Asking a lady her age

[Diane Smith]

I just turned 60, and depending on how you figure it, started either at age 2-1/2 when my mom put lipstick and nail polish on me for the first time, or at about age 5 when I was first able to find my way into her closets by myself.

- Diane

[Aunt Kelly]

OK, great thread so far. The commonality is way more than I expected, frankly. Is it because those of us over a certain age are here in greater numbers, or is it because we don't "blossom" until later? I can't quite believe that the only reason there isn't a more even age distribution is because of ...our age. Thoughts anyone?

[jayme357]

So far I win the age war. Nuff said.

[JoannaCD]

77 Started with my mother's shoes when about 10 or 12 . Had a thing for shoes from then on. Now, like many, I dress almost every day in womens clothing that can pass as mens. My haircut is kind of androgynous. Took the avatar this weekend.

[Georgette_USA]

Not a CD, and not the oldest (66), people always give me disbelief of that. But at 40 years of 24/7/365 have not met any others, closest was 38 years. Have met on FB 2, one was 42 years the other was 41 years, that are longer then me. Can't remember when I started to try it out, maybe 11/12. My feelings go back to 4/5.

I hope all, no matter the age, that you enjoy all the years you can.

[Andrea Renea]

I turn 60 this year.

I've been doing this in some form for around 55 year.

[Jeri Ann]

Oops, I think I'm in the wrong place. I was looking for the ladies room.

[Meghan4now]

Kelly,

The demographic of this site has been discussed in other threads, but there are many factors, including the rules, subject matter, and even format that tends to create a self organizing group. There are other sites and social media out there as well that tend to appeal to other portions of the TG distribution. Redit, for example, it popular with the younger crowd.

[Marianne S]

I once heard of a lady (whose name I've regrettably forgotten) who claimed that her greatest achievement of the previous year was to have succeeded in being 29 for the third year running.

I'm afraid I can't come close to matching her achievement. Not this year, at any rate. Nevertheless, it was reassuring to discover that I'm far from being the oldest "lady" here!

When it comes to dressing for a very long time, that's a different matter. My earliest memory of "dressing" dates back so far that I can't be sure just how old I was. Still, I couldn't have been any older than five when I tried my mother's nightie on after she left it on the bed where we'd been playing together early one morning.

However, I don't attach much significance to that, because small children of both sexes will experiment with "dressing up," and it doesn't necessarily mean anything. That topic deserves a whole separate post. The time I started "dressing" in earnest was from the age of twelve or thirteen--though I can't be sure which it was. Just let's say... it's been a long, time, OK?

[Aunt Kelly]

Thanks, Meghan. That rather confirms my favored theory. And yeah, not surprised that it's come up before. Nothing new under the sun, right?

[Julie Gaum]

I'm now another Julie on this thread. Will be 92 (I hope) this coming May. Without any living family or wife left I can now be en femme almost all the time with the exception when visiting VA doctors (My social life). While most youngsters are curious at least one time trying on mom's garments only a small fraction become CDs. As a number of my Blogs address the numerous possible reasons for this to happen I truly believe that this early first exposure "pulls the trigger" that causes us to react the way we do even though it may be more years before we experiment further into our submerged feelings. I'll end on that note.
Love you all
Julie G

[Stephanie47]

Will hit seventy this summer. I know I was a single digit little boy when I tried on my mother's slips. I liked the feel of the nylon fabric. I had no aspirations or thoughts of being a girl or anything like that. I just liked the nylon. The rest came later.

[baldy1]

Well ladies thank you for the response i did not expect to be a comparative youngster in my dressing of approximately 56 years (no offence intended) it would be interesting if somebody could put age buttons on the forum so we can tap them for our age and see where the greater or lesser age group is?

Thanks again for the response

Julie

[Vintage4sarah]

I am 68 and feeling good about it. My femme side blossomed over the last 20 years when I ditched the facial hair and started to strive to develop my latent female side. It all started as an early teen when it was purely a fetish style of crossdressing. After many years of hiding it besides a very active life, it all struck me that I need to let Sarah emerge as that was who I truly am.