Transvestia including shoes. I wonder how many mothers have un- wittingly shared their clothing with their sons. I dressed many times during my youth but when I grew older and began to go out with girls my passion for feminine attire was somewhat allayed but by no means extinguished. I married and it was not long before my wife had discovered my secret. She was quite tol- erant for many years--even bought me things from time to time. Eventually however, we began to drift a- part for reasons having nothing to do with trans- vestism, and once again I found myself pierced with the barbs of ridicule--if we had words I was sure to lose the argument because of her taunts about my tastes. She was decent enough, though, not to mention my abnormality at the time of the divorce.

I long ago decided that I would never share my secret with another unless he or she were equally culpable in the eyes of society. It would be wonder- ful to find a female TV whose masculine nature would be the perfect complement to my feminine one. I would love to play the part of the wife and let her play hubby to her heart's content. "He" would have to perform the tasks I dislike such as washing the car and replacing faucet washers and I, in turn, would keep a spotless apartment, prepare the meals and do the shopping. I am an excellent cook and can do other household chores equally well. Of course I'd want a person who did not equate masculinity with vulgarity and who was reasonably intelligent, kind and consider- ate. I imagine many TVs have dreamed of such a re- lationship. I'd like to begin right after the marri- age ceremony by going home and trading clothes. She would take the rings off her finger and slip them on mine and we would begin a complete reversal of the husband-wife relationship. I could go on and on with endless variations of this dream--for instance "hubby" would get the whole "pipe-and-slippers" bit if he wanted it and "he" would always remember to buy some frilly gift on special days. I'm sure there will be some such arrangement in paradise for those who want it.

You asked your readers, Virginia, to try to come