A million thanks to this community for your valuable feedback. I respect that you have more experience. I have not had a girlfriend in many years, so this is the first time I am disclosing my crossdressing to a female partner. Your insights have been revelatory for me, and have refocused and reshaped my mindset and approach to the matter in ways I could not have imagined.
The forms will arrive in just a few days, and this arrival seems like it will be the right time to re-introduce the topic with her. This will give me a few days to crystallize my full disclosure. I am making a list of bullet points so I do not forget or downplay any part of this. If she does not want to hear this, I will honor her choice. At least I will be ready to provide her with the truth.
I already shared with her my history, and the future remains totally unknown, so perhaps I may need to clarify only the present.
*When I am home alone, never in public, I sometimes wear a bra and a dress, and now I will have forms.
*I remain in masculine mode while dressed, and feel no inclination towards feminization or transitioning.
*I am basically a man in a dress. I have no interest in wigs, makeup, jewelry, perfumes, heels, etc.
*She does not have to experience my crossdressing in any way. She does not have to ever see it or hear about it if that is her preference.
Is there anything I should add to the list?
CeCe