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was "That dress is too small for you and you will be splitting it out at the seams. After assuring her that I would be careful not to rip or tear it, I sat down next to her and proceeded to tell her that I really enjoyed being dressed this way. She, of course, could see no reason for it. But after more discussion, agreed that I could put on some of her old things, once in a while if it was done without our son's knowledge. (He was then eight years olf). This of course, I immediately agreed to and my dressing at home in evenings after our son had gone to bed and on weekends when we were alone became wonderful and happy times. The peace, con- tentment, joy, and relaxation that came with these dress-up times was a pleasure of much greater depth than I had ever known. Of course, there were times when I would feel guilty and all of the remorse that went with it, but with the help and understanding of a wonderful wife the guilt that I felt I had to show became less and grew weaker, while our marriage and love for each other grew stronger dya by day.

Logic and reason told us that there must be other people somewhere that felt as I did. How I longed to find and talk to just one such person. My searching was in vain. Seven years more had gone by when I picked up the March, 1962 issue of Sexology and read the article by C. Prince, "166 Men In Dresses". A letter to the magazine produced the address of the author/. With hope in my heart I wrote C. Prince. Thank what ever God there be for this wonderful person. Now began a period in my life that is still making life more beautiful with each new sunrise.

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Reading about the feelings and expressionf of others like myself, knowing of some of the problems they have had, and how in many instances they have worked out and overcome their problems, has been a great help to Being able to dress at home with my wife's ap- proval gave me many wonderful feminine days. Doing dishes, dusting, cooking, and the hundred other tasks a woman does were and still are fun for me. Both my wife and I liked the name Marie so Marie was adopted as a part of our family.

Viv and I have always enjoyed shopping together so It was no problem to acquire a wardrobe of my own. My

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