Betty, Thank you for you for sharing your experience and for your nice complements.
It seems that acceptance is a common topic, in a way this helps as it makes me feel a little less alone.
I don't like that some people tend to gravitate to it being a form a fetishism. I will say in the beginning there may of been some form of arousement, but its not what I would consider for myself.
Its the want to be able to present myself the way I like, and the feelings and contentment of being dressed as a woman. It just feels so normal and right.
I do have a feeling that not going out in public plays a factor, but its hard at times as much as I would love to blend in, its kind of hard to not draw attention standing at 6'5. I draw enough attention as a male with my height, and this is not what I would like dressed up.
It has been something I want to do, and tried to make it a goal at the beginning of 2024 but now its fading away because of my lack of self confidence. Just something I need to work on.
This is something I would not rule out but I have yet to talk about it as I don't know how to go about it. Like I mentioned above part of me wishes I was born a woman at times and I have even expressed this with my wife and that becoming Jessica by just CDing is the closest I can get to that. Maybe it is something I should bring up with my therapist in the future. But my fears are if this is true, I don't think I could ever make it a reality because of family, work, friends. It sucks in a way that I worry about others before myself and my happiness.Originally Posted by Aunt Kelly
Fiona, very wise words that I hope I can come to grips with.
Bea, thank you for sharing your story. Its surprising that the GG's would be the ones reacting that way. I always expect that it would be the men making fun or acting that way.
I guess in a way I am worried because of something that happened a while back before I found this forum. I was in a crossdressing group on Quora and it took me a while for me to post pics.
When I did the community was great. I loved posting and also complementing others on there looks.
One day I found my post and but it was shared by someone on there page, and others who were not in the group could comment. I saw comments like, "look at this idiot not fooling anyone with those big man hands" or "clearly a dude, needs to get some help" after I saw that I scrubbed my account and it took me some time to feel like I could post photos again. Part of it was my fault as I didn't think that it may get seen by others and while people talk the worse behind a keyboard, what's to say it does not happen in person.
Sure I would love to go out, and have a wonderful time, and be happy with no care in the world about what people think. But with what happened in the past I think keeps me from doing that partially. You have given me some good food for thought. Thank you for that.
