Metrosexual

One of the girls (older lady) at work is very observant.  If you want to get "clocked" or "read" out in public as a crossdresser, I think she could pick you out of a crowd of 100.  When she looks at me, I can see the wheels turning.  It's kind of fun.

As a group we were talking about one of the guys on our team that has around 100 pairs of shoes (all guy shoes)  and is always stylish.  He is young single and a player.  This girl labeled him a "metrosexual" which really fit.  Then she labeled me a metrosexual also.  Well, ok.

From Wikipedia, a metrosexual is a neologism (I'm not even going to look that one up) derived from metropolitan and heterosexual coined in 1994 describing a man who spends a lot of time and money shopping for his appearance.

David Beckham and wife

I'm not going to argue and say, "Well you are close.  I'm a crossdresser.".  Um, NO. 

But I like the Urban Dictionary definition of metrosexual. 

You might be "metrosexual" if:  1. You just can't walk past a Banana Republic store without making a purchase.  2. You own 20 pairs of shoes, half a dozen pairs of sunglasses, just as many watches and you carry a man-purse.  3. You see a stylist instead of a barber, because barbers don't do highlights.  4. You can make her lamb shanks and risotto for dinner and Eggs Benedict for breakfast... all from scratch.  5. You only wear Calvin Klein boxer-briefs.  6. You shave more than just your face. You also exfoliate and moisturize.  7. You would never, ever own a pickup truck.  8. You can't imagine a day without hair styling products.  9. You'd rather drink wine than beer... but you'll find out what estate and vintage first.  10. Despite being flattered (even proud) that gay guys hit on you, you still find the thought of actually getting intimate with another man truly repulsive. "Some people think he's gay, but he's actually metrosexual."

Let me see if I can change these just a little to fit the crossdresser. 

You might be a crossdresser if:

1. You can't walk past a woman's department without browsing through.
2. You own more than 20 pairs of shoes (many of them high heels, 10 pairs of sun glasses (some of them those ugly bug eye ones), and you carry a woman purse.
3. You see a stylist not a barber because stylist do highlights, chat with you about girl stuff, can get you a style that will go either male or female, will work on your wig.
4. You can make her lamb chops at night and eggs benedict in the morning all in a maid's outfit and heels (I'm good for this except for the heels)
5. You only wear panties with some sort of lace and never tighty-whities.
6. You shave more than your face. You moisturize, exfoliate, and long to get laser treatments.
7. You have more pictures of you dressed up than your wife dressed up.
8. You can't imagine a day without your wig.
9. You would rather drink wine than beer because of how it looks with your outfit.
10. Despite being flattered (even proud) that a guy hits on you, the thought of actually getting intimate with another man makes you sick.  But then in your fantasies, you actually love having a man in bed.

 

If you can say yes to more than 6 of these, you are a crossdresser.  Don't fight it.  That's just the way it is.  Not a bad thing.  Embrace it and love it girl. 

-Candi