I think I could....then again I never will know till I try right? And I dont see me trying anytime soon, unless my lotto number comes in.
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I think I could....then again I never will know till I try right? And I dont see me trying anytime soon, unless my lotto number comes in.
Could I, yes. Do I want to, No. Crossdressing 24/7 doesn't mean a dress and makeup 24/7. Look at the GGs that are at the grocery store, most wear pants and few have makeup. The problem for the CD is that we usually need the makeup to be even somewhat blendable. I have thought about could I work as a woman, yes, I'd be wearing the same work uniform that I wear now, I'd just have to get a larger shirt to accommodate the boobs.
My 2 cents.
Hugs, Bria
I would like to think I could handle it ,but as to being made up everyday and everything else involved to go out passable or to blend in can be exhausting and as a regular guy I am just to lazy to commit being en femme 24/7. well somebody had to admit to being lazy !!! Katie x.
Hi Candice, It would be fun for a couple days but I would have to get back to Man Land because I have the best of both worlds.:daydreaming:
No, not me. While I love to dress up, I am what I am, and that is mostly large man........ and I enjoy being a man (who sometime dresses up like a women).
A distinct whiff of sarcasm here,....but funny none the less. :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Zylia
I'm another of the 'too much man in me' brigade and now in my fifties, my face without make-up is testament to the ravages of testosterone. I would love to wear my girl kit to work as and when I wanted, but that isn't going to happen either. I can fantasise about the living full time but reality is a hard master to me. :daydreaming:
Rebecca
No!
Zylia's comment whilst it can be interpreted as subtle humour, :) .... I do like the comment......
It does have truth in it as well.
Nope. No desire to.
I wake up like this every day and I think I'm handling it quite well :)
Absolutely! I dread getting the makeup of in the morning and becoming my male self. I don't know why gg's don't wear dresses and heels all the time. So comfortable and sensual. I hate taking off fingernail polish but my public job demands I conform. Womanhood is better with us girls in it!
Things like family, job and social obligations aside, physically the answer would be yes. I think I could manage being female.
However, mentally it would be tough. It would mean that those expectations the world has of us as males, and vice-versa, would no longer apply. I've lived over 65 years as male and it would be a difficult adjustment. It is one thing to live as female for a few hours, or even a few days. 24/7 is not as easy as it sounds...
If I were 20 years younger and single, I would have no trouble living as a woman full time and loving every minute of it.
I meet an old friend for lunch today and we were complaining about as we are getting older we are losing our hearing and losing our sight. My friend told me these problems are nothing compared to women, they are much more complicated, as they get older there hormones are all over the place, one minute there hot then there cold, we came to the conclusion it great to be a man
I've considered this proposition over many years, but I have ultimately (and painfully) come to the same conclusion. I love certain traits of masculinity, i.e., its mythology, its history and fashions--and I rock all of those in a classic, gentlemanly, way. For myself alone, it's intelligence and elegance no matter what gender I represent. Nevertheless, I would enthusiastically opt for a month or two of full-time fem as a balance. I long for the return of days when I could take a week off and dress all day and go out. It was so exhilarating, but natural. These prolonged outings were a welcome balance. Of course, my masculinity is sensitive and not brutish, but I can't say it's the woman in me trying to get out. I enjoy the idea of a noble and chivalrous male, just as I love the fact that I can be a woman and invoke a side of me that also exists without male influence. Maybe they're the same thing; I don't know. As hard as it is sometimes, perhaps we're blessed with this spectrum of duality. I just wish that I had the means to indulge my other side a bit more, rather than famine over feast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarah Beth
I tried it and failed, it became too hard for me. I don't even try anymore. That's why I'm transitioning: my "opposite gender" is "male".
Now if the question had been about chromosomal sex...
Ah I shouldn't have drunk posted after a long night out, what I ment what was do you think you could handle transistioning and life after words.
A question I have been trying to answer. I think I really just want to be happy and to be me with no limits. I could adapt to living any way I had to, but I don't think I could be happy with that. I am still trying to understand where I need to go.
I honestly don't think that I could handle transitioning. I am comfortable with my socially presented gender and after having some brief conversation, I think most of my co-workers, friends, and family are not ok with transgender individuals. I enjoy dressing up in private and living that fantasy life, similar to playing a video game, but it is not a reality that I can realistically entertain.
So far, my long held fantasy seems to have come true. Just today Gina went to work, came home and took a shower, changed into a pair of shorts, a t shirt, and sneakers and ran errands, went to the grocery store, and made dinner. I was just thinking about how long I have wanted to live 24/7 as Gina and now I am. I hope the bubble never bursts!
I have no idea if I would be able to handle living as the opposite gender full time, but I would definitely love to do it.
Hi.
Born Female , Live as a female , and i,ll die as a female, and when i do i,ll die as one more than happy female, think that covers me on both count,s as to ?,s .
Maria,
There is help at hand for those of us who have an imbalance of Hormones and it can be for many reinstated close to how it should be,
Just because i... was... perceived wrongly does not change who i am ,
...noeleena...
Could I, like others said yes, but don't want to now.
When you quantified your OP, that is harder to answer.
Most TS I have read do not like what they say they "had" to do.
But once they did they are happy. Its not me right now.
Could I handle it?
From my current life, it would be very hard. People expect me to be male. I have a family that depend on me.
If I could switch to an 'alternate life' where I am a woman - Yes I think I could handle it. But then I am saying this as someone who has never done it. I am not sure what would actually happen.
Could I handle it? Yes. Do I want to live as a MTF non op TS? NO. Do I have the desire to be a 55 year old, overweight, homely woman? Absolutely not; exactly how much would that differ from my current life; not much. Would I take the option to become an average 14 year old female in America? Yes.
Hi Candice,
I don't know, but I'd love to give it go if I had the courage
Adelaide
I would (oh boy would I) if I could but I can't so I won't!!!!!! If this question came up 50 years ago I would be the girl of my dreams and fulfill my sincerest wish.
Molly
I am sure I could be female 24/7. I have always felt as well as dreamed of being female full time. Of course that will never happen.
Well.. if you put that way.. then no. Simply because I don't want to transition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candice Mae
I would, however, like to get my life situation to a point where my dressing and related activities are more 50/50.
definately NOT then....no intrest in that at all....considered laser on some of the thicker areas of my beard, but thats as far as I would ever go.
Yes. "I" could. ...my family and friends, otoh couldn't. If I had any chance of passing as a gg and living a "normal" life; it would be way more likely, regardless of the aforementioned, but it's not in my cards atm. ...if I were to transition; I'd want to be "Jessica from 3 doors down. " , not "that tranny 3 doors down who calls himself Jessica. "
If you HAD meant "could you handle cross dressing full time?" then the answer in "no" - even if it was possible to do so without negative consequences. Most of the time I like being a guy. I just happen to like being a girl occasionally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candice Mae
Transitioning has never been on my agenda (see above) so I'm not qualified to comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candice Mae
I'm on board with the other Sarah and those who mimicked her response. I'm a crossdresser not a ftm transexual. The postings here are aimed at Male to female crossdressers so it is a bit surprising how many here would switch genders full-time. I understand that the wording is a bit vague (is the question, full-time as a crossdresser similar to a pre-op TS or transitioned to TS or as a fantasy GG?).
Wouldn't want to nor have the desire to try.
Joni
I would love to have the opportunity to be able to live full time as a women. The longest that I have presented as a woman was for nine consecutive days, and it was in June of this year. When not working and out in public now I mostly do present as a woman. Over the past 3.5 years the desire to present as a female continues to grow stronger and stronger.
Humans can handle a lot if absolutely necessary but I don't want to do that so it would just be speculation if I could handle it or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candice Mae
If I was born or took a pill and was 100% a female, no problem.
Otherwise, that is what I am seeing my therapist for ... will I and should I?
Prene
I just spent 12 days 24/7 as Erickka, and to tell you the truth, it is a pain in the a$$! All of the appearance maintenance, makeup, etc., etc. I am happy being able to ride the middle of the road....it just works better that way for me.
Spent almost 5 full years on the "other side" from Oct 80 through mid 85. It was fun for about 6 months, then it became everyday, normal life. Having obvious breasts (they grew to almost a C on a 32" frame)as some have stated to 'look' the part made it considerably easier.
BUT...
Along with the fun came experencing the glass ceiling at work, being talked down to like I knew nothing, and other similar "life facts" for a woman in the early 80's. I was expected to be pretty and keep my mouth shut. Even though my job supported me through the transition (something unheard of back then) things like the dress code for women in the management areas was dress only while the guys had suits, slacks, and "dress down Friday's. Was it discriminating? yeah, but it was balanced by being placed on the high pedistal of womanhood with doors opened, seats pulled out and so on. It was an interesting experence.
Miss it....
OK, since we're now talking about transitioning, the answer is "no". Just adding parts here and removing them there wouldn't make me a "real" woman. The hands are too big, the feet are too big, the face isn't right, the body proportinos are not right.
Could I handle being a male presenting as a woman 24/7? Sure I could, I've done some things that I never would have thought possible. I worked with people who believed many things I didn't share for 30 years, I rappelled down into a pool of cold water in a slot canyon where people had died a year before and I stayed supportive as I sat with my wife as she slowly died from cancer. Would I like it? Occasionally I would, but at times it would be more trouble than I'm prepared for now. I don't want that kind of challenge at this stage in my life.
This is a whole new kettle of horses of a different color. You see you are asking if one is transsexual if they can handle living as a woman. The answer to that is usually "yes" if the are TS. We don't really have1 a choice. All the roadblocks and all the speed bumps and the "glass ceilings" are part of what you sign in for. My opinion? If you can't stand the heat, you are probably not a TS (although you may play at being one). Handling being 24/7 is what you do to get where you are going. CDs don't need to fear that. If the going gets rough, you just go back to the 1.1 version. But to me, personally transitioning is a commitment. Since I made that commitment I will fight to break the "Glass ceiling" I will fight to be equal. This makes my cause even stronger because I know how different things are between men and women (*which should not be)
I think the OP was more intriguing. Sort of a Dick Gregory idea. See just how the other half lives. Fun and excitement for breaking gender rules, for living on the edge. Mostly because of the mental fears you have, not the real life fears. Like driving a race car or jumping out of a plane. But then you can go home and grill hamburgers. So I get te "If for X amount of time would you dress as a woman knowing you can jump back" is more interesting to me.
I agree whole hardheartedly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarah Beth
I cherish my time as my alter ego Lee and think it would just be the same old same old except in a skirt. Lee Is a relatively stress free place to escape from my everyday life. Doing it full time would lose that for me.
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Originally Posted by Judith96a
This is a constantly returning fantasy for me. I adore being transformed into a femme-like state. But Abandoning all of the male trappings and being freely able to wear female trappings. If I could remove my beard and chest hair, then I don't think I'd have a problem presenting female all the time. I'd love to be free to try many hairstyles and colors, get all the spa treatments, all the scents.....
But this would only happen if I won a lottery.
My wonder is whether this would get boring....
I was going to make a post on the OP then I see the revised version. If I were going to transition even with the 1-year life experience, I don't think I could handle it. Even though I think certain things will be easier after the transition, it would just be different. I don't have plans to fully transition to female, I just want to appear more feminine. However, if I was able to do it when I was way younger... I would be able to handle it because my body would look more female then it does now(I know this isn't what was asked but its the way I feel)
As a heterosexual cross dresser I'd say the answer is "no." I enjoy being a male. I enjoy wearing women's clothing. Society has progress sufficiently that most occupations are open to both genders. Most activities are open to both genders. What I enjoy in life really has nothing to do with how I am attired. For what it is worth playing the role of a woman in my little world still offers stress relief. For me it is more than the clothes. If society would overnight accept men wearing women's clothing, where would I escape to????
It's hard to say for sure, but I think I'd love to experience life as a biological woman.
+Fun fact; ever since I was a young child I've had this peculiar image in my head that after we die, we get reborn as the opposite sex. Like, I'm male in this life and after I die, I'll be born as a woman. And after that as a man again.
Not sure where this came from? Go figure. :)
But yes, as a male cross-dresser I'd like to think that I could handle living as a woman full-time.
No I don't think I could handle transitioning. I'm a pretty decent looking guy but at best an ugly women. Hormones and implants wouldn't do much to help that. If I could magically start over as a 16 year old girl, that I could handle and would probably go for.
Very true Lorileah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lorileah
I was just thinking about everything I've been through the ups and downs over the last year, and how far I've come and have yet to go. I Just like to add some realism around here, and make people think out side the box in how most of a CD's problems are minor when compared to a TS's.
Well said- I echo Isha's sentiment whole heartedly
You mean go back to living as a man - no, that would be a fate worse than death.
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt - hated it.
Never again.