More from an article written by a wife of a crossdresser.

Men are often seen as weak if they aren’t traditionally "manly".

You have to be aggressive, love sports, and physically imposing.

My boyfriend doesn’t fit any of those descriptions.

He’s soft-spoken, hates picking fights, and doesn’t mind me taking charge—and he knows those things don’t make him any less of a man.

He’s more confident living up to his own ideas of masculinity than become a walking stereotype.

This isn't me which shows how we all differ as I am aggressive, i am sporty, and I am traditionally manly and maybe the wives can answer this as being like this is it easier to accept the guy who's soft spoken etc as a crossdresser than the Alpha male type as seems to me lots of the t girls i chat to are alpha types.

I think my crossdressing helps me escape this charade of manliness thats expected of me.

Davina