Hello and thank you for response. It is hard to describe in a few words but I will try. I consider myself to be about 50/50 presenting myself as the real me but have to compromise; considering my estranged wife and work commitments, the latter gets me out of the house and earns purse money. Anyway, on Tuesday evening I went to see 10cc and got a lovely compliment from a lady. On Thursday, I met my wife to walk my best friend, little Millie (yellow lab belonging to wife), then had coffee in a nearby cafe. It was here that a lady asked me if I had a wig!!! ugh (red hair) to give her. She thought my wife had left and was trying to be discreet, but the conversation was seemingly overheard by my wife. Once outside, I got the full works and was made to feel ridiculous, horrible and demeaned. Contact at the moment is pointless as she will not listen to reason. My wife did put me out originally, to various close people and this is over the last eight years. I have mistakenly thought that she accepted as long as I kept my feminine side away from her.
Meanwhile, of course, I can no longer see Millie.
I do hope this is ok. I have tried to keep it short.
K