where are the yonger women

Society has become so inundated with Trans this and that and so many doors have opened in the last 20 years it seems the younger ladies don't need to have places like this as much as we older gals. 

The support group I was part of began fading away about 15 years ago. We couldn't attract new members as all the younger ones we so much more comfortable being themselves and going out in public. They didn't seem to need the support and safe haven that was offered. People don't look down on us as much as they used to. It's more accepted and I think that's great in one respect as it frees them from much of the stigma we felt, but it also isolates many that just aren't that ready yet.

There are quite a few younger people here if you pay close attention and read between the lines on profile pages. That said, I agree that there is a preponderance of seasoned people here. One reason is simple statistics...we mature dressers have had 40 to 60+ years to either discover the pleasures of dressing, or admit to outprselves that we like to dress. If you are 20, you have had significantly less years to discover this pleasure, or are still struggling with admiting it to yourself.

With age comes wisdom, and wisdom tells us dressing en femme is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

I’m pretty young at 18 and I just joined recently 

IMMHO

Most of my testosterone was used up throwing a football, kicking a soccer ball, driving to the hoop, running the baseline, and 'assisting' in reproduction. Those days are a distant past. Indeed, I miss those activities but have successfully reconciled their departure. I can't do any of those things today. I believe that this most interesting hormone called estrogen,  may explain what we engage in here.-whether earlier in life or TODAY for ME. Plus, most of us (60-70 year olds),  have greater leisure time and discretionary spending, to be more active in 'our pursuit and enjoyment'. 

IMMHO,

With Love and Sincerity,

Thea

PS....and I thank God everyday for MY NEW DISCOVERY. Better late than never.

Isn't it also the case that modern female dress is, in so many ways, so very similar to male dress that those who want to experiment with cross-dressing can do so almost without attracting attention?

That certainly wasn't the situation when we "oldies" were younger.  Apart from the very occasional wearing of a pair of trousers (clearly feminine trousers!) wommen wore a completely different set of under- and outer-clothing from men. A man who wanted to experience female attire had to do so in private...or risk perhaps unpleasant consequences if his interest became public.

I discovered Anna at the age of 14, so male me is over 50, Anna is still in her 30s.

Maureen, thank you for this posting.  I’ve wondered this too.  I have a theory, and Thea hit on it too.  I think as males we have much less testosterone as we age.  So without that, we feel a bit more feminine.  For those of who were so inclined to dress as women, that lack of male hormone caused us to want to do it more.  I know that I’ve been inclined to dress all my life, but I never really acted much on it until my wife passed away 2 years ago.  Since then, I’ve turned myself into a woman too many times to count.

I also agree with others here with others here have pointed out that we are more accepted, so not only are we more inclined to do this, but it’s more accepted too.

Many ladies wait until their kids are out of the house, until they're retired or their wife passes away before they open up about their dressing.

I have seen a few under 40 girls here, in my opinion this site is classier than some of the other sites that I have seen. I only subscribe to CDH but I have seen a couple of girls in Reddit, which has mostly young girls in some very skimpy outfits.

You may check it out

I was a junior in high school before they would allow girls to wear dress slacks to school.

Lacy

We aren't mainstream media, although we are influencers and have a big following. Unlike a lot of the influencers we actually care and offer support with sincerity, safe and have a purpose that doesn't product place and want financial gain.

Hello girls. Im on here and im 35 years old.

I’m in my late 20s so definitely one of the younger women here ! I came across CDH by just typing in crossdressing in google. There are other CD communities online which seem to be primarily younger people such as Reddit but it’s mostly just photos and many suggestive ones at that. No articles/stories/ discussion like CDH has. I much prefer how this site is set up.  We talk a lot about the psychology of why we dress and accepting ourselves which most young crossdressers are not at that point of reflection yet I think hence why mostly mature dressers gravitate toward CDH. Just my opinion

I have thought about the "hormone theory", and while I believe it is a factor, and probably a big factor for many, a very large percentage of us started dabbling in dressing at various but younger ages when testosterone levels were high. I know my own T level is still reasonably high for my age

As we get older and have more life experiences we are more prone to not giving a rats rear end what others think. Also, CDH is more old school social media and the younger people tend to be other other sites more, so I am sure that adds to the age bias here.

I am happy to see that many younger people are accepting their desire to dress. I wish I had at an earlier age. I spdressed a couple times as a preteen, but didn't start occasionally underdressing until my late twenties, but didn't add outer wear until much later and was probably in my late forties that I truly found the joy and passion of femme wear. Even then I still kept it low key for quite sometime before being bold enough to fully embrace dressing.