I am happy to publish a post from a new contributor. Jeremy sent this to me by e-mail and I thought it was so good I asked him if I could publish it. He has agreed. Enjoy. G.
I've enjoyed reading your blog. I'm a bit younger than you but my experience with pantyhose is very similar to yours. I started out experimenting with my mother's pantyhose and found it very arousing. I also experienced intense feelings of guilt. I thought for certain I was some kind of freak that was destined to burn in hell. I tried to stop many times but I could never completely get rid of the desire. Once I saw a nice looking girl in hose, all my desires came back with a rush. Given the intense guilt wearing hose caused me, it's ironic that going to church was one of the worst things I could do. All those women and girls in skirts and hose sent me for a loop. It's like an alcoholic working in a bar or liquor store. And like other male wearers, I can spot a woman in hose with uncanny accuracy.
I also developed a strange fascination with wanting to be "caught" wearing hose. I think this was triggered by a desire to get rid of the guilt. My mother never did catch me although she was very close a few times and I pondered setting up a situation to allow her to catch me so that I could out myself. I'm not sure what the results of that would have been. When home alone, I would sometimes go outside with shorts and hose on. No one ever saw me but it was quite a thrill. When I went to college I had more freedom and started going out in hose and shorts, first at night and then during the day. The first time a girl noticed my hose, I got quite a thrill out of it and was hooked on being caught. I have lots of stories if you're interested but that's not the issue I wanted to talk to you about.
You mentioned on your blog that you succeeded in squashing the erotic desires that wearing hose can create. I've been secretly wearing hose everyday to work for the past few weeks, even when I don't feel like wearing them. (My wife doesn't know.) I think I'm making some progress. How long did it take for you to reach the point you are at now? I'm wearing light support hose (Leggs Sheer Energy) and find that they really do make my legs feel better. Any other tips for de-eroticizing hosiery wearing?
Thanks for your time,
Jeremy in Leggs Sheer Energy
Re Jeremy and desensitizing tights. I agree the more you wear the less the
arousal and they become an everyday item of clothing. But unless you only
want to wear them for warmth and comfort I don't see the point in trying to
supress any sexualy aroused emotions. It's a nice pleasant experience to
catch a glimpse of a woman in a pair of tights and even more of a thrill to
wear a pair. To condition yourself to deny those feelings to my mind
defeats the reason for wearing them.
I suppose there are as many reasons for wearing as there are wearers – we
are all different, thank goodness, and I don't think there are right
reasons and wrong reasons. Also reasons might change for an individual over
time. I agree with you that it is a nice pleasant experience to catch a
glimpse of a woman in a pair of tights, and may that never change! It is
also pleasant to wear tights, though for me the thrill (if that is the
right word) is sensual rather than specifically sexual.
I'm a 49 year old married male who secretly enjoys wearing pantyhose also.
I think my interest started while checking out my mom's lingerie drawer as
a young teen. I would enjoy emailing with others with similar interest.
Drop me an email at missourim43@yahoo.com
Wow! Just found this page and was amazed that people have been through what
I am going through now! As an 18 year old, I am at college and decided
it'd be a thrill to wear tights during the day. I started basically the
same way as Jeremy and have the same experience but I changed my outlook on
wearing because I was feeling very guilty about it all and as a church
go-er (shock, horror!) and an altar server I am faced with conflicting
opinions nearly every day - faith and the whole "stoning for wearing womens
clothes" thing (see the Objections page) and sexuality, but I know I am not
gay so I feel relieved slightly at that.
But the upshot is that I am pleased (if that is the right term) that I am
not the only one who can claim to have the whole Sexual/Sensual thing going
on!
My mother never had a serious problem with pantyhose and me. she purchased
many colors for me, but never suggested nylons;no girdles or garterbelts
for her son. after all these years I am comfortable with myself and those
around me.
My mother and sister shared,borrowed,purchased with and for me. I never
felt out of place when I was at home in pantyhose,tights or leotards. It
was not a fetish , only a piece of clothing.