives of Orange County"... Think Diane Lane...cougars all!

The young ones are hawt, fer sure, but gimme some life experience and a knowing smile any time over silliness and inexperience.

Maturity does not rule out the goal of attractiveness and having fun!

:D

[Lanore]

I'll turn 58 this year and have yet to figure out what that's supposed to feel like.

[Chibi~Cthulhu]

since i started my transition again... my mom has accused me of going through puberty all over again. kind of appropriate i suppose considering that my personality was kind of placed on hold while i had to learn to accept myself. so i suppose i act younger then i am. which is okay, people usually think im younger then i am anyways.

[Carole Cross]

I am 40 and as a guy I look younger than my age, I have no wrinkles and still have a full head of hair. I still think I am the same as I was in my twenties so I tend to buy clothes in that age range. The only clothes I cant buy at the moment are revealing dresses and tops for obviuos reasons, but that will change soon. :D

[marie rose]

Many times my wife has told me I look much younger when presenting as Marie. She says my face glows, my eyes sparkle and I just seem so much more alive. I think she reads me correctly.