4/24/2023 0 Comments Hightail spaces login![]() I keep circling, my hands white knuckled on the shopping cart handle, for like 30 minutes. I feel like I'm violating their space-though in retrospect I probably looked more sus circling the women's department 10 times like I did. I feel like a pervert walking into the women's department, shopping next to women. Why is the converse not true? Curious to know your takes.) There's only women shopping in the women's section (of course-though strangely there are some women shopping in the men's section. I circle the women's section at least ten times, taking refuge in the men's department to catch my breath and regain my nerve. At the very least, there's a bigger stigma.īut this past weekend, I finally decide to take the step and walk in to Marshall's alone. I think it's safe to say that these days, there's a bigger percentage of men who wear makeup than men who wear women's clothes. Something you like might be right there in the window something you would never have actively searched for. Even if online is cheaper, I love the surprises you find walking through a brick and mortar store. I'd been buying skirts and blouses online but I'd have to wait a few days to get them and it always felt draining to sift through thumbnails and not to touch the actual product. And though I succumbed to my usual social awkwardness in the store, I was treated just like any other customer. But you know you're safe when you walk into your local Ulta and 1/3 of the customers buying makeup are men, haha. I guess I'm kinda spoiled to say that the most judgmental person was (and is) the self-critical voice inside my head. I'm financially independent, my mom supports my clothing choices, I live in the most socially liberal place in the US, and I got some lucky feminine traits (I have pretty thick and lush hair, I have a sorta-hourglass figure, and my Adam's apple is small). I have to consider myself lucky to be embarking on this journey now. It's been a slow learning process, trying to gain courage that I still don't quite have yet. You all may or may not know that I've been teaching myself how to wear makeup and dress femininely for the past year or so. So figure I'd entertain you all with a real life story instead. ![]() I had a pony story in the works that I wanted to get out before BABSCon, but I've been far too swamped with work to write it.
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