I get it. You're not ready to tell anyone yet, and that's completely okay. Whether you live with family, roommates, or a partner who doesn't know about this part of you, crossdressing in secret can feel like walking a tightrope. The thrill of expressing yourself mixed with the constant fear of being discovered, it's exhausting, isn't it? I've been there. I know what it's like to check the clock every five minutes, to listen for every car door, to have an escape plan running t
So, your partner just told you they're a crossdresser. Or maybe you discovered it unexpectedly. Either way, you're probably feeling about seventeen different emotions right now, and that's completely okay. I've been hosting My Girl Life Podcast for years, and I've heard countless stories from partners navigating this exact situation. Some are wives, some are girlfriends, some are long-term companions who thought they knew everything about their person, until this revelation.
Look, I'm going to be real with you right from the start: this question keeps me up at night sometimes. Not because I don't know my own answer anymore, I'm pretty solid on that these days, but because I get messages from people in our My Girl Life Podcast community every single week asking some version of this exact question. "Maddie, how did you know?" "Am I trans, or do I just love crossdressing?" "What if I'm getting this all wrong?" Here's the truth: there's no magic tes