Worst Case Reality

[Eryn]

And grabbed by a grocery store employee that thought I was stealing meat.

My response would be: "Think carefully before you continue with your accusation. I have nothing to fear and in the end you will end up embarrassed in front of your boss. After that, both your job and his will be in danger because I will take this false accusation to your management."

I'd say bumping into someone I know who does know that I interact wit regularly...no plan for that.

That one is mine. I'm now out more and more within my former "No Fly Zone." With this invariably comes encounters with friends and co-workers. I've been slowly bringing co-workers into the fold and they have so far been fine with me, but Mimi and I still have occasional near-misses. Someday one of these will spawn recognition and all I'll be able to do is say "This is me, welcome to my world!"

Several years ago the privacy of my backyard sanctuary was violated by nosy neighbors.... ...They will peer over the fence to chat

Solution is simple, taller fences make better neighbors.

i don't have any in relation to CD/TG, but i think the worst case is regretting not having an instant put-down for a rude stranger.

Why would one want to interact at all with a rude stranger? The best put-down ever is to simply ignore their existence.

My worst case would be being exposed! The side of town I live in and my clientèle are not LGBT friendly. I fear that I have a few neighbors that would be all too willing to organize an unfortunate accident.

Dang, time to move Girl! Why waste your time and attention on people who would hate your true self if you revealed it to them? They don't deserve your attention.

I also fear being attacked at night when I usually go out fully dressed. You read how many times women get mugged or raped by strangers somewhere...

I realize that this isn't possible for some people, but I am very averse to any situation where there is a great danger of being attacked. Being dressed does not mean that I have to live totally on the wild side. If I go out at night it is to someplace that is relatively safe. Daytime excursions are much safer and often more satisfying.

Worst case was having to face my wife about my crossdressing. End result was her blackmailing me for divorce and all our assets, ...I didn't understand back then how much importance we assign to who we believe our significant others to be, and how much what we think we are in love with, can so easily be destroyed.

Yes, this can be a problem if a person is married to an image of a spouse rather than the person the spouse actually is. How many times have we seen women divorce their husbands who, for whatever reason "weren't the man I married" or men divorce their wifes because a younger, more exciting woman caught their eye. Yes, shallowness isn't a gender-specific trait.

Some marriages survive these storms, because both parties are committed to their partner as a person, not an image. They understand that every person, and relationship, evolves continuously.