Actually just another baby step toward going out into the world. Tuesday night I did my nails (Sinful Shine 2655 - "Pragmatic") and they turned out pretty good (see photo below) so I didn't want to take it off before going out with my wife all day Wednesday. (I was underdressed with panties, cami, and "women's" socks, but aside from the nail polish, drab on the outside.) So we went on a short hike in the morning, had lunch at a small sandwich shop/bakery, went to a used book store, and finally a late afternoon movie. I was very nervous about being noticed and stared at, so most of the time I hid my hands by curling my fingers up with the thumbs inside, or putting them in my jacket or pants pockets or up in my sleeves. But when I was eating my sandwich I couldn't hide them, and I did get some glances from two older women sitting across from us, though they didn't say anything. But when I went back to the counter to buy a loaf of bread to go, I didn't try to hide my nails at all. I'm sure the young guy behind the counter saw them and had no reaction at all. In fact, I think the young person who took our order was a trans woman, who also saw my nails briefly, obviously wouldn't care, so the whole lunch scene was a "victory" for me! Similar experience when I paid for an item at the book store. Young woman, who had to see my nails when I put my card in the reader, no reaction. The younger generations are so lucky they can do whatever they want! The movie theater was a somewhat different story, as I passed by several older (50+) men who I just hid my hands from - too scared to chance some kind of negative reaction. In retrospect, I shouldn't have cared. Well, next time.....
Interesting coincidence - Wednesday night my wife and I watched Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel show that we'd DVR'd and one of the guests was Randy Rainbow, who was in male clothes but had his nails painted a very attractive blue!
Originally Posted by Natalie5004
