Not sure where to put this topic but coping sems as good a place as any. A lot has happened to me (almost all good) in the last year. It was about last year that I really started to get more into crossdressing. Although always relatively happy as a male, since crossdressing, I have met a lot of nice people (both in the forums and recently in person) and I feel even MORE in tune with myself. For so many years I fantasized about crossdressing but there were also times I tried to deny it and would think it would just go away. However, last year I started to embrace it more (with the help of my wife) and I no longer deny it. Instead I accept it as a special gift that has made me not only better when a woman but also has made me a better man. I was always the workaholic type but now I also take time to "smell the roses." As male, I have always been shy but when dressed I don't feel as shy. Consequently I am making a lot of great new friends (both in the forum and the last couple of weeks at the meetings I am going to). It just seems that the crosssdressing community has more people who support one another than general society. I am happy to be a part of something so wonderful. I'm just sorry I couldn't have experienced this when in my teens and 20's. Not that I was unhappy before but it's just now that my life has an inner peace and calm that wasn't as much pronounced before. Friends lending support to each other make it very easy to cope as a crossdresser. Thanks to all of you for making this a great forum and keep up the good work!
Because of an unusual work and home ( work at home) situation, I am short of friends and social groups. I really like this group.
I am certain that in the short term I will never get into a social group as a crossdresser, so this group is a welcome place to visit when I have some free time.
I have read a lot of the older posts, and I am pleased to find others coping with a situation similar to mine.
Hi Steffie--
That post made me feel good; I get the feeling through your writing. I find that the support of transgender women is something that really enriches my life, both here and in my Bay area community. I have been able to talk to women in a different way since I started doing this, and that's good. But transwomen share my background and emotional makeup in a way that other women do not, and it makes a difference.
I'm just happy to hear about your experience of it.
Steffie, It is personal growth and for you to express what you are feeling is wonderful. this gift that we have certainly does give us a different perspective on relationships, not only with those close to us, but when we come into contact with strangers. We seem to see strangers in a different light as well. It sure makes a wonderful difference in how we travel in this "Magical Mystery Tour!"
Shenica,
If you have a "support group" that you can interact with I would recommend that you take full advantage of it! The groups that I have associatied with were all wonderful folks and to know that they have or are travelling the same roads I am just makes it that much more rewarding!
Virginia
First star to the right, then straight on 'till mornin!
