Are you ready to unleash your inner woman and discover a whole new world of self-expression?
Crossdressing can help you break free from gender norms and embrace your true self.
In this blog post, we’ll explore the top 10 benefits of crossdressing that can transform your life.
There’s a lot to be said for embracing your femininity and all the perks that come with it!
Top 10 Benefits of Crossdressing
1. Embracing both sides
Crossdressing lets you bring out the best of both genders and incorporate them into your own personality.
2. Motivation to look good
When you’re crossdressing, you naturally want to look great, right? That’s why it can inspire you to take better care of yourself, stay in shape, and prioritize self-care.
3. Better understanding of women
Crossdressing helps you see things from a woman’s perspective, which can make you more understanding and empathetic towards them.
4. Finding a community
When you embrace crossdressing, an added bonus is that you can tap into online or local communities. These communities can help you feel accepted and supported.
5. Fidelity and integrity
Now, I hope you’d never cheat on anyone, but there’s an interesting twist here. When YOU are “the other woman,” it can reinforce your commitment to being faithful.
6. Discovering your true self
Crossdressing is an amazing journey of self-discovery. It’s a chance to dig deep and uncover parts of yourself you may not have fully explored.
7. Unleashing your uniqueness
Normal is overrated, right? Crossdressing makes you stand out from the crowd and be an intriguing, fascinating individual.
8. Embracing differences
Crossdressing teaches you to accept and appreciate those who don’t fit into society’s norms. It broadens your perspective, promotes inclusivity, and shows you the beauty of diversity.
9. Stress relief
Crossdressing offers a fantastic and harmless way to relieve stress. It’s like stepping into a different role and enjoying a fulfilling activity that helps you unwind and take care of yourself.
10. Boosting creativity and courage
Crossdressing requires creativity, resourcefulness, and a dose of courage. It’s all about stepping out of your comfort zone, trying new things, and embracing the unexpected.
Final Thoughts
I hope you are now convinced that crossdressing can be a healthy and highly beneficial part of your life.
Do you agree with my list or have any other benefits of crossdressing to add? Please share in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
It started out several years ago. My wife and I were going to a Halloween party. I got “dressed up.” To be honest, I looked more like a man than a woman when I did it. But I found it allowed me to explore another part of me. As time went on, my wife thought it would be fun to go out with “Gail.” Soon I was dressing up about once a week. A few years ago we moved to new place where noone really knew us. My wife and I decided to make the switch. Since that time I have been dressing as Gail.
So why do I dress up? Yes it does get in touch with my female side. I also happen to really like the way I look. Since dressing up our love life has grown. Since dressing up (with my wife’s permission) I have gone on several dates with men. Some of them I let know about my crossdressing. Most were completely fine with it. I have even been intimate (again with my wife’s permission) with some of them.
Being able to express my female has been of benefit to me.
Wow. This what I want with my woman. Awesome, congrats. I would be so grateful for what you have.
Pan
I agree with all of the benefits to dressing that are listed here, but with a small caveat. The list seems to point to these actions “making” or “allowing” you to be more creative, empathic, caring, compassionate or interesting – as an effect. While I am sure that’s true for many, I have always had those qualities – long before I associated them with my inner femininity. I just knew I was different.
I am now in my late 60’s and dressing has only been a part of my life on a regular basis for about 10 years. I was a late bloomer to say the least.
To me, dressing was more like the effect of my being a two-spirit, more than dressing being the cause of these listed benefits. I feel that for me, it is more of a hand-in-hand or chicken-and-egg thing. One reinforces and deepens the other. Dressing keeps me feeling balanced, and comfortable being in relationship with myself, and with others, and I see it as a kind of meditation. I sometimes take hours getting ready, only to be dressed for a short time. The relaxing effect it gives me is a great way to “de-stress by saying yes to the dress”, but it is the dressing as much if not more than BEING dressed that puts me in that beautiful and relaxed headspace. Of course, YMMV.
While I do agree with the list in terms of benefits, for me the source of the feminine spark and the inspiration to be myself (caring, compassionate, interesting) came more from within than from the dressing itself. However the desire to dress did start me on a quest to discover my gender identity, and to distinguish between my inner feelings about my gender identity, versus free choice to declare to myself and to others who I truly am. This is not an easy journey, but it is a journey for sure, and not necessarily one to an exact or known destination. Thankfully, the wisdom of age gave me the permission to just be myself – first inwardly then outwardly, which culminated in dressing – mostly in private, because in truth I dress much more for me more than to express to anyone else, which I can freely do in whatever mode I choose to be in. In short, it matters more how I express myself to others, which is authentically, rather than how I dress. I can be authentic either in male or female attire.
To reinforce my duality visually, and give myself the gift of taking care of my appearance, I grew my hair out a few years back and now sport a ponytail, and wear pierced earrings even while in male mode. I get clear gel nails (no more split ones), which look great and I keep them fairly short and shaped, and I get compliments from women quite a bit. I am told I rock this overall metrosexual look, which does great things for my head. I even wear foundation and dye my lashes and brows, because as a blonde, they were always pretty invisible and not well defined. I dress more androgynously, enjoy the variation of men’s fashions that look good on me, eat sensibly and watch my weight. Of course, these actions all support my female mode as well. A win-win for sure. Three years ago, any of the above actions seemed terrifying to me. Not any more. Small, one at a time steps, and when I look back, I marvel at how far I have come. My advice is to start somewhere and see where it takes you. Just let it be.
Finally, I am not saying that dressing didn’t contribute to my inner transition and integrating my feminine side, because it most certainly served as a catalyst, and did that in a profound and unexpected way.
I had dressed at home, with no intention of going anywhere, and yet I certainly went through a doorway that night. Upon looking in the mirror so see how “put together” I was, and how well I had coordinated my makeup, jewelry and clothing – I saw not just a pretty older lady looking back. It was me looking back at myself and smiling with recognition of who I truly was, and in that moment my male side embraced her fully. It was a game changing moment that I will never forget, and I was suddenly feeling whole and compete and totally at peace with my two-spirit self for the first time. There was a duality of recognition reflected in that mirror and we merged into one being that night and have been together ever since. Kind of like Alice through the looking glass, and I had somehow magically stepped though it.
I hope this happens for every two-spirit out there, for it is your gift to others to be your true self, and by being your authentic self, ,you give others that same permission. I really encourage you to be proud of who you are, because it is a leadership role in being human, and challenges the myth of gender norms, which for the most part are purely a social construct. Now put on those heels, (which men invented for men for their own statue by the way) walk tall and be that compassionate leader, girlfriend!
Hi, I’m Pan, I’m 61. I came here thinking this site would be mostly younger, teens or 20s. I’m glad to find out there are others my age and might be able to understand me.
thanks,
Pan
Thanks for sharing your story!! 62 in a few days, btw
what an amazing blog post! I really enjoyed reading all the positive things you mentioned, which I totally resonate with! Its great to have a nice reminder though from time to time. I’m 29 and gender fluid / transgender and has taken me awhile to embrace myself fully and love who I am! this blog post made my heart feel warm and cozy 🙂 If we all focus on the things we love about the way we are and accept them without guilt/shame we’ll all be much happier!! Where attention goes energy flows!!
You’re awesome! Thanks for the post
Pan
Perhaps opposite of many cross dressers I only dress and get bedazzled when I go out in public. At home I’m me but have a strong sex drive still work and love to cook and go out sailing or just hanging out on the boat. (Bi sex is very good. Either or both) My daily life includes bras and makeup, feminine clothes not dresses, as I’m not really passable so I’m in between and with breasts that are difficult to conceal. I’m so happy and have found that the smiles are returned, joyful conversations are the norm and most people are truly good with who I am. (Boy it took a long time to get here.) Healthy happy loving life more than ever. Some people, usually men, stare a bit butt I can usually get a smile from them too. So for today all good, even great. Always nice to read how others are doing. Thank you for the forum. Lia
For me, being transgender and taking steps forward has been “freeing” from the gender binary that society has instructed us to adhere to. I’m somewhere between the gender roles, not masculine enough, not feminine enough. Conformity to one or the other was a facade, making me feel compromised and suppressed. For most of my life I felt confused, a fraud and living a lie. I think many of us who have been viewed as being nonconforming to society norms, can see the absurdity of the binary. Social binary is divisive of people. Divisiveness gives way to discrimination. Having experienced rejection from the social norm, trans people develop more empathy and understanding for those who are struggling. I am no longer confused, because I accept who I am and I can enjoy the variety of life that God has created.
Thank you for this.
I’am 62 and so far a closet cross dresser. I don have any affair with men or other women when dressed. I wont do that to my wife. But I have to get out of the closet and be free to dress when and how to dress. I do pass, treated as a woman when. I dress and I LOVE IT, Maryanne
I’ve heard these recommendations before and they are very true. I have been following them for over a year now and I been complimented by other women for being a classy lady. I absolutely love it. On the most important things that I do is to keep my joints tucked in and close together whether I’m standing, walking, or sitting. The next thing is keeping my shoulders down and back. The rest seems to come naturally. It’s so much fun being me.