(06-01-2016, 04:16 AM)flamesabers Wrote: I'm not sure if it's a support group I need so much as wanting to have a close companion. I guess my introvert side is rearing itself again. 
Any advice on expressing your feminine side to female friends? Or rather, how to best express your interest in crossdressing to others?
(06-01-2016, 02:22 AM)Grew_Some Wrote: Hi FlameSabers,
I can relate to the wanting to share feeling as well. About 20 some years ago I went through that and didn't know anyone I was close enough to share with. So I ended up going to a fetish club that had opened in my area, and made friends. Also have been involved with a crossdressing social group for many years, where I made more friends.
So if you don't have anyone close to share with, the other option is to find a group of (hopefully discrete) people to share with, you will make friends.
I tend to think because I've been such a loner offline in the realm of crossdressing, it would be best to start off small in terms of meeting with like-minded individuals. Perhaps going with one or two people to one of those feminine transformation places would work for me?
Finding open minded individuals is the start. It can be with your current friends, a support group or someone from an online community with people in your area. You will know who they are after talking to them a while.
Let your feminine side out a little as well. Give the world hints about who you are inside. Most people will not notice subtle signs of femininity, a few will be put off by it, but what you are looking for are the ones who accept it. Open up a little more to those who accept it. If they continue to show an acceptance, spill the beans and open up completely. They will most likely say they knew and all of those fears you have built up in your head will have been unfounded. Some will just drift out of your life. But if you are lusky, a few will embrace you and your feminine side.
I have been lucky to have a couple of GGs accept me as a sister. Too bad they live so far away and we only can get together occasionally.
I too am very introverted and have a hard time mixing with people. You would not think i was, because i am open and interactive at work. But privately, no one knows the real me, the secret me, the feminine me who desparately wants to get out and be the real me from the rest of my life.