For Cross-Dressers: Would You Transition If You Could?

[SophiaRose]

If it was all about "me" then yes, I wouldn't hesitate to transition. Fortunately, I have a family who loves me and being a father and husband is more important. I also don't believe I am a woman but have always wanted to be one because it feels more "right". This creates a-lot of internal conflict which makes me feel like I'm just fooling myself, or am not really "deserving". My wife says it's semantics. I'd like to believe she's right. I guess that's why it takes years for many of us to make this decision.

[siantv2003]

I've spent a couple of days thinking about this. Conclusion .. In a word .. No!
I am happy with who I am and enjoy being male. I also happen to enjoy wearing clothes of the opposite sex. I think that a part of the appeal is the duality of it, I like being able to switch between both side but I am overwhelmingly male

[Sabine Janus]

Nope. Never considered it.

[Michaela Jane]

Not at this late stage in my life. I have people that call me Dad living nearby, so I am generally happy to be Michaela at home on a daily basis, and wear androgynous femme clothes when I go out.

[Geena75]

I would say no. While it is interesting to dream of what it would be like to be 100% woman, the idea of irreversibly altering myself does not appeal to me. I really am happy to be the man that I am. I do enjoy making myself over into an attractive form (in my opinion), there is a satisfaction in waking up in the morning and seeing in the mirror what I will look like for the day without the necessity of shaving, makeup, wig, and jewelry.

[Maid_Marion]

As the extremely rare transgender with "passing privilege," I have no need right now for surgery or HRT. With diet, exercise, and possibly being Intersex, I have a 32A-23-34 hourglass figure with slightly long legs.
The big issue when I was married was that I could shop at VS but she couldn't. Nothing fit her. I now wear XS petite tops and bottoms and my sewing machines have been idle for years.

[NancySue]

Nope. Never crosses my mind. Just enjoy the fun and comfort of dressing.

[Stephanie47]

I nearly done with my eighth decade on this planet. As a child of the 1950's and 1960's I'd say, if asked back then, it would be a definite, No! Women were destined to be baby producers and subservient to men. It was a Man's World. If I was asked that question, as a young woman, there are many more opportunities to be equal and/or superior to men in the work force.

A counselor I saw for more than ten years was of the opinion that everyone has some dna in their chain of the opposite birth sex; in some it is more than others. I believe, under certain conditions, responses can lead to the male side being dominant or the female side taking over. I was a combat infantryman in Vietnam and had zero interest in sex or sexuality. I was only interested in staying alive. Later, when the effects of warfare started to take its toll, the feminine side took over and enabled me to escape into another personna. It may make perfect sense that many of my Vietnam friends ended up medicating with drug and alcohol, while I indulged in emulating a woman.

[Cheryl T]

I don't fit your category as although society has always placed me in the Crossdresser category in my mind it's always been much more.
Would I transition if all the barriers were gone, absolutely yes, but they are not so it's a moot point.

I always desired to be female. Unfortunately, when I was younger the support wasn't there and neither were the finances. Now that I'm much older it's the opposite. The support is everywhere and I have the financial ability to proceed. Life however has dealt a cruel hand in that with age has come medical issues that preclude safe surgical procedures of the extent needed to fulfill my lifelong dream. At this point I've decided to go on as I am and hope that the next life (if there is one) sees me live my dream.

[Taylor186]

I would not. Even on the rare occasion when dressing fully I know, at my core, I am happily male.

[OrdinaryAverageGuy]

In my opinion surgury and hormones are just Extreme Crossdressing. If a full and real transition were scientifically possible, as in I'd actually become a genetic female, then I'd consider it but probably not do it. If, as Kris mentioned, I could switch back and forth at will, oh hell yeah!

[AllieBellema]

I've been back and forth on this and I'd probably say... probably not. I feel somedays I have feminine feelings to where I do need to dress up, but those get to be rare for me sometimes. And, as much as I do enjoy wearing all my gowns and dresses whenever I get a chance to dress up... there's a part of me that wants to stay male. I think the thrill of dressing up would go away if I transition so staying male just keeps the excitement of dressing up.

I don't know... I feel like I'm rambling, but I guess the short and sweet answer would be... not really.

[kimdl93]

If I could? Absolutely!

[Renee_B]

I think I would!

[BLUE ORCHID]

I'm perfectly happy with having the best of Both worlds !

[Stiletto Gurl]

100% I would

[Jasmine23]

All barriers removed, no negative consequences from transitioning then yes I would, but, life isn't that simple, we also have to consider the impact on others in our lives; partners, kids, siblings, parents, friends etc., it's not just the person that transitions, but, so many people around them are also directly or indirectly affected.

[Christina89]

Social transition, yes. (No surgery or HRT) I?m heading that way now. I could see HRT, but no surgery.

I would probably do the same as Cynthia. If anything the only surgery I would get would be a breast augmentation. Other than that I would just social transition and dress en femme everyday.

[Judy-Somthing]

When I was in my teens I thought I would love to be a woman, and it obsessed me for years. I felt since I could never pass due to my big build I would be happy.
I felt that I needed to realize that being a man could be cool also.
I have to admit I love dressing UP!

[Natalie5004]

I think that I like one foot in both worlds.

[TheHiddenMe]

I'm not going to quibble about terminology (to me, being a crossdresser is in the Transgender spectrum), but I have known for a long time for me I just like the clothes, with zero gender issues, so no.

[Lacey New]

No, I would not try to transition. There are just too many things that I do and enjoy that are not typically ?feminine?. I just simply like to wear the clothes from time to time. I realized that for me it is more of a fetish than a lifestyle.

[Crissy 107]

No not at all, I do remember when I was 8 wanting to be a girl. Having a wife and family it would never work now.

[DianeT]

I don't identify as a woman so transitioning wouldn't make sense for me. Wishing to be a physical woman as a fantasy when I was young is as far as I ever went and it was in retrospect just a sexual thing, wanting to be the object of my desire to satisfy a need that only CDers can understand.

[Mercedes]

I would not transition. All I know is that there are times when I want to be truly feel feminine, and be seen and taken as a female, not as a male dressed as a female.