can will power alone hold it in check? How long can the mind resist the pressure? I imagine this will vary from individual to individual... but by and large, the repressed urge becomes a cancer of the soul and creates a lifetime of unhappiness. I've met several "repressed TV's"...people who have done a lot of daydreaming and in some instances have never dressed at all!!! They are afraid to "let go". They avidly read anything that has to do with cross-dressing, their hearts go "pity-pat" whenever they see the picture of a man dressed in women's clothes, they can hardly contain their excite- ment if they see a female impersonator on the stage, and all they do is day dream. Believe me, ALL OF THEM are nervous wrecks!!! They either show a twitching of the eyes, or stutter when they talk, or puff away on a cigarette like maniacs, or squirm end- lessly on the chair they sit on. In more serious cases, the TV finds that a drink or two will soothe his nerves. The drinks multiply in proportion with the intensity of the repression and before you know it, we have ex- changed a TV for an alcholic.

So far it looks as if I am making a one-sided case in favor of freedom for the TV to let his hair down without repression and guilt. To be honest, that's the way I feel. However, let's give a chance to the op- position. We go back now to the wife who is afraid that freedom for her husband to do as he pleases will become an overwhelming, daily obession which will annihilate his masculine personality. In some cases she may be right. If the husband is a weak, spineless personality, her fears may come true. He may be swept away by the terrific impact of active cross-dres- sing. For this to happen, however, he must be a frail character, totally devoid of will-power and consider- ation for others...in other words, she'd be better off without him anyway. He should never have married in the first place. Let us assume that this represents an extreme case. If he is an average man he should be able with her help, to find the happy medium, the "perspective" that Virginia recommends, together with "moderation" plus an intelligent attitude towards life as a whole. If one is an idiot, whether he is a TV or not, he is going to make a mess of his life anyway,

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