"Im so tired of needing to always be a man"

[PaulaQ]

Allow yourself to be the person that you are and the clothes will become less important.

It is interesting that you assert this despite all the evidence to the contrary. Do you present as male often ? I don't do it at all anymore, last time I tried it was too taxing emotionally, never again.

Why is it difficult to imagine that what a CD goes through is similar but of a lesser intensity as the GD we suffer from? They need a vacation in girl town sometimes, and in their minds the way there is through clothes. There are exceptions, but most of them I know of involve behavior that would not be accepted as masculine in many places.

The things you suggest are simply insufficient for many of the CDs out there.

Are the roles really enforced so strictly that it's easier for a man to be emotional in a dress than in jeans?

He'll yes they are enforced that rigidly!!!! Neither woman I married could handle any display of emotion on my part . My current wife completely freaked if I displayed uncertainty. I had to be decisive and confident all the time. At jobs I've had - are you kidding me? I can't imagine crying at work - my management wouldn't have tolerated it . In school it was made VERY clear to me that boys don't cry.

This stuff isn't easy to turn on and off.