screechgod:12/5/18
I'm posting this after my girlfriend has found out about my profile but felt the need to respond. I hope she will not take issues with this since I'm also posting this for her benefit as well.
Potatoman-J, I'd like to respond directly to your comments if you don't mind.
"1.OCD Have you been diagnosed? The term OCD gets thrown around a lot. Obsessing over something is a lot more common than being compelled to follow through with action. It seems like you do in fact follow through. You even acknowledge that this is not smart, and even possibly dangerous. You should see a doctor about this. The good news is that you are self-reflective and critical of yourself. You want to improve."
Response: Yes, in the past I was diagnosed with OCD back during my Senior year in high school when my parents felt like my interest in WAM was an obsession after they found out. They wanted me to stop and I refused to, I've been doing so since. When I first was diagnosed, I thought the psychologist was wrong. I was also diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome as well at the time... something that I think now may be slightly more true than it was back then.
2.Your relationship with your girlfriend Honestly, your girlfriend sounds like she loves you. I mean TOUGH loves you. She's been with you for 9 years. Maybe she is bossy and controlling, again, just going off what you're saying but a couple things stick out to me. She makes "demands" about you sticking to something or an agreement. Does she do this because it's something you're bad at doing? Do you stick to your word, are you honorable? Do you forget things a lot, do you have ADHD? These are legit concerns.
Response: I have ADD, which now has been thrown into the same diagnosis but ultimately is slightly different. I don't have the hyperactive parts though sometimes I think I might have it a little. As for the honor and sticking to my word, I would like to think myself as such a person but in reality I'm not. But being so hurts... it hurts me that I've manipulated people I love and others over the years; including her. Hurts that I tend to put my own feelings above everyone else's a majority of the time. I want nothing more than to be honest & honorable & just not be an asshole, yet I find myself more often than not being such. For example, being on the site typing this out when my girlfriend told me she wants me done with UMD because it hurt her so much when she found out about my posts and the site in general. She's seen it as cheating and I'm going to be deleting my profile from the site sooner than later.
"Also, you mention that she was "forcing" you to give up your addictions to cigarettes, marijuana, and alcohol. You specifically say "addictions". This doesn't sound like she's being a killjoy, it sounds like you have a problem. You are the godfather to two of her nieces. She clearly has some plans for you in the long term.
She has felt overwhelmed at times it seems and even tried to leave but you "begged" for her to stay. I mean, that's not very controlling on her part here. It doesn't fit the narrative."
Response: Her forcing me to give up my addictions was meant to be seen as a positive on her part, doing so saved my life because of the path I was heading down and I consider her a blessing in that sense. Wasn't meant to paint her as the killjoy. Was meant to paint both sides of her, the part I feel as overbearing & drives me insane and the part I don't know if I ever could live without in my life.
3.Your relationship with others and your kinks You mentioned your girl throwing out your girly stuff. And this is going to tie into #4. Why is this? This seems weird to me, especially if she knows you're a crossdresser. I think she thinks something more is going on here. You mention that you're bi, but you've been with this woman for 9 years. Have you been exclusive, or are you poly? Are you seeing other people behind her?
Response: I say that I am bi because I am, I have been attracted to men and had a boyfriend & male partners in the past but I'm very much committed to her in this relationship and never have nor would I ever cheat on her. That is also the main reason why I couldn't go through with the appointment ultimately, aside from the cost and just having made the call caused myself pain as I couldn't believe that I had done it... I felt as if I had cheated just thinking and considering such things. However, by being on this site, she feels otherwise since my interests in WAM do have a sexual side to them. I can see where she is coming from with that regard, though I didn't see it before, and this is why I'm gong to be deleting my profile eventually once we have gone through my inbox together; leaving no stone unturned and nothing hidden. Another reason I am posting this response; so that she will end up reading it in the hopes that it will help reassure her of my intentions for our future.
"4.Your sexuality and gender identity I'm just going to go out there and say it. I think you might be trans and you don't even know it yet. I love boobs too, but I don't ever feel like I want to go out and get implants, I certainly don't obsess over it. Between that and the crossdressing, you MAY be, (and I don't know, just going off what you said) be trans. Do you feel dysphoria in your body? Do you feel like you SHOULD have breasts? Have you ever talked to anyone about this until now? Maybe you should talk to a councilor about it. If anything to help you rule it out so it's one thing you know for sure one way or the other. There are trans women out there with dysphoria that don't seek to have EVERYTHING changed by surgery either. There are a LOT of levels I'm finding out just with my experiences with my ex-wife who is trans."
Response: I haven't talked with anyone professionally about this as this was the only time I've ever mentioned this before to anyone other than her. It was mostly just a blog meant to be thrown out there as me just typing. I hadn't even known there was a "private" option for blogs on this site until my 2nd one; didn't realize it otherwise I might have labeled it private instead. But had I done that, I wouldn't have gotten your advice which is pretty solid overall and your insights have helped me at least. As for being trans, I am not aware of the many levels of trans which you speak of but I do not believe myself to be one. And although it might be something I ultimately probably should discuss with a professional, I'm okay with not doing so & not holding on to any label like that. I'm just, me... don't need to identify it for the masses or even myself in order to be happy despite what I thought in the past.
"Ultimately, I think that you and your girl need to see a councilor, or therapist if you want your relationship to work. I think she loves you and that's why she's still with you. But I think you're also driving her nuts. It seems like she feels she can't count on you, or that you have issues with responsibility. Again, I'm going strictly by the narrative you've presented here."
Response: I think that part of this is right on the head; she loves me but I'm driving her insane. In fact, I'm pretty positive that it's true. I also believe that for our relationship to work, we should first work together to repair it (in light of all the secrets and me hiding things & the lies I've told her while being defensive when I should have just told her everything from the very beginning w/o hiding it) ...
It saddens me that I won't be posting on here anymore as it's something me & her agreed upon. But I hope that this community will remember what I have tried to bring here by welcoming the newbies and beginning the tips and tricks section. Make sure to support each other and take care.
-Screechgod