This really is the best and cleanest crossdresser sit in the world as far as I can see.
And yet only 29,500 members and 6,786 active in a world of over 7 billion!
Are we that rare or has the vast majority of CD girls still to find us?
And no, Suzy is not rare, She is unique.
Suzy, I think its a low count because we are the only girls that admit to dressing and not looking for the deviant sites! Luv Roberta
well taking into account there are alot of CDs brought up to believe anything considered "different" gay, wearing womens clothes etc is wrong, then you got CDs who are trying to deny & hate this side of them THEN there are all the god knows how many 100s of other crossdressing forums lol there are many many more of us out there and as with everything there will be mroe to come =P
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personally... I like it this way... cozy... ish....
Well if we exclude the desparately poor (6/7 of the world population), the non-english speaking, and 90% that are non CD, a - what does that leave? And of course, there are a lot of sites out there catering to all sorts of special interests among the CD population. This site isn't hard to find...just googling crossdressers will get a top 3 hit, but there are lots of others that come up as well. And maybe some people just like to look at pictures
You have a point Karren.Originally Posted by Karren Hutton
You got that right ,,,,There are NO TELLING how many are out there ,,,I never got on the Internet until recently ,, Maybe off an on years ago,,, Just think of the ones out there to scared to even type the words into the computer ? Hey,,,,,,,,, Thats was me,,,, Ya know how kidds are with computers now days ,, Maybe single computer family an afraid of even looking for help ? Just living with all the pain alone ,,, I feel them an I sure hope they find this Haven one day,,, It will change them forever ,,, Thats a FACT !!!
Yull Find Out !!! lol,,,,
Damn,
When I saw Food For Thought, I was expecting CD Culinary Delights. Girl was I disappointed.
I'm going for the cosy is best idea.
I didn't think to look online for a decent site for years, and I'm in IT.
I like the general demeanour of CD.com because it is a smaller, close knit kind of affair. The posts are varied and many posters manage to give succinct and well elucidated comment. If this is due to the site being a sensible one, rather than a "what I'd like done to me for Christmas" type site.......long may it continue.
Rebecca x
There is no telling were we would be in the scocial exceptance level now if the world had access to the info and open conversations and intercourse that this forum and todays medias have provided. I feel sure the percentages of men that have or occasionaly CDed would increase the percentage by being counted, if their knew for sure they would not be ID'ed. Not counting the men that just didn't get included in the old survay methods. We have been here since the beginning of civilization and will be untill the end unless CDing becomes so excepted that it is a non-issue and unisex is the norm. Just saying!
Many times I look at the number of registered users and guests reading this site. There is a disproportionate number of guests to registered user. I think that is evidence the CD world is greater. Also means there are a lot of lurkers who should register. Once I was a lurker, too!
Good point! I lurked for.... must have been about a few days... never looked back... great community once you get in here!
We members are just serious about it... that's the difference! We have all been in that denial zone and we know how hard it is to be there... and how much better it is to be part of this community...
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Kaz xx
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It's not easy to break out of the denial then the lurker stage.
It took me several months to join and way longer to post a picture.
Personally I think this is best site to be found.
Keely
One of the Reds
There are currently 450 users online. 119 members and 331 guests. That's part of the answer. Our of 450 on-line now, only 119 are members. Of the 119 members on-line right now, I would guess that only 20 % or less will post anything while they are here.
I think most CD's remain lurkers and never join. Then look at the total membership, you will find that the vast majority never post a thing beyond an intro, if even that.
I agree with Karen. It's more cozy this way. I feel like I am a part of this great site since I post often as many of the respondents to this thread participate by posting often. In fact, I recognize every one posted above me from various other threads.
Numbers of members will never matter. What matters are those that contribute something other then just lurking.
I did'nt get a computer until a few years ago,then figured I'd look for info about CDing and found this site,once I visited 2 or 3 times I joined because I found it to be very friendly,and informative and not about the pornographic crap on other sites.
"you are a strange species and there are many out there;shall I tell you what I find beautiful about you ,you are at your best when things are at their worst" ...[ Starman]
It may of course be a bit disturbing to sense that one is really not so firmly anchored to the gender one was born into.
First Suzy, let me say I love your new avatar. I believe that because we all admit to being open about crossdressing, we are the elite, and this site was made for us. All the other crossdressers in the world can't compete with our straight forward attitude about ourselves so they seek out the sleazy sites looking for on line hookups.
Luv andJill
Straight, into Fantasy Land
I wonder if one of the reasons is that this forum is "clean"?
If you look at the vast majority of other CD sites, the level of ... well ... porn is extremely high.
My camera is broken and you can't read pictures.And maybe some people just like to look at pictures
My mum sed "If you write things on the wall I will wash your mouth out with soap".
I don't like the taste of soap either.
Work on your elegance,
and beauty will follow.
Nearly 30,000 members? How come I keep reading posts from the SAME 25 FOLKS all the time? Hmmm?
U can't keep doing the same things over and over and expect to enjoy life to the max. When u try new things, even if they r out of your comfort zone, u may experience new excitement and growth that u never expected.
Challenge yourself and pursue your passions! When your life clock runs out, you'll have few or NO REGRETS!
We talk about a spectrum of CDing. I suspect that there is a common thread (pun intended) to those who contribute most to the forum, i.e. being generally accepting or wanting to be accepting of our TGism and buidling our knowledge and mutual support from the experiences of others. I sure fit into this category.
As Rebecca observed, I never cease to be amazed at the insights and writing skills of some on the thread ... or the quick one liners.
BTW Karen, my GER005 Corset and Padded rear and hip shaping girdle arrived from Glamour Boutique today. Absolutely fit for purpose but thanks for the torture chamber. You should be on a commission!
Michelle
I think there are probably a lot of CD-ers who are hesitant to even type the word "cross-dresser" into a search box, even if they are doing so as part of their journey to learn more about it and about themselves. They may be concerned about who may or may not find out that they have been performing such a search, or visiting such a site. Some of us who work in IT may have some idea about how the interent works, and know there are certain things you can do to increase your privacy (and also that there are some things that you cannot control at all). But it really is a complete mystery to many. I think that might be one of the reasons that the "lurker" count may seem so high, and also why I don't automatically have negative thoughts toward those who are simply viewing our site, as opposed to posting and interacting. Certainly there are some visitors poking about with less than honorable intentions, but those aside, I don't blame the earnest and curious visitor wanting to get a little better understanding of what they are getting themselves into here, before posting or leaving any breadcrumbs behind. After reading a bit, we hope they can see how many thoughtful and honest members we have, and we hope that they gain enough trust and confidence to choose to become a member, to help themselves on their journey, and to help make our community all the more interesting and valuable.
*StacyP*
I apply the same theory to the support/social group I attend in San Diego. Why is it that with the millions of people in the megalopolis that is LA/OC/SD/IE we only see anywhere from 15 to 40 (tops) attending the group?
There may be a lot of us out there but I'm guessing not quite as many as is often speculated. Either that or some of us take it much more seriously than most when it comes to participation in forums such as this or getting out in this wonderful world of ours.
Like a corpse deep in the earth I'm so alone, restless thoughts torment my soul, as fears they lay confirmed, but my life has always been this way - Virginia Astley, "Some Small Hope" (1986)
Sunlight falls, my wings open wide. There's a beauty here I cannot deny - David Sylvian, "Orpheus" (1987)
this is about the only "serious" CD site I've ever seen. Reddit's /r/crossdressing comes close, but there are no controls there, like there are here. I abandoned that place after some very young members started posting ... well ... almost porn of themselves, and I'm like ... "damn, that's just not good and I don't want to touch that through 7 proxies".
Hard to say this without sounding like a suck up ... but what makes this place so special is the aggressive mods. I've had my posts corrected for using the wrong term for "poo", and at first I was like "WTF", and then I was like ... "right ... this is what keeps it a place I actually want to be a part of". Keep it up mods ... there are so many of us out here who need a place like this to exist.
Also ... no ads ... what keeps this site afloat? You guys do pledge drives like NPR or something? LOL
"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world." -Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I suspect the lurkers (as I was for quite a few years) make the membership a lot higher than the 29k or so. The other two sites I lurk on are very good at keeping out the p*rn.
Suzy, I agree that this a good site for us, we have to admit we are a small minority. I don't think either political party is going after our vote. I think I lurked for one day, I was so happy to not be alone in this...Hugs Jaymee
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