There is a company here that specialises in nice colourful clothing designed for disabled and physically impaired people. A fantastic concept and a niche market. They run out of a warehouse and visit nursing homes etc and do screenings of their products. The staff are lovely as you would expect.

Anyhow my wife asked if I could take her to the place so that she could see the whole range, I called them to make sure they could accommodate us and off we went. My wife is in a rather complicated wheelchair to give her some comfort and I have a vehicle that accommodates it.

We got there and the owner was present and a really nice woman, showed my wife lots of clothes, modeled them and we all had a great time, and I hurt the credit card

We were talking all the time and the owner got around to how fortunate my wife was to have a friend who would take her out, asked her about her husband and did he visit etc. My wife just played dumb and didn't respond to those questions.

Finally I had enough when she said it was a pity her husband didn't visit and take her out and she was so lucky I did.

So I lost it in the end and said. 'I am her husband, I've had a sex change'. She then lost it took two steps back and collapsed in a chair making a good imitation of a goldfish out of water.

My wife was killing herself laughing, I was smiling and the owner was just saying Oh my God.

It was a great experience, possibly I do pass and I met a great lady who, when she recovered asked about TG issues and offered to support my interest in helping TG children and their families.

But I had to share!!

Thank you. Dressed for Success. A great company!

Wow that I's a great story. Thank you so much for sharing. 

Thanks for sharing, that was beautiful.

awesome!

that made me laugh too.
awesome story.

awesome experience. It is nice to hear of your wife laughing.

Wow!  What a great story...on all levels!

You gobsmacked her into next year! Great story!

Lol that's a funny story. Congratz! I work with the public and after calling  men mrs and women sir a few times, I learned not to use pronouns unless I was 100% sure that I was using the correct one. Bet she won't make that mistake again, but that's a good lesson to learn so that you don't end up with putting your foot in your mouth.

awesome story !!!!

how hilarious how people react... and its a big compliment to you being a woman !!

Quote from: Judiana on January 27, 2014, 05:10:36 AM
awesome story !!!!

how hilarious how people react... and its a big compliment to you being a woman !!

As you know Judiana, I'm the quiet retiring type of girl

you are gorgeous!!!!

Thank you honey, you are as well, it radiates from your messages and posts.

I also had a similar episode

A few weeks ago, my wife went to a shoe sgore together with me and another couple of my friends while visiting Seoul.
She wanted winter  boots.

The male owner showed various boots to my wife, and I just looked over the store.
Then he noticed me, and praised my beauty eexcessively,
My wife said he is my husband.
The owner seemed to think 'he' denotes my friend.
Later he again praised me.
My wife seemed upset a little bit, and clearly said he is my husband by fingering at me.

My wife paid ca. USD 250 for her new boots, which is 10 times expensive than my boots.

When leaving the store, the owner again praised my beauty behind us.

Later at night, my wife said it is stressful while  chatting with the couple of my friend.

My wife tends to intentionally call me husband, especially when I am wearing a skirt.
It is embarrassing to me, and I avoid shopping together while wearing skirt.

Barbie~~

i'm saddened to hear she calls you her husband, i'm so sorry

You always handle things so well Cindy, although I wish the shopkeeper could have possibly acknowledged that maybe you were a lesbian couple. Or, maybe your wife no longer had her husband (like he had recently passed away or something).

And as for your situation, Barbie, I'm sorry that she does that as well. As I see it, she could at least use something gender neutral, so that no one has to feel embarrassed. One time my mom told our new neighbours that she had three sons and a daughter (me). So my brother is talking about his two brothers, and the neighbour goes "your mom said she had a daughter! What about your sister? Where is your sister?" My brother felt he had no choice but to say "well, my brother used to be my sister" so now they're...weird towards me and misgender me and bleh. -_- But I felt really embarrassed and I wish my mom just said she had three kids. Cause I was far along in my transition then!

Quote from: birkin on January 27, 2014, 11:49:58 AM
And as for your situation, Barbie, I'm sorry that she does that as well. As I see it, she could at least use something gender neutral, so that no one has to feel embarrassed. One time my mom told our new neighbours that she had three sons and a daughter (me). So my brother is talking about his two brothers, and the neighbour goes "your mom said she had a daughter! What about your sister? Where is your sister?" My brother felt he had no choice but to say "well, my brother used to be my sister" so now they're...weird towards me and misgender me and bleh. -_- But I felt really embarrassed and I wish my mom just said she had three kids. Cause I was far along in my transition then!

Birkin,

Yes. I feel better if my wife calls me otherwise, but she has kept understanding and supporting for me during the past 10 years. She also educates my kids regarding my gender expression.

I guess she also has some feeling that I do not grasp well, and she seems to want me to stay and play a role as her husband. Although it is embarrassing that she calls me her husband in public, I accept and regard it as her own choice. Even my kids do not follow my wish regarding playing internet games and studying at home.

Recently I purchased a new car for her at ca. USD 19,000, while my own car is 16 years old. And her boots are USD 250, while mine is usually USD 25. I think this is a kind of typical conjugal relationship, and a factor in her supporting for me.

barbie~~

maybe you'll just have to give up on being called anything else, and instead take pride in being the most beautiful "husband" ever.
it's sad if you have to feel embarrassed every time it happens.

Quote from: Cindy on January 27, 2014, 05:19:16 AM
As you know Judiana, I'm the quiet retiring type of girl

Hehe I have a bridge for sale! That was a swell story though, thanks for sharing! Btw- What a sweet woman your wife must be!

Quote from: barbie on January 27, 2014, 09:41:51 AM
I also had a similar episode

A few weeks ago, my wife went to a shoe sgore together with me and another couple of my friends while visiting Seoul.
She wanted winter  boots.

The male owner showed various boots to my wife, and I just looked over the store.
Then he noticed me, and praised my beauty eexcessively,
My wife said he is my husband.
The owner seemed to think 'he' denotes my friend.
Later he again praised me.
My wife seemed upset a little bit, and clearly said he is my husband by fingering at me.

My wife paid ca. USD 250 for her new boots, which is 10 times expensive than my boots.

When leaving the store, the owner again praised my beauty behind us.

Later at night, my wife said it is stressful while  chatting with the couple of my friend.

My wife tends to intentionally call me husband, especially when I am wearing a skirt.
It is embarrassing to me, and I avoid shopping together while wearing skirt.

Barbie~~

Barbie that was my experience for a very long time. It comes out of a deep seated sense of resentment that natal female wives and girlfriends often have thinking that we have invaded their special girly domain, often times thinking "What ever happened to the man I married?" Be patient but firm about your expectations of how you would prefer her to refrain from embarrassing you in public. Take some time with a few long conversations about it, I'm sure that will serve you both well in the long run. You are beautiful and your spouse will have to learn to deal with it.