Fighting objections from the wife

[James Hood]

Why should any woman who wears pants (a man's garment until very recently) object to men wearing a man's garment...the kilt? Someday, gotta get up nerve to ask She Who Must Be Obeyed that question. And wear a helmet and flak jacket and athletic cup, at the time....

[Singlemalt]

I just read through this whole thread and am glad I did because it makes me feel lucky. I have worn a kilt my whole life, at times often and at othes very rarely, always in a very traditional Scottish way as it was a family tradition.

When I met my wife it was already part of who I am. Though her family traditions were German and UEL she liked it and when we were married 31 years ago I don't even remember discussion of me wearing anything else.

She has never objected to my kilts anytime I wanted to wear them other than giving me wise and sensitive womanly advice when she thought it might be better if I did not, out of consideration for others, at events when she felt it was more appropriate to not draw attention. I have always heeded her advice in this regard.

Now our two son's also have kilts and the eldest was married in his last spring to a lovely girl of Jewish/French background. She also seems fine with it when my son wears his kilt. Perhaps this is all somewhat easier in Canada where kilts are more common and everywhere you look there is someone in a national or religious dress of some kind.