I've been a crossdresser since about 5. Obviously at 5 it was childhood games and nothing more. I'm 62 now and life's path has led me to a second marriage with a very excepting wife. We will be married for ten years this September. It's been known that we like to take pictures of ourselves but for me I've never been too interested in pictures until recently. I used to look in the mirror and see a man in a dress. As of a few weeks ago on at one of our group meeting weekends, I was so pleased with the pictures and how everything was so perfect I just couldn't believe it. The picture I've posted of me is the first I've ever posted anywhere. Fact is I even posted one on my fem side Facebook account! (until I Google searched my fem name and came up with my picture! removed it immediately)
The point is "how do you follow that?!?!" I planned (all things considered) weeks in advanced for that weekend (something I don't normally do). My wife and I had bought matching polka dot dresses over a year ago. She got to wear hers to work and mine hung in the closet. I have no hips and that has always bothered me. Then it occurred to me to try a crinoline slip for shape so I ordered one on wish.com. When it came in I tried it on under my dress but the dress was too long and needed a belt to define a waist. I took the dress to a tailor and had it hemmed. I wanted a wide belt but found the one I have on. with my corset and all put together I really liked what I seen in the mirror. My wife suggested electric curlers so we bought a set at Walgreens next to the motel. I put on my makeup while the curlers set my hair. OMG what an experience! This was truly the first time I have ever felt that I stood a chance to "pass".
I've grown a beard now and have been in full man mode ever since. I look at the pictures and play with editing them in my phone. Still feeling pretty good about them. (sigh) I look back at so much work to get to that point and the awesome results.... well worth it I'd say! But now that I've gotten there I want my next outing to be as good...no....better than the last one. But how can that be possible (in my own mind anyway)?
That's my plateau. It's a good place to be but I'm a little tentative to go there again as it was such a high that I don't want to be disappointed.