Showing my wife my true self, en femme, greatly accelerated the end of our marriage. (We are separated now. Divorce will happen in a couple of months, I think.) TELLING her I was having gender issues more or less shot our marriage in the guts. Actually showing her myself dressed as a female more or less ran a semi-truck over it. I was gone two months later, at her request.Originally Posted by Kelly DeWinter
BTW, I showed her my true self at her request. I thought it was a horrible idea personally, and I was right. But she insisted, I complied, hoping for the best, and getting the worst.
So no, this doesn't surprise me at all.
P.S. To those who say "wow, your marriage must not have been very strong then!" all I can say to you is "go screw yourself sideways."
P.P.S. My wife isn't bigoted. If I were just a friend of hers - she'd be totally cool with me being trans, and would probably shop with me sometimes. It's different when it's your spouse. She didn't marry a woman, and the idea of it was not one she could tolerate. Sucks, but that's how it goes sometimes. Some women handle this with greater equanimity than others. It is really just that simple.
