My wife and I spent a long weekend in N.E. Texas attending a wedding/family reunion. This was my first time to be in the presence of folks who have known me for over 30 years since going on HRT.
As many of you know, I have kept my public appearance male at my wife's request when I'm with her. She has been quite negative to my female persona, but has been accomedating in some areas. One area has been HRT. Over time, besides some bodily changes, she has noticed the mental and personality changes. Now that you have the background on us, here's what happened over the weekend.
My wife was a single child, but hung out with a lot of her cousins growing up. Several of them had come to see the wedding of a cousin's daughter. This wedding became a de facto reunion, with several get togethers and meals. One meal was lunch on Sunday. A lot of the cousins went for oriental, but two female cousins, my wife and I went to an Italian restaurant. While at the restaurant, one cousin who has been close to us, but lives in Florida, said something that shocked my wife as much as me.
Towards the end of the meal, cousin Sharon told us us how great it was to see us again. (It had been 4 years). She then went on to say how I seemed more relaxed and happier than the last few times we had gotten together. I told her that I was feeling great and felt more happy than I had been in a while. She then said I seemed more open and empathetic, especially to my wife. I thanked her and said I've been working on improving myself since we last got together. I gave my wife a hug and we both had an internal laugh. I thought that comment was better than any desert in the restaurant.
Later that night at the motel, my wife brought up the comments of her cousin. She then said to me "Ok, I guess the HRT is doing its job". I walked over and gave her a kiss and hug and said thanks.
And thanks to you Cuz Sharon! You've made me happy and reassured my wife that HRT has improved my life!