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so act like one." The shame I had for myself and the guilty feeling over being like this was so bad that I even considered suicide several times.

There was very little material out on the subject of TVs and what there was only made things worse. I will say that at no time have I ever had homosexual tendencies. I liked girls and dated quite a few. But one fine day at a little party I made a slip and was faced with the problem of a pregnant, 16-year-old, cute, little girl. At this time I was only 181⁄2 myself. So, being the knight in shining armor, I married her. Thinking that having a wife, a real girl around would cure my desires, but it didn't for very long. Shortly after marriage I told her of my dressing. Both of us at the time were just a couple of kids and she took it as a joke and not serious, and as the years went by, she did take it seriously, but not for my benefit, but against my dressing. If I wanted a few things, which I had very few of, it was always - "The kids need clothes or we need this or that for the house or I could use a few new things myself and your thing is not important." I could go on for pages about my marriage, but I will use your classification of wives. She turned out to be an "E" wife. So when my son, the youngest, turned 16, after almost 20 years of marriage and 20 years in a steel plant, I quit my job, separated from my wife and finally divorced her.

Since then I started a business of my own and am doing O.K. I met a very wonderful girl named Elaine (the one who sent for your book). I would classify her as being A-plus. Thanks to her, life for me is once again worthwhile and thanks again, Virginia, for helping me to understand myself better.

Yours truly, Joan

The following is a note from Joan's wife, Elaine.

Dear Virginia:

This is Elaine. Let me just say this. I read your book and I know now just why my man is so special. I love him and his other self dearly. I would not want to have him any other way. I hope other women have

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