When Did You Begin Dressing Feminine on a “Regular” or “Consistent” Basis?

Sally, there's an obvious omission in the list of options, which is 'I don't dress regularly or consistently'. Many girls here will know my story but as I love to repeat myself a quick precis. 

I dabbled briefly in my early twenties. Nothing before that. No trying on Mum's underwear or anything. Then got married and shut the whole crossdressing thing out for 35 years. Fast forward to last May, family abroad for 8 days which I spent completely en femme. Also had a professional makeover. What an experience! Family are away again in May (I don't fly) so looking forward to doing it all again, including the makeover which is already booked.

I have a fabulous family and they come before my crossdressing so I'll only do it when they're away. Everything will be purged before they return. It's a tough call but I've come to terms with it. And I'm on CDH for too long every day, living life vicariously through all the girls' stories and experiences.

Hugs, Chrissie xx. 

By five years of age, I had female cousins who were mentoring me in the ways of crossdressing on a regular basis. By the time I was eight years old, I had a small female wardrobe of my own and was dressing on a regular basis. 

Conveniently, the cub scout pack I was a member of was continually putting on productions as fund raisers, and, of course, I always played female parts. 

For me it wasn't until my 60's before I embraced my femininity and started dressing on a fairly consistent basis. I'm at a point now where I dress in some way pretty much every day. It is usually in the early morning, when I'm on here, in either a dress or skirt/blouse combo, on occasion a nightie. I will wear panties throughout the day when at home and have worn them out at times. I have had days where I was able to dress for the day when my wife is home, but that is rare. She is accepting of my dressing but does have some limitations which I can abide by. I would love to do more but am happy with what I can do for now and hope for more int he future.

XOXO
Suzanne 

I started dressing on a fairly regular basis in my late twenties.   Prior to that I was experimenting although there were times when I completely dressed.   My first time out in public was in my thirties although I didn't go out regularly.   This continued to evolve to the point where now I am out multiple times a week dressing when I do my normal day-to-day activities.

Well, interesting poll and taken in the context of when we accepted our femininity instead of denying our nature, it becomes even more enlightening. The under 20 group is well represented and in some ways I'm jealous of those of us who came to acceptance at such a young age. For myself and (the majority of the girls here?) the early results do indicate that life, marriage, and careers forced repression of our feelings until later in our lives when retirement beckoned, children have moved out, finances are secure and the realization that our feminine feelings are not going away.

I started "fully" dressing and getting out in my 50's but in (sound familiar) secretive and guilt ridden ways. It wasn't until 65 and semi-retired that I came out to my partner and starting getting out enfemme on a weekly basis. I've never been happier. It makes me sad though that I spent so very many years pretending I was all man.

I started dressing fully and going out in public during the first week in May 2022 at age 70. Five months later I decided to live as a woman full time and haven't looked back since.

I think i started at around 8-9, i was always curious about what it felt like to wear a skirt or a dress before that, but never had the opportunity to do so, first time i ever did i just tried on pink lipstick and a yellow dress that belonged to my older sister, i always dressed up whenever i was left home alone, usually in her clothes, i know that's wrong but it's what i could do at the time... and i always made sure to put everything back in it's place too, but i suppose that's when i started, from there i kept dressing up more and more!

I knew at the age of three that I was supposed to be a girl, so I was wearing "my clothes" by the time I was 14.

Hugs,

Ms. Lauren M

Well, A few years ago I 'officially' started dressing as a woman. Even though it was always there and it was already a state of mind before that. 🙂 

That's a tough story to read Siobahnn and sadly experienced in similar ways by others. so happy you survived and got through it.

I started at about 5 years old and knew I was different. I took any opportunity to dress with or without permission but had times where parents saw me or mother dressed me for an event - It was seen as fun.

Once I left home the 'dark ages' descended and the desire was rarely realised but remained.

So at about thirty I started again and came out slowly, the dressing increased until by the time I was forty the days increased until 60 when it became full time.

I started about 9-10 wearing my mother's nursing uniform dresses

and dabbles through my teenage years with what even I could find  here and there but it all had to come to a stop after I joined the merchant navy followed by my call-up into the Army to go to Vietnam

after getting out getting married and dressed on the odd occasion borrowing everything from lingerie to outerwear,

getting caught a couple of times put such a strain on both my ex and myself it caused us to separate and divorce

my second marriage I managed to conceal my girl time a lot better until six months ago when she passed over to her next life

now I get dressed pretty much every day unless I have some male things to attend to.

One day hoping to be able to dress every day,

And yes have just started going public,  Thanks Polly for the first outing and encouragement to keep going, but thats another story to write about

I started dressing regularly in my mid 20's after I graduated college and had an apartment of my own. I didn't dress daily, but had the option to do so because I was single, had no roommates and the income to finally buy a decent wardrobe. A plus was that first-floor apartment was great for privacy when I choose to walk in heels. I didn't have to worry about someone asking questions as to why it sounded like heels were being worn, when there was no one but me living in my apartment.

Very interesting subject Sally. I started putting on my Mum's pantyhose and girdles at age 7 or 8 and from then till gradually over the years progressed to doing more and more till by my early 30's I would dress fully femme with wig, makeup and the lot and have done ever since. It always came with terrible guilt afterwards till I told my SO about Olivia.

Hi Sally,

I tried to get through to “him” several times over the years. First he just felt too guilty for even thinking of trying on mom’s pretty shoes after that I couldn’t get him to try anything else. Then of course he wanted to be around girls for different reasons after that wretched testosterone started surging through our veins. I did get him to grow our hair long, and even wear a pretty braid sometimes, but I never really got noticed until we turned 59. Finally I got him to buy me a skirt, and after that the flood gates opened! Now he buys me pretty things all the time. Full dressing is something that only happens once in a while, but we work out in women’s exercise clothes, and underdress regularly. One day I would love to get out, and see the world. I’m still trying to get him to leave this closet!!

Lara