^this. I didn't choose to want to crossdress, and if I could quit with no unpleasant effects, I would. I think of hobbies as something that I choose to do for enjoyment. For me, crossdressing isn't for enjoyment. It's something I do which just feels normal. No enjoyment, no thrills, not a turn on of any sort. Just.......normal.Originally Posted by KimberlyJean
Some causes of crossdressing you've probably never even considered: My TG biography at:http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...=1#post1490560
There's an addendum at post # 82 on that thread, too. It's about a ten minute read.
Why don't we understand our desire to dress, behave and feel like a girl? Because from childhood, boys are told that the worst possible thing we can be, is a sissy. This feeling is so ingrained into our psyche, that we will suppress any thoughts that connect us to being or wanting to be feminine, even to the point of creating separate personalities to assign those female feelings into.
If you are a member here then crossdressing is not a hobby for you. If the only acting/role playing you do is that which allows you to dress in women's clothing then it is not a hobby for you. Actors and cosplayers don't hang out here unless they are also crossdressers, or maybe studying for a role. I get it though. Claiming the "hobby space" is a lot less guilt ridden than having to face up to the fact that you are a widely misunderstood and derided crossdresser.
Last edited by Taylor186; 03-28-2019 at 03:17 PM.
Hi Taylor,
I wasn't suggesting that all CD's should consider it a hobby, only that some, like myself, might think about it that way, although I'm still not sure it is a good fit for me. I never suggested that CD'ing and acting were somehow the same thing, only that it was the closest analogy I could think of, and no analogy is perfect by definition, or else it would be the same thing.
Your comment about guilt (and being misunderstood and derided) is way off the mark, at least for me, but I suppose for some that may be a part of it.
Alexandra
"A rose by any other name would smell the same." Ditto, hobby or not. Just love it.
Hobby? Lifestyle? Fetish? Addiction? Compulsion? all of the above but always fun.
I enjoy being a boy, being a GIRL like me!!!
I have used the term "my hobby" several times in my postings because that is how I see it. I love skirts and as they are being worn less by women they are easy to collect without spending a fortune. Of course it is necessary to have good lingerie, shoes and tops but once again collecting these is easy with so much variety to choose from.
I am not trying to be a woman but I like to wear the clothes as authentically as I can.
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