Last night (Friday), I went to a Halloween party with my wife. She is slightly tolerant and not supportive normally. She agreed to go with me to the party and with me dressed. She is trying to stop shutting out this side of me. However, my crossdressing makes her very uncomfortable. She wore a suit and I wore a dress and heels. She was very uncomfortable. But she and I managed to keep her from bailing out. We got dressed and went to the party. We walked in and almost no one reacted to us. Most of the party-goers were in costumes. I was the only crossdresser. Only a few of the people there knew us. We talked to several people. I danced with a few women. My outfit almost never was acknowledged, except for when I mentioned adjusting to dancing in heels. I don't think anyone raised an eyebrow.
Here's the best part: My wife relaxed. She started having fun. In spite of my outfit, she was comfortable with me. We danced and smiled and fell in love on a very overdue date. She hasn't smiled at me like that in a long time. I was so happy. We were so happy!
Annoying part: I felt like I was just at a party. I hardly knew I was crossdressed. Granted, I had to do that thing to the back of my skirt when I sat down and I had to remember to not walk perfectly in my heels... But I barely got to enjoy being dressed enfemme. I was always either dancing with my wife or talking with people at a table. Some people who sat near me didn't realize how I was dressed until we were near them on the dance floor. It was almost boring to be in a dress in public with my wife for the first time. That should not be true!
Oh, and we did not take a picture. I am hoping I can get a picture from someone else.
Still basking...
Joey
One more note. People at the tables at the party would make comments about my outfit or would joke about who was leading when we danced... but the women I danced with did not care about being up dancing with a man in a dress. They didn't mention it.
After the party while we were at home, I asked my wife if I could try on one of her skirts. She said yes like it was no big deal. I tried it on and came out in front of her in it. She looked at me and reacted about as unconcerned as the ladies at the clothing stores react. That was a BIG change from what I think I would have experienced if I had asked to try it on last week!