I didn’t want to do this, but I think I have to.
Unfinished Symphony is not a femdom story.
The most deceitful thing any of the main characters do in the entire story is that Phillip goes to Rebecca instead of Michael to ask for a date with Sara. Consider how Rebecca feels about all this. What do wives who know their husbands are crossdresser fear? Certainly one thing is that he will be outed and she’ll be humiliated. This happens to Rebecca one afternoon, and when she gets home that evening she yells at Michael and insists he go out with Phillip.
Why would she do this, and why now? The story tells us she’s a thirty something woman who loves her husband (and he loves her back), and who runs a successful small business in which he is a key player. Why in the world would she want to set him up for a fall? What would that gain for her?
Now consider this. What else do wives of crossdresser fear? I’m sure you know the answer: that he’s really transsexual and wants to become a woman. So perhaps if you’re in your thirties, and can hear your biological clock ticking, you would want his true gender status known sooner rather than later. If you wait too long and he later changes gender and starts to chase men, you might not be able to find another man who wants to have a family.
An opportunity to explore Michael’s true gender identity has been thrust upon Rebecca and she takes advantage of it. Perhaps she is thinking of the old Native American saying: You don’t know if you truly own something (think: someone loves you) until you let it go and see if it comes back to you. Perhaps she’s thinking, “Let him try this out and see what happens. Better to know sooner rather than later.”
I think it takes a brave, loving wife to allow her husband the freedom to explore his gender identity knowing full well that she might lose him. Try looking at her behavior from that perspective. I think that will change how you look at the whole story.
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Kelly,
You are a writer, of that there is no doubt. I would even say you are very good at your craft (much better than I am at any rate). And I will readily admit I have only read the first two chapters, but, I must respectfully disagree when you say,
(see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminization_%28activity%29 Not work safe)
The protagonist is forced through coercive methods (blackmail of the company losing a client and emotional blackmail of her crying)) and not given much of a choice
Then there is the psychological aspect of the antagonist. First she lights into him with verbal abuse without a chance to respond then switshes it off and goes all innocence and light on him, thus psychologically unbalancing him and leaving him in a state of confusion. Follow this up with a little positive reinforcement of his hobby and you have a nice submissive for our dom's pleasure.
This is just my opinion, and I will stand by it. As you said, She is probably very frightened and perhaps a little afraid of this "other woman" that is coming between her and her husband. Will there be open resentment? Definitely! Will there be hostility? Yes, after all, she is trying to keep her husband and marriage intact. Selfish? Somewhat, but isn't that what life is about, selfishness? In the end, we all want to be able to produce progeny and give them all we can, and Rebecca is seeing those future wants and desires being stripped away. A sad and touching tale, more forced fem than femdom, for which I apologize for the earlier generalization.
Hugs
Diana
O ::blush::
Heh.. Didn't read this, before writing comments in part IV and V. Well, this clarifies it then doesn't it?
Still it's a very nice, good written story, and I enjoy it very much.
Thx, Jo-Anne