Reply Looking at that I think that’s partly what’s happened with me. Working from home less and less and more DRAB visits to the office in the week. I think like you that has indeed reduced the evening times going out dressed as it’s usually bath, dinner, and bed. Strangely it seems to of impacted […]

Reply I agree the last couple of years have made a difference. Although when working from home i dressed more and also did the chores and shopping. Now back in the office, i dress less. The talk at work is that we are moving to hybrid working, which would be great, best of both worlds. […]

  Reply I think the last 2 years have taken away a lot of the drive to go out. Feels like too much hassle and I can’t be arsed. I still go out daytime, but the evening scene in Manchester has shifted away from that which I knew. I think it’s really important to have […]

I eventually realised that this wasn’t really enough and I needed to get out more. It was quite easily solved by a bit of retail therapy, even if was popping out to the supermarket, going to buy some makeup, shop for clothes, etc. It certainly helped me with my confidence anyway. You already have the […]

Reply Yes, I’ve had the odd drop in confidence but thankfully not for a couple of years. I wasn’t going out as much as I used to after my partner changed to a 9-5 job. This wasn’t a problem as we got more time together, but I wasn’t going out as much on my own […]

Reply Yes, I can relate to this. Whatever thrill there was is gone. At this point I don’t bottle, however, rather I’m ambivalent, and it takes more effort to walk out the door in female mode, so I don’t bother.

Reply I find that I tend to go out as Zoe less in the summer months and this has been the case for years. I don’t know whether this is because I find more things to do during the summer or whether wearing make-up and all the other clobber is less comfortable in warm weather. […]

I am probably more convincing than i have ever been……..Yet I find myself more and more getting ready to go out than bottling it at the last minute. In that sense, I am going backward and losing confidence. Not really sure i have a question here as the answer is quite simple i.e. “Just do […]

Question Since I first started to come out to myself as Carol a couple of years ago now, I managed to get the confidence to go out, and over time I was going out reasonably regularly, although not every day. Since then I have come a long way and makeup has improved, clothes selection improved, […]

Reply  I’d probably avoid the wand curlers. It’s quite easy to tangle your hair in them. Have you thought of using plastic curlers on your fringe? You could use a dryer to set. I’ve used straighteners to curl hair..but conscious of heat damage so don’t use straighteners too often Reply  Will they work on such […]