By: Katie
Subject: Mundane or Exciting
One of the questions often asked is 'why would you want to dress as a woman it's boring?'
I think a lot of this is because women dress as women all the time so it becomes mundane, boring, uncomfortable etc. Having to do your makeup everyday before you go out the house - even if it is just popping to the shops to pick up a pint of milk.
Women have a certain pressure to be presentable all the time and we know that if you are forced to do something then it can become mundane and boring.
Granted some women absolutely love make up and clothes but they tend to be younger and without a family. Nothing kills glamour like young kids!
For a crossdresser being a man can also be mundane. Shaving everyday is a real chore. Jeans and a t shirt everyday. A suit or uniform for work - dull. Suit options - Blue, Grey or Black. Shirts - White, Blue and if you're adventurous pink! (ignoring casual shirts). Tie or no tie big choice!
To get dressed up is exciting for crossdressers. It's not mundane or boring. It's exciting, sexy, it lifts the spirit. If you can create the image you want you feel so uplifted. If we dressed everyday because we had too it would be boring and mundane.
But we don't. We can't.
I get heels are uncomfortable. That stocking are impractical, that bra's can dig in. But this is only a short term fantasy for us crossdressers. It's not full time. We just get change back into our comfortable, mundane garb and get on with our life as men.
As Sindy said maybe getting dressed up would be fun and exciting after so long as a soccer mum.
Does that make sense?
By: katie
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
I get that if you do something all the time it just becomes mundane but every so often, if I was feeling I needed a lift, I'd definitely do it. There's nothing like receiving compliments when you're a little down.
Other women seem to notice when they've made an effort and I guess a compliment from your peers if priceless.
My wife wearing stocking etc wouldn't stop me crossdressing but it may curb it a little - why should she have all the fun lol
By: Davina
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
I would think women would enjoy "Power Dressing" ie Wearing sexy lingerie and stockings and heels under their clothes at work with the naughty secret that they are wearing something so appealing to men ..
It sounds like Emma is enjoying the compliments in work which is cool. I know how she feels as my wife announced chuffed yesterday that people had commented on her dress in work and her tan and how she wore her hair..
I get you Katie I'm the same if you put a pie chart together for why you crossdress a portion of the pie would be this compensation for our wives not dressing how we'd like them to dress as in matching lingerie, stockings and high heels mmm lol
By: Katie
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
Lovely plumage the Norwegian Blue.....
My wife used to wear stockings, matching lingerie and a skirt / dress to work everyday before we were married. It was a pleasure watching her get dressed in the mornings. Now it's pop socks and a trouser suit and no matching lingerie. She still looks smart but not quite the same.
I guess I wear what I'd like her to wear. I don't think my dressing is entirely a substitute for her dressing but it may play a small pert.
Maybe Em is the best one to comment on this.
By: Davina
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
My wife says most days I can't wait to take this bra off and if I've been dressed for a few hours I know why as the wires cut in and the straps dig in but for those few hours it feels great to be wearing lingerie and that's he bit I dont get still why women won't wear the nice lingerie .. We're not talking women must wear sexy lingerie 24/7 just every now and then for us men who need this visual requirement to see our wives and gfs dolled up sexy matching lingerie and heels.
I've said it many times that Autumn / winter is my favourite time of year ref what women wear as they seem to get their dresses and skirts out and black tights or stockings or designer tights and high heels.
Nice to see some women now in a nice dress and heels with tanned legs.
I don't know why and maybe this is part fetish but the feel of stockings or tights putting them on wearing them the sound they make as you walk if one leg rubs the other and when wearing high heels and how that then makes legs look I find very appealing.
If my wife wears black tights as sadly stockings have not graced her legs for many years (sob) and put on heels I can't a) keep my eyes off her legs and b) can't stop touching her legs and the same on me I'm forever running my hands up and down my legs when I wear hosiery.
Whoever invented lingerie was a genius especially whoever invented it being sexy ... They didn't intend or realise it but they invented Crossdressers lol.
I still can't believe women don't wear matching lingerie! Or won't wear sexy lingerie and opt most of the time for comfort .. It's like a female bird plucking out all her plumage all those fancy feathers .. Imagine being a male parrot and you get married settle down and marry a nice blue macaw and she dyes her feathers grey omg!! Lol
By: Katie
Subject: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
A lot of women clothing is totally impractical. It's flimsy, tight and doesn't cover all your body. No good in cold weather, wind or rain. You can't run, climb a ladder or walk a cross muddy football pitch!
But. All the feminine stuff is really sexy and men love it. So if you want to turn heads you wear heel, pencil shirts and low cut tops!
Very often in life Practical = Unsexy.
Have you ever heard a man say ' God you look so practical tonight you're really turning me on'? (obviously unless they have a bit of a kink for Rosa Klebb)
By: Sindy
Subject: Re: Mundane or Exciting
They also think 'it's really uncomfortable.' Stockings, heels, tight skirts, long nails. Wow, way to make women's lives difficult lol. How practical is our clothing when you really think about it? Are we meant to just teeter about looking pretty, unable to even hold our own coffee for fear of breaking a nail? There surely can't have been much going on in the world when these clothes came out or women would have become extinct. I'm trying to imagine us all shuffling away from an enemy army or maybe a hurricane, in our six inch heels and pencil skirts lol. No wonder you only dress occasionally. And don't even get me started on the bra. Invented by a man, no doubt. A woman-hating, evil man who wanted to make our lives even more uncomfortable! I bet he's laughing somewhere to himself that we are still wearing his evil invention.
It's no coincidence that the bras etc designed by women (think Spanx) are seamless, shape forming comfortable items. Not all this scratchy lace and wire and feeling like a vice around the chest. Ugh. I bet most women take their bra off as soon as they get home.
Crossdressers get home and put one on! :-D
By: Sindy
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
Haha, Hannah, oh believe me...me too! Just couldn't think of an activity that is similar in social taboo to crossdressing so the husbands could sort of understand our side of things. Turns out, there are MANY taboo activities and I wish I could unread some of them.
Glad you're still here. :-)
By: Hanah RG
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
Hi I'm still around too and still reading
Keep it going Sindy youre asking the right questions but Furies? really? and babies.. I would rather he stick to his Crossdressing
By: Davina
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
'why would you want to dress as a woman it's boring?' - If it was boring we wouldnt do it..Stamp collection is boring lol
If makeup and lacy dresses and high heels belonged to men and women had that small section of clothes in the department store with little choice we’d see women crossdressing no doubt about it but they have the choice to dress however they like including masculine if they want to and no one will batter an eyelid.
Being a man if a woman getting glammed up is mundane being a man is ultra mundane and far more boring with our choice of appearance.. What society says we can and cannot wear… So we crossdress and where women find it mundane to glam up and especially where we’re denied this visual aspect of seeing our wives and girlfriends dolled up we partly compensate by dressing ourselves.
It does feel exciting to have the opportunity and time to crossdress and escape from te hum drum mundane alpha male life we live with occasional crossdressing.
I worked from home yesterday and was crossdressed between 0930ish and 1430 then quck change and pick the kids up from school and took them to the park.. chuckling to myself in the park sat watcng the kids play that only 45 mins ago i’d been in the house dressed as a woman.. the other thing that happened was I was engrossed in the work on mylaptop all dolled up and there was a knock at the door .. I got up left the living room and luckily we have a big mirror in the passge adjacent to the door and there was “Davina” … Lol so engrossed in work whilst dressed I almost went to the door.. It was a delivery of something the wife ordered which the delivery guy lobbed over the back gate and posted a card through.. Lol I thought I looked quite good yesterday so wonder how the delivery guy would have reacted if id answered the door lol.
Today in work has been quite stressful and frustrating and the urge to escape crossdressed has not this time escaped me..
Anyway there will be other opportunity soon to dress again if I still have the urge.
Nice to see Emma back and great to read of her acceptance and flatering that the blog has helped well done Emma and partner a good positive story.
I know what you mean about private jokes as me and the wife share a private joke from time to time about my crossdressing.
Come back as and when you feel like it Emma as I’m sure you will be able to lend advice to any wives asking questions in here if they want a womans view not just a crossdressers view .. would a woman whos husband has told her he crossdresses really want advice from another crossdresser no mater how well intended as we do here but hearing a wife or girlfriend allaying fears and offering experience must feel calming and positive.
Another busy day in work tomorrow but might work from hoe friday and next tuesday I’m away with work for the night so opportunity to unwind tues night in a hotel room if required.
By: Katie
Subject: Re: Re: Mundane or Exciting
I'm glad it's all working out so well for you Emma. And I think that Davina should be proud if this little blog has helped in anyway.
Do pop back from time to time. I'm sure we'll all still be here and many of the posts aren't too serious so may give you a giggle.
By: Emma RG
Subject: Re: Mundane or Exciting
Sorry I'm not here as often but I think coming to terms with his crossdressing as being a fun thing for him translating now to me as a fun thing we share in shopping, fashion, the things we talk about, the laughs we have about my worry a about him crossdressing and the private jokes we share about him being a crossdresser and he teasing has been great and all thanks to discovering this Blog and in large the chat here over the last few months.
I don't feel I need the blog now it's helped me come to terms with his crossdressing but will visit and catch up on the chat and whatever Davina is blogging about and hope I can help with some advice.
What I will say is since I've been ok with him crossdressing as I've said before I'm making a lot more of an effort for me I am trying to look my best, I do through the motions of makeup every day, I'm wearing dresses and high heels and enjoy the flattering comments I get especially in work telling me I look nice and my self confidence has improved no end with some of this attributed to no longer worrying about his crossdressing.
His image en fem has also improved with a bit of shopping advice on makeup and a new wig and he looks quite convincing and is good company when dressed somehow different. We've had a few girls nights in and had a blast and he lets me know if he wants to or intends to dress up with open honest communication.
Men are stuck with drab things.
Women can have the fancy stuff Crossdressers crave but like you say it's a given and sometimes an effort to want to look your best or to wear an uncomfortable bra or walk all day in high heels.
I might come back later but wanted to post something now as I disappeared from the Blog and wanted to explain why