Greetings, my dear readers. Today I’d like to share a few thoughts with you about the journey that we find ourselves on as we explore the more full sense of who we are. What I mean by that rather wordy sentence is that we all started from a certain point in our sense of who we are and are now, in most likelihood, at a different point.
I’ve read enough accounts on the internet to know that some of us began exploring feminine clothing at a very young age, thanks to moms, sisters, and their panty drawer and closet. Very commonly, I have found that those early explorers typically put off all things feminine when reaching puberty and an interest in girls began, and then putting it off further during the early adult years, with establishing careers, marriages, and children, only to return to the desire to explore their feminine selves as they got older.
Others, like me, didn’t really feel free to embrace their sense of the femme self until later in life. Looking back, I find that Angie was peeking out in ways I didn’t know. When the other guys in grade school and high school were playing the drums, tuba, and trumpet, I was drawn to the flute in the 4th grade and fell in love with it. Other guys wore jeans and tee shirts. I wore color-coordinated designer clothes. Other guys were in to rough sports. I was into the arts. Angie was, indeed, peeking out all those developmental years, although I had yet to make her acquaintance.
I don’t know how it was for you, but when I finally had the courage to start actually wearing feminine lingerie, I pretty much overdid it. My panties were the laciest, pinkest, and most flamboyant. When I started outer dressing, my skirts were the shortest, my blouses the most lacy and flounced. Over the years, my taste has moderated to that of a more sedate style, both in lingerie and outer dress. In other words, over the years, I have found my groove.
In talking with others of the gender fluid persuasion, I find this is a fairly typical pattern. We tend to overcompensate at first as we are discovering this missing part of ourselves and, over time, start finding our comfort zone – that place that feels truly to reflect who we are. We are all, male and female, on a continuum from the extreme male (macho man) to the extreme female (girly girl). All of us, male and female, fall somewhere along that continuum. If you are reading this, chances are about 100% that you are not at the macho man end of the spectrum. So where do you fall in the male –female continuum? Only you can really answer that. There is a survey you can take, the COGIATI (Combined Gender Identity and Transsexuality Inventory) that may give you some idea of where you are on the scale from macho man to girly girl, however I will caution you that there is some question and debate as to the validity of the COGIATI inventory, due to inherent bias.
I am very fortunate to be married to a lady that is gender fluid as well. She can dress up as a beautiful and very feminine woman, but is equally comfortable in a flannel shirt, jeans, and work boots. I call her Andi when she is in butch mode, hailing from the BBC TV show, Handy Andy, in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. She loves to work on the house and in the yard in her Andi outfits. We both understand each other to be basically male and female, but celebrate that there is so much more to both of us and this understanding has made our relationship so much richer.
So back to the main thread of this blog, have you found your groove? Do you know where you fall on the spectrum from macho man to girly girl, or are you still exploring? If you haven’t found your groove – that place where you belong between male and female, no worries. The exploration is half the fun! And oh the shopping that involves!
So get those keyboards rattling. I would love to hear your thoughts and to hear about your journey. Have you found your groove, or are you still a courageous explorer?
Fond regards,
Angie
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Hi guys! Today I am at work! I’m wearing my ivory lace panties and bra!I think…Probably, my panties are more beautiful than panties of my female colleagues!It makes me laugh!It is so cute!It is cool!
Angie this blog really hit the spot with me. I also discovered my inside woman late in life, although in retrospect approaches by gay/bi men happened when I was younger and I regret not recognizing and possibly acting on them before I married. Like you, I started off thinking I wanted to go out en femme but now it’s mostly for private moments.Satin/lace panties and camisole for just feeling good and relaxing, stockings and garters for an intense feminine feeling. My wife could not handle knowing about the crossdressing so I have to keep that from her, but I have a woman bestie who I can discuss everything with, and several other women who know about it, which helps me feel less alone. I come out 150/4 on the test: I just have to accept what I am and deal with it/enjoy it, no point taking hormones at this age> Thanks for this blog, It really made me feel less alone.
Love your comments,,,,,,,,,,,,wish I had been as fortunate.
Great blog, Angie. It is not often we get to share our fashion tastes outside of the few individuals in our life that know of our dressing.
When I first started, I would just wear anything I could get my hands on. This ranged from panties, pantyhose, high heels, and skirts primarily. It didnt matter the color or the style, if I could wear it I would put it on.
Now that I dress daily and can buy my own clothes, I wear clothing of the gothic nature. I love black for just about everything. As such, I wear black eyeliner and nail polish, and lipstick occasionally.
When it comes to tops, it’s all about lace, mesh, and velvet. I have several blouses with mesh or lace sleeves, as well as some plain mesh tops primarily used for layering underneath short sleeve tops.
Dresses are the same story. Right now I only have plain asymmetric dresses, as well as a satin skater dress. I definitely plan to get more with mesh, lace, and velvet in the future.
For skirts, I typically prefer skater and maxi styles as they are able to be worn without tucking.
I also love leggings with studs or straps, although I also enjoy plain black or designed patterns as well.
I love my heels to be at least 4" or higher, and currently have 3 pairs of high heels within that category. I also have satin thigh high boots, leather knee highs, and some leather booties with a shorter heel for when I am doing a lot of walking.
My lingerie is almost exclusively black, again with lace and satin being the primary style for my panties and robes.
I do enjoy rich, deep colors however. This includes burgundy, purple, and dark browns. I have these colors for several lingerie items and plan to buy makeup and outerwear of the same colors.
Anyway, that is my groove. I have only been dressing/buying clothes for 6 months, so my wardrobe isn’t the most extensive. That will certainly change in the future.
Thank you for giving me and others the opportunity to share our style with others.
Oh how lovely it is to be fully dressed in a lace top, maxi skirt, black hosiery, and high heels.
Ok here goes…
My journey started at about 8 yrs old and it started with high heels
I was fascinated by them and my mom wore lots of them with open toe vamps
So i put them on and I was hooked. It progressed to nail polish pantyhose then panties then full dress
But by 12-18 it lessened resurfacing here and there and lets be honest: it had a sexual connotation to it.
Fast forward to college and almost nothing except when i came home; then a quick dabble with as much as I could get away with.
Very little xdressing until i got married and dressing became a stress reliever. I discovered the internet and i was hooked. I explored and researched to finally find out what was going on with me. Oh the guilt and the shame !
Well I figured some things out
1 i m not alone
2 i m not a freak ( well sort of)
3 i m not gay or bi (nothing wrong with that)
4 its ok to do what i do and not be forced to be a woman i can do it as a man and be heterosexual
So i have found my groove
And what is that?
I m a heterosexual male that loves lingerie on me or on a woman
I like wearing pretty things sexy lingerie
Including panties bras camis baby dolls etc
I like my toes pretty with polish and wearing high heels skinny jeans
Thanks to xd and BA for the lingerie and the blog
Thanks Angie
Thats my groove!
Wear something pretty today