Angela ... do you know Plato's Allegory of the Cave?
I do and it's not pertinent to this situation because we are not featureless shadows, you've been talking to us for years!
But I understand that understanding us can be a very tricky matter especially when many here do not understand themselves
The crossdressing community is one that needs to stick together and continue to be there for each other for whatever one needs. We are always trying to improve the forum to better serve the crossdresser in all of us.