Anyone's spouse/significant other vehemently opposed to you kilting?

[Nighthawk]

Always nice to hear of someone having a good family and marriage or relationship, Hawk.

Yeah, we have a good one! She's a keeper- as are my kids. But with them I have no say in the matter...

Even though it was my wife's idea that I get a kilt, she still doesn't want me to wear one in public unless I am going to an event where there are other guys in kilts.

I hate that attitude. And so many kilt wearers have it, too. It's like "OK, I'll wear it to the wedding, and then run home and immediately shove it back into the closet. That way, no one sees me in it." As if it's a thing to do only when you have no other choice, and then hide shamefacedly as soon as humanly possible. I guess I don't understand why people are so ashamed of it.

I too am one of those poor saps whose wife objects. She has heard all the arguments but stands by her opinion, even acknowledging that it is illogical. This will be a long battle for me.

Have you tried the "I respect you enough not to tell you how to dress. Please afford me the same courtesy" argument? That worked for a friend of mine.

[Bugbear]

Yeah, we have a good one! She's a keeper- as are my kids. But with them I have no say in the matter...

Well, when they turn eighteen, you can shove them out of the nest.

I hate that attitude. And so many kilt wearers have it, too. It's like "OK, I'll wear it to the wedding, and then run home and immediately shove it back into the closet. That way, no one sees me in it." As if it's a thing to do only when you have no other choice, and then hide shamefacedly as soon as humanly possible. I guess I don't understand why people are so ashamed of it.

Ya, the closet isn't much fun.

[brewerpaul]

Ill have to admit Im one of the fortunate ones who has a girlfriend that enjoys me in a kilt. When we were in Scotland this past June, a self guided bike tour of the Highlands, she told me to "Go for the skirt" when i picked one up at a small town shop. She has enjoyed me wearing all of my kilts, 2 Elkommando, 1 Stillwater kilt, 1 Hector Russell, and my hand sewn kilt from Bonnie Greene. Since about mid July I wear jeans maybe once a week, otherwise it is kilts. She always tells here school teacher friends ill show up to happy hours in a kilt and then pimps them to ask the "question". She even said I better be in my Bonnie Greene kilt when we attended her friends wedding. Even the bride was glad I wore it. So I count myself fortunate to have her in my life and also accepting of my always wearing a kilt of some sort. I just have to keep her hands from under my apron when we are at the movies. ;)