Transvestia

had learned to live with this and enjoy life to it's ut- most. They, like ourselves, had adjusted to the fact that this must be accepted as reality and unless they did so, they would never have peace of mind.

I enjoy being a man and would not have it any other way. I also enjoy being a girl even if it is only part time. My wife enjoys her new found friend too, and it has it's advantages when house cleaning or dishes need doing. When we can farm the children out for a week- end, Betty gets dressed and the two of us do some baking or sewing on a Saturday afternoon and in the evening go window shopping or to a movie.

I would not trade places with the average man on the street if the chance were offered. Everything we plan, be it for a weekend or something for the house in- cludes Betty. She has a birthday (which was drawn out of a hat) and on her last one received a scarf and two pair of nylons from her girlfriend. I don't think this is selfish although I once did. The fact of the matter is: There is another person to consider over and above those claimed at income tax time. No deduction allowed, but we don't want to deduct her! Betty 22-G-2

FROM BETTY'S WIFE

After learning of my husband's Transvestism habits a short while after we were married, I tried to find more on the subject in libraries but I had little luck. Even the Library of Congress in Washington D C. had just a few books on the subject and they were constantly in use. The only thing I could pinpoint for sure was that: "Trans- vestism is the urge to cross-dress". This was a lot of help!

I remained in the dark, so to speak for a number of months observing and not understanding. When Betty wanted to dress, I would agree to it but I can honestly say I didn't do so with too much enthusiasm. When she wanted to go out, I would go along with her only because of her constant pleading. Like most young girls I had been brought up to think of a man in a masculine respect never realizing the male possessed feminine appreciation of pretty clothes, hairstyles, cooking, etc. That was until I discovered an issue of "TRANSVESTIA" which had been bought and not quite put out of sight.