[Shirazmn]

Thank you all for chipping in. This is becoming a very interesting thread (at least for me), where I can see a lot of myself in other men.

The process describing by PleasantlyFascinated of becoming "more men" while pursuing female characteristics is something I can definitely relate to. I found myself overcompensating in "men's activities" to balance those body changes that are not obvious to anyone. Now that "overcompensating" is part of myself and it makes me present and be more manly than before, and I like it.

I also relate to the "guilt" of WithoutACompass for planning ahead without telling the wife. I have been a crossdresser for my whole life and my wife knows and accepts it but, because of that, any sudden change in my body would be read as a step towards a transition that I don't intend to do, but that would definitely scare her because, as she clearly stated, she married "a man!".

Please keep the replies coming. Thanks to your experience I am learning and growing a lot (as a person. Pun not intended).