Finally! A book that actually acknowledges that many crossdressers ARE sexually motivated by this "harmless hobby" and that wives are NOT selfish, "uneducated", or unloving if their relationships crumble under the onslaught of the increasingly deviant desires of their partners.
This book takes an in-depth look at the lives of courageous women who are caught in traumatizing situations not of their own choosing (either from non-disclosure or from misrepresentation of what crossdressing means to their spouse or partner). It describes their heart-breaking struggles as they learn the real truth about crossdressing in their lives. It chronicles the damage done to their minds and souls when they desperately seek outside help (often from crossdressing support groups or gender therapists), only to hear the same combination of sugar-coated minimizations, adamant denials of what they are seeing, and attempts to rationalize away the pain and negative impacts this can have on the partner.
It should be required reading for everyone involved in a relationship that is faltering from the strain of this - partners who are struggling, ex-partners (who often remain scarred for years), therapists (who may "research" by using the same resources available to the wives), and crossdressers - anyone who truly wants to understand the emotions experienced by the silent partner. These wives valiantly try to hold their families and relationships together in an escalating, isolating, shape-shifting world that tells them that they are "irrational", weak, or prejudiced if they dare to doubt the" truth" of what they are told by the crossdressing communities and their supports...and who ultimately choose to believe in their own perceptions and in the importance of their OWN gender, sexual identity and sexual preferences.
Whether these women stay or leave the relationship, it is an understatement to identify them as courageous, self-sacrificing, and strong...they are survivors!
Highly recommended.