Help with the Wife!!!!

[turpin]

I echo Splash 4's advice on going to the clan tents. You will generally find them extremely hospitable and welcoming, which may go a long way toward putting your wife in a more positive frame of mind (not to mention the contribution that the "refreshments you often find there definitely help with attitude adjustment).

And welcome to the forum.

[auld argonian]

Gee...sounds like home....

Anyway...the Highland Games is a good idea. There will be those who say that it is not a good idea because it's a sort of "artificial" set of circumstances...a "special event" at which men are expected to wear kilts and that it has nothing to do with everyday kilt-wearing...to this I say: feh!

I was at the Chicago St. Pat's Parade last Sunday (and got to have a couple of brews with RK Rex and Mrs. Rex...more on that later on...great guy) and the kilts in the crowd were few and far between...and this was on ST. PAT'S DAY no less! But those of us who were kilted were high-fiving each other and "Duuuuuude!"-ing each other as we passed in the crowds and I have to think that there were a lot of people who saw us and thought, "damn, I should have worn a kilt". It helps for your near and dear to see that you ain't the only man in plaid.

But, like they all said, just wear it and wear it well and look sharp and it'll get to be less of an issue. As I never tire of pointing out, in a world where people are going around with multiple piercings, their pants hanging off their boxer shorts and are wearing flip-flops in 30 degree weather, a guy dressed nicely in a kilt shouldn't be getting much flak from the general population.

Best

AA

[Panache]

cherokeesix,

P1M suggested looking at the "Show us your pics" forum earlier. May I second getting your wife to look with you at these three threads:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22431

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22432

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=22433

They show the various members of X Marks the Scot in Casual, Dressy, and Formal outfits.

It might help her get beyond the whole kilt=skirt thing if she sees a bunch of very different people all looking great wearing kilts from all over the world.

I would ask her if there are any looks she likes. Perhaps she hates casual outfits but thinks that the formal rigs are very chic. Perhaps she doesn't like all the extra stuff of the formal look but swoons over the rugged casual outfits.

If you can ask her help in coordinating your outfits maybe she will come to "get it" and feel like she can be a part of this new adventure you are on.

Cheers and Good Luck

Panache

[Cawdorian]

Cherokee six,

Keep digging into your wife's family tree and ancestry, most likely you will find a Scots or Scots-Irish connection back somewhere back there..