What's the longest time you have gone recently without crossdressng?

Never really thought about it in terms of time. There are periods when I crossdress almost daily, and others when I suppose I go a month or more without. Some of it's related to the opportunity, some of it's related to where I am emotionally, and some of it's just because.

For me it's not always about what I am wearing - it's more about which aspect of my personality is showing through the most. I can be feminine without dressing and I can be masculine when I am wearing a frilly nightgown or a beautiful dress and hose. I would definitely say the male aspect of my personality is more often presented to the world, but I would also say the female aspects of my personality have a great deal of influence as well.

I don't think I would say I feel a need to dress at any particular time or within a certain duration of time. I would say I enjoy dressing when I have the opportunity - even if it's just wearing panties one day instead of boxers.

But, to really answer the question, the longest time recently is about two weeks. Just got busy with a lot of life things. Then one day I was getting dressed and I pulled out a pair of panties when I was reaching for underwear, said to myself why the heck not? and that was all she wrote.

I have to say... about 12.hours in recent times.
I wear something fem every day.from panties to a skirt, lip stainn or more.

Last time I recall was a physical about 3 years ago....except I did have shaved legs at the time.
Last time, longer than that was a time which I cannot recall.

Claudia

Sorry Girls but depending on the definition of recent - I think I probably own this one big time. My son arrived 23 years ago and I stopped cold turkey then. My youngest moved into her apartment in mid August of this year, and it took me about a week to buy my first pair of pantyhose in 23 years. There was lots of fantasy - and it is possible that I slipped on my wife's hose and underwear on a strictly opportunistic basis during the feminization famine - but I went 23 years without owning my own feminine clothing. I really started thinking about it some 5 or 6 months ago, and as the date of my youngest moving out came closer, I could feel the legware and cosmetics sections of the local drugstore calling me as I walked by. Now just a month later I have come out to my wife with the news that I am back at it and I already have a pair of black pumps, a dress, a skirt & top, a wig, and plenty of undergarments.

I dont yet really know how much I am going crossdress going forward - I am in the "honeymoon" period of my feminine reawakening so to speak - so I have been wearing panties everyday if that counts. My mailorder makeup has not arrived yet so I have not dressed completely en femme since the 23 year famine began - but the makeup will get here and going forward I am guessing I will get all dolled up once a week plus special occasions.

But the way I have been feeling about wearing panties and pantyhose for the past month - I do see another feminization famine in the forecast

Wow Kendra! 23 years is a LONG time. I "underdress" with panties everyday (and trouser socks on work days) and dress at last a little more extensively @ my house most every night and all the way(with makeup) has been not as frequent as I would like but hope to be about once a week or so in the near future(need to learn and practice makeup skills and learn more about hair/wig styling.

Millicent, I agree that i can feel feminine when not dressed but I rarely feel masculine when I am dressed(not criticizing-just wired slightly differently I guess). I DO feel the NEED to dress at least some every day and feel a bit anxious when I am unable due to external circumstances. I too present as male out in the world(which is most of the time) because I am not "out" in public at this point and only a VERY few number of people in my life know about this aspect of my personality/soul. That may or may not change in the future as I begin to accept myself more and gain confidence enough to go out in the world en femme. (Another time I will post of the very little experience I have with being out in the world dressed.

Claudia,
You sound a lot like me-my time is probably less than that before these last three days. And I know what you mean about having shaved legs(and underarms). I have only done that during winter times in three different years and I was constantly worried about being hurt/sick and having to go to the doctor!(Same withe nail polish on my toes!) I also have had some ingrown hairs and red bumps from shaving that I worry someone will see(at the beach or pool or if my shirt comes untucked.

Thanks to all of you ladies for your responses

Kendra has beat!!,i thought 15yrs was the longest! In 1992 my first son was born and i continued to dress only not as regular .Then in1999my 2nd son was born and i spped"cold turkey inApril of 01 until this Spring!! I Have let my self go( and picked upweight up)so while passing Lane Bryant ! i stopped and WOW LIKE AN ADDICT i had to buy somethings to feel"normal and Pretty" . I talked to myson's 15-23 they are happyfor me and accept me!!!! Their mother my wife sha's she can't and won't soooo . I can't hide anymore and won't .

Good for you,girl! Glad your kids at least are supportive/accepting. Can only hope your wife may eventually come around if she realizes that the feminine part of you is intrinsic to the person she fell in love with...mine never did but maybe yours will, If not then that is her loss! You'll always have friends here!

Cynthia

Cynthia…you just had to open up with VT crushing Purdue, huh? 😉
I'm glad you had fun visiting my alma mater as I had wonderful memories from my time there.

I've gone very long stretches, on the order of months to years, in between dressing as I was transitioning from high school to college to married life. My dressing always seemed to start up when my life was a stressful disaster. It started when I was bullied at a young age, continued when things went rough in high school, cranked up again after a major break up in college, and then was very off and on until 2 years ago when I hit the hardest most stressful project in my career. During that was the first time I purchased womens clothes for myself instead of just enjoying what was available to me at the time. That was a major change in my life. Since then, I don't think I've gone more than 2 weeks at a time ( and that's a rare occasion ) without dressing up at least a little bit.

Thanks Holly! Your Boilermakers were for the most part wonderful hosts! Stress has always been a trigger for me as well. I remember years ago someone compared crossdressing o alcoholism saying "when life's stresses mount, the alcoholic reaches for a drink while he crossdresser puts on a dress."

I have been dressing sine I was around 11 or 12(about 40 years as I hit the big 50 earlier this year.) It used to be that after each episode of dressing, the shame and guilt I felt made me take off the items immediately and it would be days or weeks ore even months before the urge became too great to resist. But the time between dressing and the urge/desire reaching the "must dress" phase became shorter and shorter to the point where after my marriage split up, I was dressing everyday(underdressing at work and changing into women's clothes on many evening) and now I probably spend at least half of my time at home off work wearing at least a bra and panties, nightie or dress or blouse and skirt, and a wig and lipstick and earrings(love my clip-on dangle earrings!). I don;t know if things will stabilize at this level or if going out in public, or part time or fulltime transition is on my future(with or without physical changes). I'm just taking one day at a time meandering on my feminine journey and enjoying feeling pretty, flirty and feminine.

GO HOKIES!(Beat the ECU Pirates Saturday!)
Cynthia

For me it has been a few months. Now I am having the desire to dress again.