I do stay out of the mall my mom has a store in while kilted, (though the courtesy is wearing thin...) but anyways.... my wife's sister married a guy that most of the family wished she hadn't, for many reasons. Anyways, at the family gathering for the Jan~March B-days at a local O'Charleys, I wore my SWK Gordon. The guy shows up (he changed his mind at the last minute, then arrived with my SIL about an hour late.) and orders his food finally, and I get up to take my son to the restroom. First thing he says is 'Oh God he's wearing that thing again."

First off, I really don't like him. I also think he may be colorblind. Last time he saw me in a kilt I had a red kilt on, very different than a green one. But at any rate...

We really wonder, as it is mentioned on here many times, that some people feel their masculinity is threatened by seeing another guy in a kilt. The issue becomes a bit more of interest in that as far as we know, he has no siblings. His dad later, to put it nicely, was drafted to another team. I think he takes the threats a little internally, but that's a guess. We think he's a schmuck, most of us anyways, and if he switched teams, I doubt many of us would care, beyond his wife. (Ok, there might be a secret party if it happened, we wouldn't let my sister in law know about it though.)

So, where is the balance in where you either conform for prick that just finally started showing up to family things after about 5+ years of skipping (and making his wife (Fiance for most of those years) also skip) most if not all family events.

Funny thing is, there are a few on my wife's side that I almost would bet that would pool up money for a tank for me if my wearing a kilt did get him to change teams. They really want to be rid of him.

I think I'll just ignore his discomfort, it's a lot more fun that way.