Wife...

[Alan H]

I, personally wouldn't ever presume to tell my wife what she can or cannot do, unless it's physically dangerous or extremely financially risky on a scale that would mess us up for years. Aside from that, what she does and what she wears is her business.

If My wife said that to me, she'd get a load of hot language right smack back in her face, and she's bloody well deserve it. She does not OWN me, she does not DEFINE me, just like I don't own or define her. If I let her get away with that I fully expect to come down a HUGE notch in her estimation and respect because I can't stand up for myself.

[Freedomlover]

I, personally wouldn't ever presume to tell my wife what she can or cannot do,...

But you are a rational man.

... She does not OWN me, she does not DEFINE me, just like I don't own or define her. If I let her get away with that I fully expect to come down a HUGE notch in her estimation and respect because I can't stand up for myself.

Just so. There is an old expression concerning such that has to do with kitty cats and the thing you drive oxen with. We all strive to avoid it, but sometimes it is hard.

[Brian F]

She does not OWN me, she does not DEFINE me, just like I don't own or define her. If I let her get away with that I fully expect to come down a HUGE notch in her estimation and respect because I can't stand up for myself.

I concur.

In the same token, she should respect you and your decision enough to realize what it means to you, and that respect should lead her to not deny you. (someone please tell me that makes sense...it sounded much better in my head than on the screen)

~Yeti