Question

[GreenDragon]

I've told my wife i wanted to get one and she must have thought i was joking. (i do joke a lot, maybe too much, but that's me.) she didn't say anything. we were sitting with her mom and her mom asked if i was serious. i said yes, of course.

i asked the wife to make me one and she said no. i chalked that up to her being pregnant and not wanting to do anything.



For the kilties who started wearing after getting married, how did your wives react and how did you handle the situation?

[Schultz]

My wife had known for a long time prior to our marriage of my desire to go about kilted. I got my first kilt about a month or so before the wedding and I wore it once a week or so, just on the weekends. The only stipulation was I couldn't wear it around her mother, who, at that time, was still coping with the idea of someone stealing her little girl away and acting like a child...but that's another story.

At any rate, since going kilted almost full time, she doesn't mind it, but does like to see me in trousers every now and again because she finds the look of my posterior in bifurcated garments appealing. Of course, I only have three pairs of trousers now, two of which don't fit all that well and the third as a part of my made-to-measure 3 piece suit that I wear to work about once a fortnight (and to other events if the occasion presents itself). I promised I'd buy a new pair of jeans next paycheck and wear them twice a month or so for her benefit. She's been incredibly supportive and it's the least I can do. She doesn't whine or get pushy about it, but I know she'd just like to see me un-kilted every now and then, and I'm okay with that.

[mbhandy]

My wife wanted me to get a Kilt. She said she likes the look and my legs. :rolleyes:

MrBill

[Riverkilt]

Hey Dragon,

This is manipulative, and not about kilts, but could easily be adapted.

A good friend, then in his late 40s, wanted a Harley. He could well afford it but knew his wife would be opposed.

So, he started bringing home library books about hang gliding. Then he brought home sales brochures for hang gliders. He let that sink in a while. Then he started looking at Harley brochures and she flat encouraged him to buy a bike.

Once he had the Harley she loved it.

Maybe you could do the same...just pick something she's most revolted or frightened by.

Ron

[Pour1Malt]

Hey Dragon,

This is manipulative, and not about kilts, but could easily be adapted.

A good friend, then in his late 40s, wanted a Harley. He could well afford it but knew his wife would be opposed.

So, he started bringing home library books about hang gliding. Then he brought home sales brochures for hang gliders. He let that sink in a while. Then he started looking at Harley brochures and she flat encouraged him to buy a bike.

Once he had the Harley she loved it.

Maybe you could do the same...just pick something she's most revolted or frightened by.

Ron

aye... suggest hang glidin in a kilt...

that'll dae it!

[haukehaien]

My wife made my first kilt.

She's the best!

[JimB]

aye... suggest hang glidin in a kilt...

that'll dae it!

You crack me up

[Cawdorian]

My wife originally suggested that I get myself a kilt, we were at the Kirk'in a few years ago, the minister (wearing a kilt) said he thought I would look good in a kilt and my wife agreed and said she wished I would get one. I bought the first one and promptly wore it to the family Thanksgiving dinner at the daughter's, she kind of balked at my wearing it to the dinner, but I insisted I was going to wear it anyway. After all the family needed to get used to the idea.

Since that time she has seen numerous men wearing kilts at several Kirk'ins and quite a few St Andrew's Society events, now she accepts kilt wearing as reasonably normal behavior on my part. She has found out that many men wear kilts and that it is a perfectly acceptable mode of dress.

This year I got her a 10 oz. McDonald tartan sash and a McDonald clan badge for her to wear to these events. She is looking forward to wearing it the St Andrew's Day dinner and the Kirk'in. She knows we are going to be a really sharp couple.

I think some of the reluctance to accept the kilt stems from lack of exposure to the kilt, perhaps they don't realize that there are places where the kilt is more than welcome. I always try to dress suitably for any event we attend, sometmes a suit is correct, other time the kilt is correct.

[switchblade5984]

Hey Dragon,

This is manipulative, and not about kilts, but could easily be adapted.

A good friend, then in his late 40s, wanted a Harley. He could well afford it but knew his wife would be opposed.

So, he started bringing home library books about hang gliding. Then he brought home sales brochures for hang gliders. He let that sink in a while. Then he started looking at Harley brochures and she flat encouraged him to buy a bike.

Once he had the Harley she loved it.

Maybe you could do the same...just pick something she's most revolted or frightened by.

Ron

wow that is dirty and underhanded! i like it

my wife didnt care either way

[beerbecue]

My wife thought it was a little weird at first,

But now she tries to find ways to go out so I can wear one!!