Quote Originally Posted by ReineD View Post
You need to make up your mind which way you will genuinely live your life in the future. If it involves an insatiable desire to live as a woman you need to be honest with your wife about this and accept the outcome. If it involves appreciating the things that revolve around your male life and living in both genders alternatively because of this, you need to accept and honor this and not pine away for something else.

In my opinion.
Ideally this would be the outcome for all of us. Unfortunately that is far from easy. I myself am mostly happy with the middle path but there is no way to discount or eliminate that pining for something more. By the time you reach midlife you are aware that it is almost impossible to "have it all" regardless of what you are talking about. Everything is about compromise. You may be able to temper your desires with the logic of your choices but.........those alternatives will still linger in the back of your mind. The courage to choose one path even though it is less than ideal, and then stick with that choice is what shows our character. I think it takes as much courage to choose the path to transition as it does to stay in a "part-time" life. Both require determination and sacrifice, although different types. Here's to both types of courage!:drink: