"Oops! I outed myself!" - Any stories to share?

[Adam (birkin)]

I was with a friend who only knew me as male, and we went shopping and ended up with my great aunt as a cashier (who knew me as my birth name). My friend wanted to tell me something and she goes "Caleb?" and I was so scared my aunt had heard. Eventually when she found out about my transition I asked her if she had heard that, and she said she hadn't, but it was damn close and I was convinced that I outed myself there.

[Nora Kayte]

I think it may have been a blessing in disguise at the time. And that was over 2 years ago. Because I do not think I would be here today with out what happened. It was kind of a big slip up. At the time I had been going to the doctor for severe arthritis in my left ankle and he had recommended ankle fusion surgery. So I was searching to see if you could wear heels after having your ankle fused. I forgot to clear my browser history. And my wife was searching for something else and that came up in the search history after her only pressing one letter. That prompted her to look and see what else was on the computer and my email was up and open. Another slip up. In my email was 2 things I have won on eBay. A lot of 6 bras and breast enlargement pills. Yes I know the pills don't work and I never did take them. But she confronted me and I had no choice but to come clean. Although I only came clean to being a crossdresser at the time. Something I might have been trying to convince myself of that at the time. I seriously almost threw up, thinking I was going to lose her. But she was OK with it after we had a long discussion. Since then we have discussed it more and both have decided that I am transgender. But until I go to a therapist (which hopefully is next week ) I am not going to discuss the transsexual part yet.

[Joan]

It seems like however hard we try then there's always something there to trip us up.  I learned from a pretty early age not to show a preference for pale blue and pink, not to let on that I enjoyed sewing and cooking, and as I grew older I came so close to getting caught cross dressing on a few occasions.  I managed to bluff it out each time. 

Now with computers and smartphones there are probably just too many trails to hide. What can you do?

Regarding my own latest run in with the self-outing brain-melt, there have so far been no repercussions.  Nothing has been said and nothing seems to be being 'ignored' so I may have got here in time. 

However, it has made me reevaluate my timetable for spreading the knowledge. It's going to be sooner rather than later. And why not? It's nothing to be ashamed of.