Acceptance?

[Karren Hutton]

Well mine knows I crossdress, two years this summer, and she doesn't really like it. And she knows I still dress but just doesn't want to know about it.. So I keep it out of her face and she's a happy girl.. Well mostly happy...

I had planned to go out this morning for some enfemme shopping but last night I mistakenly left my mascara and eyeliner on my dresser... And my wife saw it setting there and got real ticked... And I could tell that she was upset and asked what was wrong ..... NOTHING... Aka... Crossdressing... So I canceled the morning adventure... Maybe tommorow or Thursday..

She stayed ticked all night but by this morning everything was back to normal... And normal is as good as it gets as far as I'm concerned!!!!Hehe

Soooo..... How accepting is your loved one???

Love Karren

[Scarlett]

I'm in the same boat- "Don't ask, don't tell".

[DonnaT]

Somewhat - Tollerates it up to approves but doesn't participate.

She used to participate, but has regressed. However, she'll still buy me things, and mostly doesn't mind my partial dressing around the house.

[Melyssa Anne]

I am lucky and know it -- my wife is Stormy, is a member out here and supports and helps me immensly. She figured it out and approached me about my dressing, lots of questions, and we still talk about it a lot.

And she has helped me with makeup, clothing styles, and encouraged and suggested places for us to go with me dressed.

[Jill S]

She has started telling me I'm giving up ( you should be looking to get cured) becuse I don't want to do anymore theraphy. I doing my best to stop to make her happy but it feels like I'm killing part of me.

[S. Lisa Smith]

My wife is supportive. She doesn't want to see me dressed, but has helped me by doing some sewing, buying me a bra, and panty hose. She loves me very much (and I her) and she accepts that this is a part of me.

[Lisbeth]

My wife is fairly new at this but she is very accepting most of the time. She has asked a few times to do my make-up. That made me feel so good. Sunday she told me that I should dress if I felt like it. Well, needless to say, we spent the rest of the day and evening enjoying ourselves like a couple of school girls. She even polished my toe nails.

I've been blessed with this woman and I know it. Virginia and Donna T and lots of other people from the forum have helped me (us) tremendously with all your advice on what to do and, more importantly,what NOT to do. I think we are gonna be just fine.
Thanks, All of you.
Love,
Lisbeth

[Carol Ann]

This is a hard one for me to answer, at first we use to go out all the time but we were members of a Tri-Ess group then. Now since we have moved and retired out in a one horse, one blinking light town she will not let me go out dressed. Now I dress nearly everyday around the house and my wife doesn't treat me any different. She is just so used to seeing me dress it doesn't brother her but she does fuss if something isn't proper. Yesterday I put on a bright red lip stick with lip gloss and she made me change it as she didn't like it. So anyway I voted for B.

[Lydia]

Happy to say that my SO cooperates happily. Takes it very casualy, and buys me pretties.
However, there is one area where she backs off - meeting other CDs or their spouses. Just not interested. I don't push it - I am contented as things are.

Lydia

[Kyra]

My SO tolerates, and has some interaction with Kyra, so I voted that way. She's probably more middle of the road than fully supportive right now. She's still dealing with some issues and I love her enough to respect that and give her her space when she needs it.

[SilverLady(SO)]

There should have been another option - - one whose SO not only fully accepts but also enjoys and participates, as do I and several other SO's!!

- SL

[JoAnnDallas]

Sometimes I think my wife knows I dress. Other times I think she does not. I am not sure how my wife would react if I just came out and told her. I would think she would be mad a first, but then we would talk and come to a compromise.

[Karren Hutton]

There should have been another option - - one whose SO not only fully accepts but also enjoys and participates, as do I and several other SO's!!

- SL

I left that off on purpose because it make girls like me sooooo ticked off at girls like you and Virginia..... GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

hehe

Love Karren

[KimberlyS]

I voted "Lots" but in reality my wife is more in the middle of Somewhat and Lots. Her acceptance is more of tolerance, but she makes sure I get time to cd, does help me some, does wash my femme things, and has been out some with me in femme presentation. And she is a wonderful all around wife.

[Denise Douglas]

My wife is very accepting, though we only go out to the occaisional "Tri-ESS" type meeting, anytime at home is OK. My shoe rack of heels, etc. and my dresses and blouses are hanging right next to hers and I can dress any time, any way that I please at home. We do a lot of shopping together, go to the same nail salon for acrylic nails and eyebrow waxing, discuss clothes and browse catalogs together, just have a lot of fun. This is my second marriage and I feel so lucky to have found her, I never had this freedom or acceptance in any other relationship, and I treasure our time together. I only hope that others can find such a loving, caring, accepting SO in their own lives as some others on this forum have. I don't post very often on this forum but I do read the messages most every day.
Denise