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18th April 09, 06:47 PM
#1
Does your wife/girlfriend like the kilt?
Talking with my wife the other night I asked, "So what do you think of me in the kilt?" She just shrugged her shoulders and said "I don't know what about it?"
This was not the reaction I was hoping for. So what you?
Does your wife/girlfriend go nuts for the kilt? Don't really care? Or dislike the pleated garment?
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18th April 09, 06:53 PM
#2
I'm very glad to say my wife absolutely loves it.
My kids, not so much.
btw, like your signature,
I've thought about adding "Stout is my drink... and my waist" but don't want to infringe.
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18th April 09, 07:10 PM
#3
Originally Posted by KFCarter
I'm very glad to say my wife absolutely loves it.
My kids, not so much.
btw, like your signature,
I've thought about adding "Stout is my drink... and my waist" but don't want to infringe.
haha you 1-uped me.
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18th April 09, 07:06 PM
#4
My girlfriend enjoys it. She loves the funny reactions people have when they see me in a kilt. I have started wearing it so much though she forgets I am wearing one at times. So if someone just yells something about it at me she has to think about it.
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18th April 09, 07:10 PM
#5
I met my wife (to be) while wearing a kilt at Scottish Country Dancing some 26 years ago. She has always liked me in a kilt, though she hasn't yet understood why I like to wear one when not attending "Scottish" activities.
Virginia Commissioner, Elliot Clan Society, USA
Adjutant, 1745 Appin Stewart Regiment
Scottish-American Military Society
US Marine (1970-1999)
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18th April 09, 07:14 PM
#6
My wife generally likes my kilts other than an occasional eye-rolling moment.
My older daughter convinced me to buy my first kilt (an AmeriKilt). Her boyfriend wears kilts.
My younger daughter thinks that they are eccentric at best; but only one of the many idiosyncratic behaviors of her dad over the years.
My friends and acquaintances of the female gender generally like me and other men in kilts.
Mostly for American rather than Scottish heritage reasons. Such as:
- They look better than some other apparel that men wear.
- They are less boring than common men’s clothing.
- They add a festive air (and an interesting conversational subject) to events.
Female strangers often grant an automatic conversational intimacy and trust.
A half-guess: I think that they assume (initially at least) that a kilt wearer has self-esteem; and will behave as a gentleman. And is fun.
“There are three important rules by which to understand women -- and no one knows what they are.”
Last edited by Larry124; 18th April 09 at 07:23 PM.
[FONT="Georgia"][B][I]-- Larry B.[/I][/B][/FONT]
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18th April 09, 07:20 PM
#7
Originally Posted by Larry124
that a kilt wearer has self-esteem; and will behave as a gentleman.
And thus we always should.
Last edited by McMurdo; 19th April 09 at 05:04 AM.
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18th April 09, 07:23 PM
#8
My wife loves me in my kilts, Out of the four that I own right now she has bought me all but one. And it was her idea that I should start wearing them...
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18th April 09, 07:28 PM
#9
My wife was actually the driving force in my kilt kollection. I wanted one in my family tartan, and I wanted a contemporary one- at first- because I assumed that she would want me in pants at least some of the time- and because she said that she would want me in pants some of the time. We got married with me wearing my Amerikilt, and although she said she knew she would like it, she had no idea just how much she would like it. So to my joy, she told me that I needed to get more, and that I need to ditches da britches. SO- to make a long story even longer- I wear kilts all the time now with my wife's wholehearted endorsement. I have a USAK Albannach wool because she thought it would look hot on me and all but insisted that I get one. (I say that like it took convincing... I'm a huge fan of the band. It's just that money is really tight right now with her not working and my hours having gotten cut by %20. I was able to spare some of my tax return for the Mighty Nach kilt.)
So yeah... I'm pretty sure she likes it... since she makes fun of me for dressing like my 13 year old daughter on the rare occasions that I wear pants. This is mainly for house maintanance and such.
"Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.
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18th April 09, 07:30 PM
#10
...oh yeah... My cats love them, too- much to my dismay... Cat hair is so hard to get out of wool, and they wee beasties have claws that snag in acrylic, so no more SWK standards for me...
"Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.
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