Hi Julie,
I was about to write my own introduction, which I will in a moment, but I saw your intro and wanted to offer encouragement. My husband of 14 and a half years just came out to me a couple days ago. Marrying me, a strict Christian girl at the time, was one of his ways of trying to ensure a continued suppression of being a woman in a man's body. I can't imagine coming out to me much sooner than he did going as well as it has, but apparently when the desire to do so grew great enough, it was the right time. I am fortunate that it happened when it did, when we were both apparently ready for this kind of shift in life, but my point is, at least from my perspective, is that your life is ultimately about you. We spend so much of our lives living for other people in some way or another and loose so much of our power in the process. I'm not saying anything about what you are going through is easy or should be by any means. And there is absolutely no one solution to any problem. I am just a firm believer that decisions made from the heart will always work out for the best and encourage you to listen to yours. I hope the support you find here will help give you the strength you need to make whatever decisions you arrive at in whatever time that may be. Hope to see you around fellow newbie 🙂
