Quote Originally Posted by Julia_in_Pa View Post
Janice, your absolutly correct. CD'ing for many TS women equates to a numbing agent for the swell of underlying feelings that at the time either cannot or will not be dealt with.
My point exactly!

Quote Originally Posted by Marleena View Post
I have always read that any MTF TS person must live as a female for one year before SRS commences which could be concluded as crossdressing. I though it was a necessity based on health care procedures. Anybody with facts can feel free to correct me..
No. The main difference is that at the end of the day the CD changes clothes and resumes his regularly scheduled cisgendered life. For the TS this IS our life! This is not something we do, it's what we are. A TS wearing women's clothing is no more a cross dresser than a GG wearing women's clothing. It's not a pastime, it's just our daily clothing.

Quote Originally Posted by Marleena View Post
I also believe (maybe mistakenly) that many TS girls start out as crossdressers before discovering the truth which may lead one to believe many crossdressers are actually TS girls in waiting.
That is a typical experience of many who have posted in this thread.