Hi 3XL

What a great topic you start here!

For me personally I would answer the first question with a 50/50. I will not say that I'm in full control of my fetish, when I see the gear that I've collected so far, I mean more than 10 waders and chest waders and many more rubber boots is not the norm. But then again I live with what I am and my fetish in a OK way.

Logically coming out does help a lot of people in the sense that they don't have to shy away from what they like and what they are and hiding from your own fellings cannot be possitive for any human being. But to assume that coming out will lower the strength of how we are controlled by our fetish is not correct, at least not in my case.

I am fairly open about my fetish, my wife and close friends know about it, how could they not when they see so many boots in the house :-). I walk publicly in rubber boots, so my neighbours also know, but for them I'm sure that they think nothing sexual about it like we do. If anyone asked at work about my fetish, today I would answer them honestly, a few colleagues know my desires, but never asked for details.

I don't go crazy with my festish though, I've never gone to the supermarket in chestwaders or even waders and probably never will. I see no reason for us to push our fetish in the face of others in a public way, but for those who like to stand out I also admire their will to do so.

But coming back to coming out, that for sure is the bigest thing for all with this fetish. I must admit my wife have done a lot in convincing me, that for most people on the street our boots are just that, a pair of rubber boots. They might look a bit out of place on a sunny day, but most people don't think much more than that after all. And when one is no longer afraid, need to hide and come with excuses for showing ones fetish, life can really start to be fun.

Sadly the comunity where I live is close non existing, so my only options is online places like this briliant web site and it's fantastic users. But if I had the chance I'm sure I would like to join a comunity event.

//Boots_Lux