So, are you different or the same when dressed?

[Elly E]

I know a lot of people have different personalities when they're dressed.

Personally, I find that I act pretty much the same with the exception of a slightly more submissive nature. As a male I cook, I clean, I love music, playing and listening. And I love video games and completely dorking out to the most nerdy stuff possible.

As a female, I'm exactly the same, it feels more right to not feel like I'm just putting on a mask.

You?

[anna kate]

Exactly!!! I'm me. wether in pants(ugh) or a skirt.

[LisaM]

I am the same no matter how I am dressed as well.

[sputnik]

Hard for me to tell. There's stuff like being aware of how I sit, and being careful about not touching my face (makeup). That's probably not what you're asking though. If I act differently, it's hard for me to tell, and my wife hasn't pointed out anything. I sure feel different though.

[gerdaberlin]

sadly I dont have experience in bars with other people, but I feel at ease in labraries or anonymous open places, where its easy to focus my mind on being a "she"..

[Granny Gray]

Since I'm dressed 24x7, except when with family (infrequently), I don't recognize any difference really. I talk the same, walk the same, sit the same, stand the same, behave the same with minor exception. Recently, I made a quick trip with my older son from home near Houston to Miama, FL and back. We stopped occasionally to get food and once in a restaurant, I found myself almost entering the ladies room for relief... a quick turn and no one noticed. I did notice how strange the urinals on the wall looked... none of course in the ladies' rooms I normally frequent when out and about. I'm reminded: be aware. Don't act out of habit. Know what you are doing CONSTANTLY.

[Stephanie Heplby]

[SIZE="3"]I, too, feel that I am me, no matter how I am dressed. When dressed as a girl, I just tend to feel more like me, more whole, more right.

I am working on making these aspects part of my boy presentation, as well.

To some degree, it is a 'problem' that I am a bit of a social chameleon. I am get along with U.S. rednecks, U.S. old money, European working class, Canadian back country folks, metropolitan gays and lesbians, small town church people. As a result, I shift my persona slightly to mesh with my 'audience'. This is a handy trick that I learned in self-defense as a not-very-masculine young boy, but it can result in my engaging in behaviour and talk that I do not necessarily endorse.

I prefer to encourage my better traits, which often line up with stereotypically 'feminine' traits.

However, it is important for me to remember that I believe in the equality of all persons. A girl (whether GG or TG) needs to be able to fend for herself, when necessary. Don't expect a man to take care of you. Likewise, a man needs to be able to cry, be afraid of spiders, or whatever (though I am not afraid of spiders, but you get the idea). Don't expect a woman to be submissive around you; they have brains and capabilities, too.

Sorry, wandered off-topic a bit there, but it seemed related. [/SIZE]

[Marisa_M]

I feel the opposite: I need to take care when I'm in drab not to show my natural feminine gestures and mannerisms.
So yes...I'm quite different when dressed.

[TJ Tresa]

It doesn't matter either way I am the same. though I will admit I am more apt to do house work while dressed than not. other than that I tthink I am the same.

[Angelofsomekind]

I always thought I was the same when dressed, my wife says I'm a little more sassier. I have noticed I have great posture when I'm dressed. I get coments on that quite often. I think it's because of the corsets, but I think the posture gives off a confident vibe.

[Tania D]

My wife reckons we talk a lot more when I am dressed and she prefers the company

[Michelle123]

I am also pretty much the same person when dressed, but I feel so much more content, and calm when in fem mode. I can deal with little problems that may have occuered during the day with a much clearer head.
It just feels right to be dressed....

[Julie513]

I am also pretty much the same person when dressed, but I feel so much more content, and calm when in fem mode. I can deal with little problems that may have occuered during the day with a much clearer head.
It just feels right to be dressed....

Michelle almost took the words out of my mouth. I am basically the same, just more relaxed when I'm dressed properly.

Julie

[tricia_uktv]

If you are out and about, I'm pretty sure you have to be different. You are dressed, you are looked at, you are talked about. In drab no-one cares about you. Sad but true. So you simply can't be the same.

[APRIL0401]

I feel just the way Marisa feels.
When not dressed I'm all guy when dressed I'm all girl.
I prefer the girl over the guy anytime.

[xdbiker]

for me its hard to say because Now that i have told my wife she does my nails once a week and its allways some thing way to bright for a Man to wear any place so FOR me dont think im dif dressed or Not this friday im going for the man in skirt Look Kisses Jerzie

[Ms Mira]

I feel like I act the same whether I'm dressed or not, but I have noticed when I dress a lot my mentality changes even when I am a male. If dressing affects the way I act when I'm not dressed, this must mean that there are probably more than a few subtle things going on in my brain and body when I am dressed... And, therefore, I don't act exactly the same.

[Deborah Jane]

I have been reliably informed [by "Er indoors"] i'm an idiot in both modes, although i have yet to break my bum falling from trees in "Debs" mode

[Gabrielle Hermosa]

I'm pretty different in guy-mode than in girl-mode. The two are very separate for me, aside from some personal traits. I tend to have an odd sense of humor either way, but aside from that, pretty much everything is different.

Guy-mode is a forced "act" I put on. It requires work, fakery, and it's not very enjoyable most of the time. Girl-mode is more of a relaxing indulgence in the person I always wanted to be but society would never allow.

Yes, I'm very different depending on which side of the gender spectrum I'm occupying.

[Melissa Rose]

I'm different when in male and female mode. My thought process and body language changes. Actually, different parts of my total personality are amplified depending on whether I'm in a dress, heels and makeup or jeans, sneakers and a polo shirt (drab). I like my girl personality better.

[Deedee Dupree]

Default mode is " all of me", but when I am in femme mode it's often more fun for me to exclude every aspect of "him".... I like the shift... it's a deliberate choice I make, but I don't always do it that way. It depends on who I am with and what we are doing.

[Miranda09]

I'm pretty much 2 different personalities in a way. I love my guy mode as much as my girlie mode and both sides tend to express themselves appropriately. Althoug sometimes my fem side tends to influence my male side a great deal!!!!!

[NathalieX66]

I am in 'me' mode, but I am practicing walking with a more feminine touch. That's actually more challenging than you think. if you're going to wear heels, do it right. Once you get the hang of it, it's easy.

[Stephanie Miller]

I would have to say on the inside - I'm the same. Same thoughts and same feelings. On the outside - my actions are different. Kind of like no matter if I was a girl or guy I would modify my behavior to match the circumstance and/or location. ( I wouln't act the same in church as I would a ball game). Note: I prefer to be in girl mode though

[Frédérique]

When dressed as a girl, I just tend to feel more like me, more whole, more right.

[SIZE="2"]I also tend to feel “more whole, more right” when dressed as a girl. A feeling of calmness comes over me – I worry less about things, and it’s a relief to get away from being male, if only for a short time. When I’m stuck out in the drab world, it’s comforting to know I’ll soon be able to return to my feminine self and feel happy again…[/SIZE]

As a male I cook, I clean, I love music, playing and listening. And I love video games and completely dorking out to the most nerdy stuff possible.

[SIZE="2"]It’s strange – I like to listen to music when I’m dressed, but I can’t play video games…[/SIZE]