Mermaiden,

In the beginning, I was only allowed panties and lingerie. My wife okayed shorts at the end of summer last year. A month or so ago, we were out shopping and I was looking at a top trying to decide if I would want it if I was allowed. We moved on to another rack and my wife says, "If you knew your measurements, we would know if one of those tops fit you." I said, "You mean like these?" and showed her that I had them on my phone. She chuckled and walked away. She came back a couple minutes later and said, "The white one will fit you if you want it." I was floored! I ended up not buying it because it was just so so and I wanted to be in love with my first one.

Bottom line is, she has now bought me 2 dresses and says I can wear them around the house when the kids are not home. When we are shopping, she has started giving me pointers on what would look good on me or not. Same as you, I'm not going to push for more, like shoes, purses, makeup and accessories. I look at them when we walk by, and I know she sees me doing it because I have caught her watching me as I do it. I'm hoping at some point she will wander in to those sections and start giving pointers on them like she now does on dresses.

Stephanie