[MonikaT]

I guess the question I have is why it is necessary to completely transition from male to female. There are definitely folks on this forum who need to and that is fine. That is the path they need to follow, and I wish them the best in their quest. There are others who do not feel an overwhelming need to go all the way and wish to journey only part of the way down that path, stopping at some point on the way. Gender is a spectrum not a binary. Most men have characteristics that we define as feminine, and most women have characteristics that we define as masculine. My hope for you is that in time your wife comes to realize you can still be you while acquiring a few more feminine characteristics without needing to become female unless, ultimately, being female is what you want and need to be. Not even all transsexuals feel an overwhelming need to have SRS. Most probably do, but not all.