Hi everyone,
Having gotten so much great feedback and support on this forum so far, here goes...I am a relatively new CD, having discovered this about myself less than 2 years ago. My wife has known for a month and is on and off about whether she can stand it or even likes it.
In the past month, I've found myself compelled to read everything I can, to learn as much as I can, to try to understand this part of myself and why it just seems to grow. I don't know if in the end I will find myself wanting to go 24-7 en femme or even transition, or whether I will find reasonable limits and settle down to an occasional fling of dressing.
But right now my family has big problems: my job is on a contract and we now know it won't be renewed when it expires this summer. So It's urgent that I get another job, that we find another place to live (probably), and that's a lot of upheaval for anyone.
My wife basically says: can't you take time off from the dressing so that we can focus on what really needs to happen? It sounds logical, but emotionally I feel so much power in the dressing that on some level I think it might be a more important part of me than the part that needs another job.
Any advice? Is it reasonable to take some time (3-6 months or so ) off? Is it even possible? Or should I, having started this exploration, just continue it until I know where it leads?
thanks, everyone.
elizabethamy