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degs62 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:37 am Hi All

60 year old living on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

I have been wearing skirts almost exclusively for the last two years. My love of skirts started when I was a teenager but was never pursued apart from sneaking my wife's clothes occasionally when alone at home.

Severe allergic reactions to medication made me search for a way to stop irritation to sensitive skin areas so I turned to skirts for relief and long term comfort. Needless to say my wife was OK with the skirts right up until it came to leaving the house, at one time she said skirts in public would be a marriage deal breaker; they haven't been. I choose when to wear pants or shorts with those occasions limited to visits to my youngest sons school and sporting events because I am sensitive to his potential peer ridicule; and when I visit my wife's parents who have dementia just to save having the same conversation repeatedly about why I am wearing skirts because it becomes tiresome as anyone who has a relative with dementia would testify.

First outing was nerve wracking though, I had made the decision to visit a particular shop where I 99 times out of 100 park almost right outside the door , arrived and found nearest parking was 100m down the road. The visit was non negotiable so deep breath and off I went, obviously as most of you will be aware there was no sky falling in and no funny looks or comments.

My personal choice of skirts is denim mini skirts for casual wear and black chino style for work, I prefer these styles because they have zip flys and more importantly pockets. I do enjoy wearing pencil skirts for the close feeling, but really short skirts are out. In Winter I wear hold up stockings, pantyhose, and footless leggings for leg warmth.

I do not wear dresses, although I am occasionally tempted, I have no interest in presenting as female so I do not consider myself a cross dresser.

Any other members in Queensland or on the Gold Coast are welcome to get in touch.

quasisp571 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:53 pm

degs62 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:37 am Hi All

60 year old living on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

I have been wearing skirts almost exclusively for the last two years. My love of skirts started when I was a teenager but was never pursued apart from sneaking my wife's clothes occasionally when alone at home.

Severe allergic reactions to medication made me search for a way to stop irritation to sensitive skin areas so I turned to skirts for relief and long term comfort. Needless to say my wife was OK with the skirts right up until it came to leaving the house, at one time she said skirts in public would be a marriage deal breaker; they haven't been. I choose when to wear pants or shorts with those occasions limited to visits to my youngest sons school and sporting events because I am sensitive to his potential peer ridicule; and when I visit my wife's parents who have dementia just to save having the same conversation repeatedly about why I am wearing skirts because it becomes tiresome as anyone who has a relative with dementia would testify.

First outing was nerve wracking though, I had made the decision to visit a particular shop where I 99 times out of 100 park almost right outside the door , arrived and found nearest parking was 100m down the road. The visit was non negotiable so deep breath and off I went, obviously as most of you will be aware there was no sky falling in and no funny looks or comments.

My personal choice of skirts is denim mini skirts for casual wear and black chino style for work, I prefer these styles because they have zip flys and more importantly pockets. I do enjoy wearing pencil skirts for the close feeling, but really short skirts are out. In Winter I wear hold up stockings, pantyhose, and footless leggings for leg warmth.

I do not wear dresses, although I am occasionally tempted, I have no interest in presenting as female so I do not consider myself a cross dresser.

Any other members in Queensland or on the Gold Coast are welcome to get in touch.

Welcome to the cafe.

I know how you felt the first time you wore a skirt. In August 2020, I decided to but a blue denim mini skirt out of a whim. Little did I know that by the time I put that skirt on and wore it, I realized how much fun and how comfortable they were (and in fact, still are). But sometimes, when it is cold outside (like today), I wear pantyhose too. And during the time wore my skirts out in public, I felt a little bit nervous, but I felt at ease when no one seemed to care, and those who did comment said very sweetly, "I like your skirt!" , to which I replied, "Thank you. It means a lot!"

Like you, I do not wear dresses (although the temptation exists). I also have no interest in presenting as female either. Because I wear blue denim mini skirts, I don't consider myself a cross dresser either. Skirts do take some getting used to, but once you overcome that, they become second nature.

Like I said, welcome aboard!

6ft3Aussie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:20 am Welcome to the community from a neighbour from Brisbane, an hour up the M1...

Great that you have the better half on board, for many that's a hurdle that they struggle with daily.
My wife is pretty fine with my sarongs and a few lightweight utility kilts and an Ozkilt, and the other skirts I wear mostly around here, despite her background being fairly conservative (Filipino). She often requests that I wear a sarong when I get home too.

Skirts are certainly great at this time of year with the temperatures we've been enjoying over the last 10 days or so...

There's a few of us around SE QLD that I know of and a few on the Goldie, I have seen a couple of skirted guys on the Goldie and several around Brisbane, including a few 20 somethings, so there's a few skirted blokes out there.

Welcome aboard, Tim.