Parting is such sweet sorrow!

[Sometimes Steffi]

40 friends. Wow. Am I correct in assuming that this is a Meet Up group? If so, have you invited your wife to attend with you?

Joanna

Yes. I've told my wife she can come anytime she wants to. She's never even seen me wearing anything feminine, nevermind fully dressed. She says she has a visual memory and if she saw me, she would never be able to get it out of her head.

I've also told her that I could introduce her to many SOs of CDs.

If she was more accepting, she could easily be the best wife ever. In addition to the usual things, she got her AA in Fashion Design, she worked for about 15 years in women's retail clothing, and she sold cosmetics for about 30 years.

Sorry to hear about your 'man overboard' domestic drama Steffi, but that quote really made me laugh. Pity your wife can't just laugh about it too. Give it 2 months then suggest a gentle re-negotiation of terms. Sounds like what you really need is a longer period to do your thing, given the drive time, though the cost might be fewer sessions.

I think it's more accurately "woman overboard."

Steffi,
What ticked your wife off to go at you like this, when it's been a working situation for so long? Sadly like me you're now heading in the wrong direction, you've done the husband and father bit now it's time to be comfortable with your dressing not full battle stations !
I for one would miss your input and comments on the forum, it's not doing any harm besides you may be helping others !

Teresa

I am actually helping others, paying it forward, so to speak. Recently, I helped two girls from this forum get out for the first time in our little DC meetup group. I advised another girl how she could get to go shopping for the first time. And I set up another girl with someone in the DC area who does makeup lessons and transformations. I also helped another girl from this forum decide that she was ready to go full time. Names withheld to protect the beautiful.