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keep an open mind.

If she does, there can only be

one end result; for of all the crazy people in the world that she might have married, our group is probably the most inocuous.

It

It seems to me that the woman who has to listen to this kind of confession has the lighter part of the burden, for the telling of the story requires more guts than a Christmas turkey. Yet it must be done, and it must be done with absolute honesty. must be talked over, talked around, talked about, and talked often. Be cautious, however, for nothing can be more boring to a wife. When possible, though, it must be discussed and from every angle. If you know another TV wife, she can be immensely helpful, but only after you have made some headway yourself. Don't ever put upon another TV wife the burden of overcoming complete and utter hostility. Do it once and you'll never see those folks again because the other TV's wife, although willing to help you and particularly your wife, to come to a rapport with transvestism, is not prepared to meet a complete adversary. She seldom knows as many answers as you yourself do.

Above all, and assuming minor successes, be patient. Great soldiers, smart politicians, wise businessmen all are satisfied with a number of small

gains. No worlds were built in a day. Be prepared

for reverses but never sell short because the battle can be won over the long haul,

Since that torturous day thirty months ago when I was revealed as a TV before the girl who is now my wife, we have accomplished far more than I ever dreamed would have been possible. She has assisted me remarkably in my transformation with advice on makeup and clothes, She has become expert at posing my awkward body into more graceful positions for photographs. She has so progressed in her acceptance of transvestism that on our honeymoon in New York, she attended a TV party with me and spent several

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