Roberta,
Taylor describes the situation very well , to some it's more for support for others it's purely a social get together , the fact wives /partners also attend is wonderful again some are looking for support from other wives and others enjoy the chance to have dance and a meal on special occasions .
I lived with a reluctant wife who made my life very difficult , the damage was done when I first came out to her , there wasn't anyway back from that moment but it took time to realise it .
Some get together and make a weekend of it , usually the male will dress for the evening and then do male mode to do some sightseeing the next day .
Krisi ,
I guess I was lucky in that respect , my wife accepted me going to a social group so she would sit in her car a short distance down the road form our drive entrance and call me on the mobile phone when it was clear to leave , I usually arrived home after midnight so she was usually in bed . At that time my groups were about forty miles away .
