Hi Di. The dressing is important to me. But if given a choice between dressing and seeing my wife she wins. In the past years, before my coming out, she went twice on a 3-week thermal cure far from home, which gave me two weekends in between to dress for full days, something I could never do otherwise. But I also had a possibility to join her for the second week-end each time. And I took that opportunity every time.
And yes I looked forward to this alone time and enjoyed the dressing. It thrilled me in anticipation. But I was also sad to part ways for so long. And I cherished these moments together in the middle of the long separation. It weaved nice memories.
Our couple had a long break a dozen years ago. For almost a year I could have dressed every week-end and evening. As it turned out I only dressed a handful of times for rather short sessions. I was sad and lonely and didn't feel like doing it. For better or for worse, I suppose like to dress only when my wife isn't a stranger to me, maybe because I need to be reasonably happy to enjoy it (or maybe because I needed the thrill of hiding it. I seriously asked myself this question. But I still like to do it now, after the reveal, so, well, maybe not).
Again, even if I dress very rarely, it means something important to me. But not as important as my wife.
