Do you have a favorite pet who always does or did bring you joy and comfort when you needed it most?

Grateful, happy, two best friends, joy.

Emotional courage is the willingness to feel – to open yourself up to experience the unpleasant emotions. It's about doing what matters, following your heart and intuition, and aligning yourself with your values in the face of painful and difficult emotions instead of resorting to what's most convenient or comfortable.

Love, just another four letter word.

Please don't attack me, but if I had such a wish, I would wish I was never Trans. It certainly has not made my 7 decades of life better, has caused me so much pain and cost me the love of my life. And I do not like electrolysis....   Hugs,   Allie

Tri-Ess or Society for the Second Self is one that comes to mind https://www.triess.org/,   also, your nearest LGBTQ Community Center would be a good source https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/LGBTCenters   I am over in California and do not know your state well enough to come up with others.

Physical touch - need like air, water.

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I have been looking for some groups for married people where one is a CD. That is how I stumbled onto this site. If you know of any actual groups Please do let me know. Thank you.

Kia ora, peach fuzz is often "read" as feminine, as adult cis-men don't have it.  However, I literally name and count every single facial hair that grows in ... so I'd go with whatever gives you euphoria.

For me, 4 1/2 years in, buds have appeared and disappeared at seemingly random times. Your mileage may vary. Good wishes with your journey!   Astrid 

This mindset is what kept me going early in my transition. As long as your getting closer to your goal, the dysphoria is lessened. Things won’t always go a smoothly or as fast as you like but it’s that “knowing” you’re getting closer that provides you comfort. Even the setbacks, in time, can be reversed. That confidence helps you get up each morning and move on to your next step and eventually your next goal. You’re experiencing some of the most difficult parts of your transition journey. You’ll get through it. It does get better after the dust settles and the initial emotional reactions of your disclosure have subsided.   As long as your wife has MORE than just her own self interest at heart, this can work. Keep in mind, that this is all very new to her and she may not initially have any of your self interest anywhere near the top of her list. How she is perceives things now will be quite different in six months or a year. Abruptly agreeing to permanently restrict, constrain, or even stop your transition journey can be detrimental to your progress and may increase your dysphoria. Compromise is something to work toward. It’s difficult for both parties involved but it does take more of each person’s self interest into account. There are reasonable requests that she may ask for and talking about them and coming up with mutually acceptable solutions is better than taking whatever she will give you. That could strangle or greatly constrict your transition more than you think. Jumping into the deep end this early by making rash decisions could be too much if either of you make compromises too far in one direction.   Like you, in my early transition, I made sure I listened to everything my wife said and but we both left everything in a relatively fluid state until we knew which direction we were going. Later when we knew what to expect, we both made compromises that ensured we could get through it together. We also made allowances in the beginning that we would always discuss and revise as needed in the future as circumstances and perceptions changed…and it worked well for us.   *Hugs*, Susan R🌷

Susan, the same goes for me.  It's especially true as I age, because what worked previously, doesn't always work today.

You look great in earth tones, Ivy! I have a casual skirt similar to this that I like wearing around the house with a complimentary tunic top. They are so comfy!

Congratulations to the both of you! What a great idea! You two are so lucky to have one another! Here’s to the next 10 years!🥂   *Hugs* Susan R🌷