Dear Editor"

LETTERS

Dear Virginia,

While I like to give all credit to Transvestia for the excellent advice, assistance and consolation give to TV's, my road to tranquility came about another way, initially. One day 18 months ago I found in my mail box one of those "contact" magazines, listing numerous people and their specific inclinations. As of today I still do not know how I came to be on that mailing list unless it was through one of my mail-order purchases. The first thing that hits you is: "There are others like me." I read and reread the listing and finally decided to write to one or two "numbers." I was so desperate that I practically bared my whole soul in that first letter, telling about my TVism and my desire to correspond. Security-wise this probably was the worst thing I ever did, notwith- standing the fact that I used a "nom de plume” and a post office box address.

Sure enough I received a reply from a Lady on the West Coast who claimed to have a TV husband who dressed most of the day, helped her in her business and served her at night. While it was not exactly what I was looking for, contact was established and for the first time in my life I was writing to someone about my problem frankly and fairly hon- estly. While I probably wrote three letters to one short one from her I shall forever be indebted to this woman. The therapeutic effect of this correspondence was remarkable. By writing about "my problem" the strong tensions seemed to lessen. It helped me clarify and crystallize my many thoughts on the matter and bring them back into proportion. I continued the correspondence even throughout a European business trip.

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