panties and that I liked the feeling of nylon better than men's shorts (etc.). She just laughed and made no cut- ting remark, so I let it drop. I told her, however; that I would like to have a couple pair of panties to wear. She made a mild protest but nothing further was men- tioned. Later that week, I bought two pair of cheap panties and thus embarked upon the primary stages of transvestism.

As time went on, I would buy her panties for her and in turn, she would give me her old ones. She had quite an assortment of lace panties called "sherrio" by Van Realte which I still adore to this day. On the week- ends when she would go shopping, I would also wear her girdles, stockings and slips, loving to parade around the house.

Much time has since passed and I am Divorced. A lot of our trouble was certainly not the whole business of cross dressing but there was a certain portion. My wife never did understand and quite frankly, neither did I, the whys of my feelings.

I feel confident that had we had TRANSVESTIA and articles like "The Transvestite And His Wife", things would have been much easier for both.

To this day I still cross dress and have enlarged my lingerie so it includes bras, corsets, panty girdles, full slips, stockings and nighties.

Yes, I know the feelings, guilt complexes involved with TVism, but believe me, your articles have made me feel much better, especially having the feeling that "you're not the only one".

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Sincerely,

"Claudette"