Comments that make you believe they know!

[Carly D.]

Every now and then my older brother will say something to make me think he knows that I dress this way.. A few Christmases ago when we were playing that dvd clue game and I decided to be Miss Scarlet, in what I think was a limited number of players game where Scarlet was one of four I think.. Anyway I took the "Scarlet" piece and he said something to the effect of he always wondered.. and my lack of thinking I did say yeah well you know, I've always had a cross dressing tendency.. DAMN, SHOULDA GONE FOR IT..

[Shelby]

A friend of mine who I participated in community theater with would always drop these type of comments. The group would often joke that I was the resident cder of the theater company since they were all aware that I dressed for a few of our shows. She however threw out more suggestive comments. One time after a show, we were all standing around and I noticed her shows. They were quite cute and stylish and I liked them, but I simply commented on how pointed they are and she asked me if I wanted to try them on. I didn't cause that would have seemed weird at the moment with others around and they were to small. Another time, she asked if I wanted to go dress shopping - I can't remember how that even came up. It was all those little comments said with kindness and playfulness. Finally, after coming out to one other friend, I decided to tell her as well. When I did, she was surprised. I asked if she knew and she said that she knew that I had an interest but didn't know I was a cder. So sometimes, the comments are just that - innocent comments and our imagination reading in it yet there are those that we wonder if they really do know something. By the way, she would later help me with my hair and makeup that is seen in my avatar.

[Chickhe]

I don't think they know. It is a power technique to catch you off gaurd. They are saying, hey, I'll make a joke to this guy and see how he responds... 1. If he jokes back, he's a good guy, 2. If he turns red, I just learned something... and 3. If he tells me the history of shoes...Its more than I want to hear... The other thing, if they do know, then they are fishing for more information or they are letting you know that they know, but they are okay with it to a point as long as it doesn't impact work. At work once one of the other managers was constantly telling everyone he was the woman in his relationship...no one ever asked him how much of a woman..but it didn't seem to phase anyone.

[Tanya C]

One time we were visiting my wife's parents, and as we were leaving my mother-ini-law offered us a couple of things to take with us if we wanted. One of them just happened to be a size 14 skirt. Now, my wife wears a size 2, so it would seem that my mother-in law intended the skirt to be for you know who.

BTW It's a darling skirt and it fits me perfectly.

[AliceJaneInNewcastle]

I've lost count of how many work clients, relatives (mine and my wife's) and friends from school (which was such a looooooooong time ago) are friends with both my girl profile and my identical twin brother's profile on FB. I've also got some TG friends who are friends with both.

There are plenty of other people who know but choose not to say anything. I rarely get the joking comments. I am a self employed engineering consultant, so I don't have work colleagues!

I think that most people know that I know that they know about me, so they don't see a need to drop hints.

[Prissy Linda]

A few weeks ago I couldn't find my cell phone after I arrived at work, I was looking everywhere for it. Then one of the guys asked if I had left it in my purse, It was one of those ah ha moments. I went out to the car and sure enough that's where it was. I came back with phone in hand, several people smiled, they know.

[BillieJoEllen]

Quite a few people know but don't say anything. My wife used to be 'tolerant' but then she got the notion to get me 'cured'. Before that happened she would always say "yes ma'am" or some such thing. Other people caught on to that. So I really don't know everyone that knows about me.

[LeannL]

Karen, Karen Karen, I remember your wilder days of a few years ago when you were posting pictures of you in the unisex bathroom at your work location where you were trying on the women's clothes you had purchased at lunch time! With all of the other stories about being caught looking at this site at work as well as the number of times you almost ran into coworkers dressed and you assumed they didn't recognize you, the answer to your question is YES THEY KNOW! The good news is that, unless you haven't told us about it, they still seem to accept you as a co-worker and apparently as useful one at that (maybe your usefulness is the fact that they can gossip and joke about you behind your back ).

As far as I am concerned though, I have not received these comments at work.

[joyce483]

Karren, don't worry about comments from your co-workers, unless they start calling you HUN!!

[CaitlynRenee]

A few things come to mind..... When we were stationed in Germany, the wife bought me a nice leather coat, in the mens dept. of a major clothing store. Guess how it buttoned?? Guess how ALL of the mens coats buttoned??

At a U.S. Dillards, I bought my wife a pretty (and tasteful) red dress. The check out lady (45 ish?) said, "That's really pretty. With your skin tone, you'll look stunning in it. Did you check out our heels?". Mind you, I'm in serious drab. My response? "Yes, I WOULD look good in it, but they don't have my size. This one's for my wife. I already have heels (I really don't)". She then said, "That's sad. Have a nice day." with very pleasent.

WOW, A.J. I just saw your avatar and can't believe how much you look like my GG kid sister!

[linnea]

I get what I would call ambiguous comments and smiles at times. One co-worker just asked me if I was wearing mascara (which I was, very light touches of it); I said yes and she smiled and said that it brought my eyes out and that it looked good. She did this when no one else was around, but she didn't "hush-hush" it, nor did she say anything ever again. She has now moved to another office in another town.

[Fab Karen]

See girls, if you get such comments, no need to panic & run as if you had just been caught embezzling by your boss.
And the movies prove that if you do run, and hide out at a remote motel, a judgemental "mother" might pay you a visit.

[AliceJaneInNewcastle]

WOW, A.J. I just saw your avatar and can't believe how much you look like my GG kid sister!

I feel so sorry for her.

[sami1952]

i get them all the time,recently about getting my ears pierced.anytime someone make a comment i just response with i have to loose weight because my dresses are getting to tight or my panty hose are to tight.they just laugh, if only they knew the real truth.This friend of mine was using my computer and i had left my facebook logged in and he saw my picture and ask is that you i said maybe or maybe it's one of your friends,he said nothing after that.

[eluuzion]

Have you checked in the mirror to see if somebody put a sticker on your back that says:


"I'm a crossdresser, KICK ME ! ".

Hey, you never know...


I can tell you from personal experience that I totally freaked out the night I completely shaved off my eyebrows! The next few days, I was meticulously drawing in eyebrows with an eyeliner pencil and eye shadow.

A few weeks later, it takes me two seconds to sketch a quick line, check my image in the mirror, and believe nobody will notice...yeah, right. Then I blew off removing my foundation before going to meet a client to hand off some paperwork. He immediately said..."what is that on your face? You look like you are wearing make-up!!" I quickly covered by saying it was "self-tanner" and I was using it as "windblock" when shoveling the snow. I actually convinced myself I pulled it off...

Hey, good news is that we are all too old to be sent to our room now, right?

You are probably just fine, and so am I. "You're OK, I'm OK", right? That is what that book said...so we must be right? right? alrighty then...

And really...nobody mines anyway...oh, wait...I guess everybody mines where you work...

[wearingtanpantyhose]

This might be a clue that they know.. "you look nice in that skirt but your slip is showing."

[kimdl93]

I've gotten the "you're such a girl" comment a couple of times from female co-workers. One gave me the code name Marta, I guess because Kim wasn't fem enough!

[2B Natasha]

So is it just me that gets these comments or am I imagining this? Who else get comments that make you think everyone knows and what are they?

no Karen. It's not just you. Matter of fact that happened to me yesterday at work.

Sitting at the usual lunch table with all the ladies I eat lunch with, gossip with and plow through mags like shape and the nordstrom Xmas catalog. Another ladies sits down and starts to talk. She mentions that she is doing the Seattle marathon 5k this year. I asked her why that one and not the iron girl? She said she never heard of iron girl so I explained it to her. That it is for girls/ladies only. You get this and that and it's to benefit women. So she asked me why I don't do it myself. Once again I tell her it's only for women. So she says. Well. Why don't you get a wig. I tell her I have a wig but they still won't let me do it. With a shocked look on her face. She asks me. Why do you have a wig? I answer her. Actually o have three. Really I have four. With shock. Three?! Then it happened. The usual ladies I have been eating lunch with. Well one of them is casually flipping through a mag and smirking to herself. Without skipping a beat say matte if factor. " he's a crossdresser that's why " and turns another page. So the first lady looks at me and says. No? Really. I tell her she just told you didn't she. Turning to the lunch mate she asks. How long have you known this? Since he was looking at the nordstrom Xmas catalog last year in the beginning if December. I just smiled and laughed inside.

You see. I never said a word to her about crossdressing. She put it all together. She felt comfortable enough around me to know I wouldn't care. Which I don't. And clearly she doesn't either. I ate lunch with her today. Not a word about yesterday.

I really think she was thinking to herself. " how thick can you be? He's all but written it down for you. Catch a clue ".

So yes Karen. Happens to others as well.

[Stephanie Anne]

Hey Karren, they know and don't care. Just come out already.

[Pinky188]

The guys at the shop are always telling me Im such a girl. Do you really think they know???

[christine55]

Karren, from all your other posts I just cant believe anyone who knows you doesn't know. But as you say, who cares?

Hugs, Christine

[k lynn]

Yes some know and I even get comments from customers or strangers sometimes I like colorfull clothes and sneakers but I have been outed several years ago and I am now 48 and just dont care everyone have a great day

[Sarah Doepner]

It never happened to me in 30 years. I'm too big, too ugly and apparently hid it too well or sent out so many different signals they missed the CD one. They all figured I was just an ex-hippy tree-hugger liberal data geek and explained everything to them. Karren, I think the folks at your work have too much good data to work with.

[SarahLynn]

Personally I'm at a place in life I don't really care who knows any more and though I have not announced it to the world.... I still pickup on comments and the way they were posed that indicates that the person I'm talking to know I crossdress..

Just a few minutes ago a coworker in another department was explaining this woman he saw downtown and what she was wearing.... "She had these spiked heel boots that lace up both sides..... You know.... Its not like I have a pair but you might...". So was that just a joke or does he assume I have a lot of women's foot ware at home?

I'd have said; No chance, they are way to hard to lace up. Besides that is not my style.

Last year our VP was walking with a group of us and this girl walks by with a pair of black and white zebra pattern heels on and he says to me "I better not catch you wearing anything like those to work".... I responded that I had nothing to wear with shoes like that and mine were much more sedated... So he knows I wear high heels and doesn't want me coming to work enfemme?

Again i'd have said; Zebra pattern is so out of style these days, i just must wear something in lepord or osclet. Said with an eggrated flick of the wrist.

None of the comments are mean or hurtful... Just like mater-of-fact comments.... From "your such a girl" to "the ladies dressing room is over there", I can go on and on..... So is it just me that gets these comments or am I imagining this? Who else get comments that make you think everyone knows and what are they?

To me the key is to take the comment as a joke and toss it back in a way which shows 1. I haven't a clue what you are saying but if you keep it up you'll get to my anger department, or 2. I know what you are insinuating but don't care, or 3. That is so funny now it's my turn to see who turns red first. And keep it up just long enough to register shock on their faces.

It wouldn't be long before such comments will stop, mostly because they will come to realize you have stuck them with the red face far more than they have stuck you.

SarahLynn