A divorce solved my problem.

My ex-wife went ballistic when she found out I had an interest in kilts. For her kilt = skirt. From that point on every time she saw a kilt on TV or in some publication she made some negative comment about the person wearing it. I also recall her making comments long before the kilt came into question about wimpy men needing to wear skirts or something to that effect. We had a male dog that was somewhat of a wimp. She would comment about getting the dog a skirt. Also, she would not wear them herself other then when she worked in an office in her younger years when everyone had to dress up for work. She never wore them in a causal situation. Any comment I made about her only wearing skirts if men could only wear p@nt$ flew about as well as a potbelly stove.

So now when I take out a potential new girlfriend I bring up the kilts early in the relationship. If they have an issue with it then lets get that out on the table upfront. I was on a couple of dating sites for awhile (what a waste of time but is an off topic discussion of itself). I had a picture of me in a kilt on the site. This one lady made first contact with me on the site. She did not say anything about the kilt in the initial message. Thinking back she was more interested in meeting my dog rather than me. So we made arrangements to meet (which included the dog). I wore my kilt. It was the Earl of St. Andrews 8.5 yard kilt I made from 13-oz wool. When I arrived she said she was not surprised I wore my kilt. We talked about kilts and tartans. I was with her for over two hours that day. At the end she gave me her phone number. We departed and I was to call her the next night. The next morning when I woke up I had an email from her. The email came in a little after midnight. She gave me all kinds of grief about wearing that kilt. What happened? If she had an issue with the kilt she would not have given me her phone number. She must have talked to someone or found something on the internet that turned her against the kilt. I just responded that the kilt is not for everyone and wished her the best.

So if your WAG is on the fence about the kilt you may be able to change her mind or just wear it and she might tolerate it. I would suggest wearing only tartan traditional kilts and avoid the utility type kilts at first. If she grew up with the attitude that any garment that does not have legs is for women only or for sissy men then I don't think you are going to win. For you guys in a new relationship get the kilts out on the table up front so you can head off any potential problems later.

Good luck