Question

[haukehaien]

My wife made my first kilt.

She's the best!

[JimB]

Having already ventured into the kilt making world, you really don't know what you are asking her to do by asking her to make you one. Maybe she knows which is why she doesn't want to go there.
Show her a nice looking inexpensive kilt from one of the sponsors here on the site. Show her some pics of folks out and about in them.

The important thing is to get her to accept just one kilt, even just for occasional use. Then you can get her used to them gradually.

[GreenDragon]

Having already ventured into the kilt making world, you really don't know what you are asking her to do by asking her to make you one. Maybe she knows which is why she doesn't want to go there.
Show her a nice looking inexpensive kilt from one of the sponsors here on the site. Show her some pics of folks out and about in them.

The important thing is to get her to accept just one kilt, even just for occasional use. Then you can get her used to them gradually.

she's "artsy and crafty" and i figured she'd be all for making something. she loves to paint and make stuff.

[cavscout]

I started typing a very long and rambling response to detail the issues I've had with my wife, but let me just sum it up that my wife would prefer I not wear a kilt. She doesn't like it at all. I made every effort to respect her feelings without betraying myself but it was clear that her position was she didn't want the kilt (period).

Bottom line, she does need a bit of time to get used to it so there's no need to drop the hammer on her right from the start. If she is willing to let it grow on her for a bit that is positive. If she is firm on her opinion that she doesn't like it and will never like it (or even tolerate it), then you have to decide if it is important enough to you to deal with the arguments that will come from it.

You're not the first to cross this bridge. I'm still in the middle of it and they keep builing on