I have been with my other half for 17 years and we've been happily married for the last 13 and have two children. I was unaware of Kate's T-side and, to a point, so was she. There was the occasional party where she'd dressed as a girl, along with the lads for fun, yet she'd taken it more seriously than the others.

  Without realizing it, I guess I've always been accepting to TGs. There was a bi-curious side to me which she didn't know about and I'd hoped would 'go away'. It didn't. I told her two years ago and she took it far better than I'd imagined. We went on holiday soon after that, chilled out and talked about my feelings. On the last night of the holiday my other half came out of the bathroom, dressed in my top and denim skirt, feeling a little sheepish. "I'll be your girlfriend." she said. It was meant to be a joke but somehow I felt content to hold hands and kiss her and we realized it just might work for us.

  Kate doesn't dress much at home because we worry about her being seen. But we have both had some great girls' nights and days out and occasionally she's able to go out to clubs with others without our children knowing. It isn't as often as she'd like because it would be too costly to book an hotel each time and sometimes I feel she needs to be here, helping the children with their homework etc.

  I know our marriage would seem strange to the average person, yet it suits us well because I have never been entirely comfortable with the opposite sex (for personal reasons); yet have always felt comfortable with Kate. I just didn't realize why!

  Tina Angelic - Roses Forum

 
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