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[Closed] Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows...

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(@hottestwitch)
    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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A strange question to ask, but it's still one that makes me wonder...  We've all heard of Seasonal Affective Disorder; when the sun goes in and we get less Vitamin D we don't feel quite as good as we otherwise do.  I find that as the sun comes up and the days get longer, I tend to want more and more to pull on a pair of panties and a short skirt.  Am I unusual in this?  Does anyone else see things in the same way... or perhaps in the opposite way?  Does the time of the year have an effect on our proclivity?  It would be nice to know how everyone else feels......  Holly XXX 

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Baroness
(@annaredhead)
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Famed Member     Cornwall, United Kingdom
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@hottestwitch In drab, I wear shorts most of the summer, even at work and often with panties underneath. I've had a couple of people having glances at my shaved legs, but nobody has said anything.  On the whole I tend to be busy most of the year, but do try to get at least a half day off a week

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@annaredhead Good For You, Beautiful Lady!  I rarely wear shorts as I'm really unsure about my legs - sometimes I think they are great, but most times I think they should be tucked away and never seen again, even though I got them out for my latest photoshoot.  I shave them every week or so - and it's the hairless look that I like, not the shape.  I still reckon that the sun has something to do with how I feel though...  Love you!  Holly XXX

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(@ellyd22)
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Majestic Member     Norfolk, United Kingdom
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@hottestwitch 

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is triggered by lack of sunlight.

What you're describing is triggered by increasing levels of sunlight, and is known as GLAD (Go Ladies, And Dress).

Ellie x

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@ellyd22 ... and I'm so GLAD you mentioned that!  I just don't like the fact that after September I'll probbly go back into my shell...  but let's make the most of it while we can!!!  Really love you:  Holly XXX

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(@ellyd22)
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@hottestwitch 

Well ... if you love me THAT much then you can accept my friendship request 🙂

It's been sitting there for quite a while, and I think you may not have noticed it ...

(LOL)

Ellie x

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@ellyd22 Blush, blush, blush... I can only put that down to my computer illiteracy - and that will be put right within the next 38 seconds!  You've been so kind and lovely to me; you deserve better than I've managed do so far...  and I DEFINITELY love you!!!  Holly XXX

Baroness Annual
(@fembecky)
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Noble Member     Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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@hottestwitch

Well Holly, this year looks like being a change for me. Over recent years I have always enjoyed shorts in the summer when the temperature soars (it has been known to do that in the UK - who recalls the summer of '76?). And my shorts are still there in the wardrobe waiting for me. But this year I am not looking forward to wearing them; I just want to wear skirts, Skirts, SKIRTS. The ones I have are all about or a bit above the knee. I would also like to find a longer skirt, but when I tried one on in a shop the manager immediately said it didn't suit me.

But to get to the point of your question (sorry I seemed to digress a bit in that last para), I don't think the time of year has a lot of impact on me, other than influencing the choice of girl clothing in tune with the temperature, weather etc. I don't think my wardrobe has all the UK weather combinations covered though (usual girl problem - a wardrobe full of clothes but nothing suitable to wear; I'll have to go shopping). Not sure I'd look good in a bikini though!

Rebecca xxx

(@hottestwitch)
Joined: 3 years ago

    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Posts: 614

@fembecky I do indeed remember the summer of 1976 - I went to France and it POURED down!  Once I returned to the UK it was scorching... mind 1975 (Westward Ho! in ... errmmm... Devon?) was brilliant - and almost as hot!  You get your shorts on, girl - but Minnesota?  I know little about the place - bar Marshall Eriksen from How I Met Your Mother...  Holly XXX

Baroness Annual
(@fembecky)
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Noble Member     Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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@hottestwitch Obviously early days in the EEC so we managed to export all our rain to France that year 🤔 . Are we actually due for a summer this year? Pretty chilly today 😞 .

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@fembecky Summer?  When the weatherman on the BBC this morning mentioned the possibility of frost - ON JUNE 10th! - I decided that summer must have been cancelled...  Holly XXX

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(@chrisfp99)
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Rebecca, I remember the summer of '76. Our house collapsed into a hitherto unknown dried up tributary of a local river. This was way before I had developed any femme tendencies. I was late to the party, but trying to make up for lost time. And failing 😢 xx.

Baroness Annual
(@fembecky)
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Noble Member     Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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@chrisfp99

Something doesn't compute here. The VERY attractive young lady pictured in your recent makeover and photoshoot could not possibly have been old enough (or even born!) to recall the summer of '76.

I didn't hear of houses collapsing ... that must have been terrible; there were some pretty dire consequences at the time though. The worst for us was the failure to grow tomatoes on our tiny balcony in London. Drenched them with water before going out to work but they were bone dry when we returned. Got lots of tiny red marbles that year!

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(@chrisfp99)
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Rebecca, what a sweet thing to say, thank you honey. I was 18 in '76. The house was saved after major structural work and new foundations xx. 

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@chrisfp99 Chrissie; I've seen your piccies - you are NOT failing at anything!!! Holly XXX

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(@chrisfp99)
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Thank you honey xx.

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(@revel)
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Noble Member     Minnesota, United States of America
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@hottestwitch Good question Holly. Sunshine does make most of us feel better. When it's warmer, we can dress lightly as well. I tend to dress and transform more during the warmer months. As a Minnesotan, I'm used to long, cold winters, but in one sense, I do like the cooler weather. My makeup doesn't run. Haha. Even during the winter, it's nice to see sunshine. Remember what John Denver sang in the song Sunshine on My Shoulders? 😉 

Rev

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@revel "If I had a wish that I could wish for you, I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while"...  RAther lovely...  Mind, if you're in Minnesota "It's a good thing you don't have bus fare, it would fall though the hole in your pocket and you'd lose it in the snow on the ground"......  Holly XXX

Lady
(@harriette)
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Illustrious Member     Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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@hottestwitch To be honest, I don't perceive an attitude change throughout the year. But then I am so nonplussed anyway, how would I recognise a change?

I searched on-line about sun-based attitude change and nearly everything is related to sun protection.

 Lea
Lady
(@lea-jhene)
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Noble Member     California, United States of America
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@hottestwitch I find myself wanting to paint my toes, wear strappy sandals (flat, wedge, block heel) and even a few floral dresses. I love the warmer weather.

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(@Anonymous 96745)
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@hottestwitch I suffer bouts of SAD in the winter.  Hard to say if it really changes things for me, as I take medication when it strikes and it's getting difficult to remember what things were like before I started that regimen.  All I can say for sure is that my desire to dress doesn't seem to change much during the year although the clothes I select surely do!

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(@beach-girl)
Honorable Member     United States of America
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Hi Holly,

With me, it really doesn't matter what time of year it is. I want to be me & I am a woman. I think that more sunlight & warmer weather might make us want to dress in more sexy attire & show off our feminine features like GGs can do. My wife says that I tend to dress more like a "slut" when it gets warmer.

Dawn

PS: I love the title of your post. Love Lesley Gore!

 

 

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(@hottestwitch)
Joined: 3 years ago

    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Posts: 614

@beach-girl Who doesn't!  I just find that the more sunlight there is, the more I want to express my inner being... is that just a matter of temperature or does the sun come into it?  Considering how awful this "summer" has been so far, I really can't be sure the temperature has much to do with anything...  And - by the way - a classy lady like you could never be a "slut" - just classy, classy, classy...  Holly XXX

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(@beach-girl)
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@hottestwitch You're sweet!

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@beach-girl ... and you're cute!!!

 

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Baroness
(@chrisfp99)
Famed Member     London , Kent, United Kingdom
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Holly, personally I'd rather dress in winter. I don't want to be hot when I'm all dolled up. Well, I guess I do. Oh, you know what I mean. But as you girls know I'll take any of the rare opportunities that come my way.

Hugs, Chrissie xx. 

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(@hottestwitch)
Joined: 3 years ago

    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@chrisfp99 Chrissie; I can't help but think that you will always look best dressed down rather than overdressed...  But, quite definitely, you should take every opportunity possible - and post some piccies for the rest of us to appreciate!  Holly XXX

Lady
(@harriette)
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Illustrious Member     Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted by: @chrisfp99

Holly, personally I'd rather dress in winter. I don't want to be hot when I'm all dolled up.

It is so easy to start sweating while wearing a bra and breast forms once temps get to be even just warm.

 

Baroness
(@chrisfp99)
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Harriette, just the excitement of dressing makes me sweat! TMI maybe 😂 xx.

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@chrisfp99 Me too!!!  Holly XXX

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(@harriette)
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(@finallyfiona)
    Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Joined: 1 year ago

I definitely want to dress more with the sunshine, in fact I'm more likely to want to go out in it.  My first few public excursions en femme were all on sunny days.  I tend to stay in more if there's no nice weather on offer.

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Hostess
(@ab123)
Illustrious Member     Surrey, United Kingdom
Joined: 5 years ago

Hmm. Good question. I think the darker months gets everyone down, dresser or not. I think in my case it's Seasonal Affected Dressing as what I wear is affected by the weather being  less flamboyant in the winter than summer....

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Baroness Annual
(@fembecky)
Joined: 5 years ago

Noble Member     Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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@ab123 

Posted by: @ab123

Seasonal Affected Dressing

Now that's a MUCH better definition of SAD 😀 .

(@hottestwitch)
Joined: 3 years ago

    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Posts: 614

@fembecky Sexy And Delightful, surely!!!

Baroness Annual
(@fembecky)
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Noble Member     Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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@hottestwitch Seductive And Demure?

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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@fembecky You manage both!

Baroness Annual
(@fembecky)
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Noble Member     Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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@hottestwitch Oh! I was thinking of you actually 😀 .

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Duchess
(@alison-anderson)
Noble Member     Middlesex county, New Jersey, United States of America
Joined: 6 years ago

I'm wearing panties all year round, unless I'm getting waxed (I have to wear a pair of boxer briefs over my panties) or I'm wearing a swimsuit (well, even there, in a women's swimsuit, I have a gender bending G-string to wear under).

The same goes for skirts (mostly) or dresses. I'll dress any time of the year. Sure, although where the skirt hits my leg tends to go up with the temperature, this isn't a hard and fast rule. I have some summer skirts/dresses that are knee length. And having an ankle length winter coat allows me to wear a skirt (of any length) in the winter and still be warm. I tend to wear longer skirts in the colder months but it's not always ankle length either. It's all about the legwear which changes from (opaque) tights to (sheer) pantyhose to bare legs.

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Duchess Annual
(@robertaf)
Noble Member     Louisiana, United States of America
Joined: 5 years ago

The way that I dress goes with the weather. When the sun is out i pull out the shorts and sundresses. When it wet, cold or gloomy its jeans. Nothing better than a flowered sundress on a pretty day.  

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Topic starter
(@hottestwitch)
    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Joined: 3 years ago

A flowery sundress is pretty much heaven for any day... unless you are in the UK at the moment, in which case you'll probably get frostbite!  Holly XXX

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Baroness
(@annaredhead)
Joined: 11 months ago

Famed Member     Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posts: 1828

@hottestwitch It's been freezing here today, but as it's summer, I've stuck resolutely in shorts and t-shirt (it's a drab day)

(@hottestwitch)
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    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Posts: 614

@annaredhead b You are a much braver lady than I could ever be!!!  Holly XXX

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Lady
(@rhondalee)
Prominent Member     Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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I know many who won't dress in summer months because they don't want to shave or expose their bodies to that degree. They look forward to the WINTER months, using summer to hibernate. I personally prefer the warmer months where I can more easily go out, wear a bathing suit, and find more people to mingle with. 

We are planning to leave for an Alaskan cruise. The good news is that my SO decided this would require a change in wardrobe, so spent a lot of time thumbing through women's catalogues. The BAD news is that she is picking out slacks and tops expecting cold weather (as if we cannot go inside where it is more temperate)! I told her I have only one pair of slacks and never felt a need for more. I don't have any extra room in my closet, and any I can free up should be reserved for dresses, skirts, and skorts. So  my question to others would be how you'd solve the dilemma: what would YOU prefer if in my situation...women's slacks and tops that fit cold weather needs, or more skirts and dresses, albeit perhaps more suitable for winter wear? Speaking for myself, I'd give up slacks for a skirt or dress any day!

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Duchess
(@alison-anderson)
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Noble Member     Middlesex county, New Jersey, United States of America
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@rhondalee I have longer (and warmer) skirts and dresses and plenty of tights that keep me warm in the colder weather. Try colored or patterned tights if you want to add a little pizzaz.

Another option is to go for some women's jeans that are plain enough to repurpose on your men's side. You might have to use the back pockets for a wallet or phone (or may be able to put the phone in your pocket in 'landscape' mode) when in drab, but being women's jeans you could wear them en femme too.

While I own a couple of leggings, I wear them when I want to dress en femme but a worker is coming over, or I'm getting a CT scan and need something without metal to scatter the X-rays.

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Topic starter
(@hottestwitch)
    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Joined: 3 years ago

Aaahhh... Alaska (or, as it should more properly be called, New Siberia - please remember that it was only leased to the US back in 1867 and should have been returned to the Soviet Union 100 years later.) I can't imagine a more beautiful area of the world (though a litte chilly at times...)  DON'T go for slacks - insist on your shortest skirt!!!  Holly XXX

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Guest
(@Anonymous 96745)
Active Member
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I don't care for slacks and don't own any.  However I do own leggings and enjoy wearing them any time of the year. 

In colder weather, I wear fashion boots with boot socks. 

I wear pantyhose and tights with dresses and skirts in the cooler weather, and the skirts can be maxi, midi, or mini-skirts. 

If you want to keep your legs warm while wearing a skirt, especially a mini-skirt, a girl here on CDH who lives in Alaska once posted her CD hack.  She wears a pair of nude pantyhose over a pair of beige or tan tights whenever she wears a mini-skirt. 

In cooler weather, I also carefully choose dresses and skirts made of heavier warmer material. 

Solid color sweaters are warm and can be matched with many different skirts. 

 

 

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Baroness
(@annaredhead)
Joined: 11 months ago

Famed Member     Cornwall, United Kingdom
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@catgurl Anna day for me involves dress and tights - I don't own slacks. I've not tried it myself, but would think about layering tights if necessary.

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(@rebeccabaxter)
    Cornwall, United Kingdom
Joined: 1 year ago

As I only started CDing in the last quarter of last year I have only had half a winter cross-dressing, a spring and what passes for early summer here in the UK (it is 9 degrees C at the moment with a cold North wind). However, I have got together a winter wardrobe, some spring skirts and tops and some summer dresses, which I might eventually be able to wear without freezing to death, so I'm becoming a 'seasoned' cross dresser (see what I did there). I have been out and about both in winter and summer and I think I generally prefer summer for going out to the city but winter for being able to go out locally at night.

The wearing of a wig in the warmer weather has served to remind me why, years ago, I shaved my head. God, doesn't hair make you warm!?

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Lady
(@splitdecision)
Honorable Member     Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Joined: 4 years ago

Hi girls!

I definitely get affected by seasonal light disorder in the fall. For me it makes me want to dress fem even more. When my body and mind is feeling stress of any kind the first thing I want to do is feel girly. One of my primary CD outlets is underdressing. I’m sure my mind and soul has been conditioned to expect that I will be wearing more feminine items underneath in the fall and winter. In the warmer months I’m so much more active and wearing panties is often enough to fulfill my cd desires

Natalie 💋💋

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Topic starter
(@hottestwitch)
    Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Joined: 3 years ago

Hiya, Natalie; you seem like my kind of girl - just 180 degrees opposite!  Now, I think I've got to have a walk out en femme tonight, maybe about 4am as it's getting light but no-one is around; do you fancy joining me?  Holly XXX

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