My brother-in-law "J" and his wife came for a visit this weekend. Both my partner and I were kinda nervous how they would take me. We came out to them about two months ago, but this would be the first time that they would have seen Stephanie.
When they arrived all the nervousness went away. They were great and treated me as though nothing had changed. We spent the day chatting and had a delicious roast chicken dinner. We ended the night drinking wine, playing a game of Mexican Train" and just more chatting about how the transition is going and how they felt about the whole thing.
It was very late and decided that it was time for bed and just before we turned in for the night J came over and gave me a hug, and kissing me on the cheek, said that to him I am a woman and that's the way he will treat me. The kiss really threw me as I didn't expect it, but at the same time it felt so natural.
Today, Sunday, they left and at the door we all hugged and and J again kissed all the girls on the cheek, and they were off.
It was one of the greatest weekends, but that kiss seemed to have the biggest impact and to be honest I can't figure out why. I'm thinking that it's because it's the way that men often show their affection and love for someone who is close to them, rather than the handshakes we used to exchange.
Steph
