LadyEllen
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Joined: 6/30/2006 From: Stourport-England Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: SubmissiveAK LadyEllen: I am actually struggling with this. As I work on transition its not a very big thing, nothing garish. Its a seemingly natural, almost smooth change... but I struggle because Its not so simple to say "now I am living as a woman" as it would be if I started dressing extremely feminine, or put on an act, or whatever. I may do more of that in time, as I develop the figure and look to do it, but for now just what does it mean to be living as a woman? Sometimes I wonder about it. ~submissiveAK~ What does it mean to be living as a woman? - well, if its the right thing for you, its wonderful; but, only in so far as youre accepted as female, which comes to how well you pass, which isnt at all fair, but the same shallowness which pervades the rest of life, also acts here - everyone gets judged and labelled in under a second, and treated according to that label - which is why its absolutely essential to do everything possible to pass. but (2), only in so far as it can resolve the distress of living in the wrong gender - life goes on and the rest of life's problems continue, plus there's the possible added problems of losing family, friends, employment, home etc if your transition isnt acceptable to others, plus the possible added problems of being harassed if you dont pass well. I was very lucky - I lost my marriage (but kept my ex as a best friend) and my job - but I am in an industry where I could start up on my own. Everyone else was cool about it - mainly because they'd thought it was on the cards for a long time, much longer than I had. Everyone (from what I've observed and experienced) makes a hash of it to start with - over feminine dressing and overacting etc. Its normal it seems - whether its the release to do so or just what natural girls go through when theyre growing up (trying out different looks and so on) compressed into a few weeks. Try to keep it under control! Take time to observe what women wear and copy them - you want to merge in, not stand out. And what you say about it being natural is interesting - thats exactly as it was for me - I didnt change anything about body language etc - maybe the reason I got bullied through school for being gay was because I was naturally feminine anyway! There isnt a given day, and you cant set a date, when you will be "living as a woman" in my opinion and experience - its something you slip into more and more until a day comes when its there. And it will be others who let you know when youve got there, because they'll not bat an eyelid at you because your transition will by then be seamless. Now for the bath! E
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