I find it quite ironic after reading so many threads and comments concerning withholding the truth from wives/partners , in some cases very heated debates why we didn't tell all before we married and even being told we shouldn't have married at all . The consensus of opinion is the rest of the World doesn't need to know and in deed why should they need to know , to a point I get Lori Ann's comments . I wouldn't go as far as saying we choose to lie to the rest of the World but then we enter the murky waters of withholding information could also be lying ( that was an interesting thread recently ).
I have seen both sides of this debate , when people know I'm TG it has opened a door for them , I've been so surprised how much people have opened up and in some cases how obvious it was they needed to talk to someone . My art tutor admitted for the first time he was bisexual , many women expressed concerns over the sexuality of their children . On one occasion a lady said with tears in her eyes that her sister in law had now become her brother in law . Not everyone needs to seek counselling they just need that opening to talk to someone . A closed book doesn't reveal a story , sometimes I feel we need to take that step and open our pages , it's what many friendships are based on .
