I have to tell this on myself to you girls. Last night I attended my wife's high school class reunion with her. I presented as completely male binary and tried to act as masculine as I could, which has gotten harder to do over time as a woman -- it doesn't come naturally any more. I even didn't wear my earrings I wear all the time, just to be on the "safe" side. I haven't "come out" to my wife's side of the world yet. Any ways, introducing myself to a bunch of guys standing around, I introduced myself as her "wife." They all looked at me funny, and then I caught my "error" and "corrected" it. Everybody laughed it off, but boy did it make me self-conscious the rest of the evening. I hate pretending to be a man.  Have any of you had similar experiences ever?

I am completely closeted about my trans-ness, so I am always on guard about letting it slip. Recently one night, I was on the phone with a long distance call when we started to say our good-byes. Since I shower and shave my legs every night I said, "I gotta go shower and shave." I knew the instant I said that that it was a mistake. She said, "You shave your face every night?" I answered, "Sometimes I do it at night just to get an extra close shave." Sorta true. I kinda blew it off as a joke. Ended well, I guess...