I've only worn my kilt twice - the first was to the Highland Games (which my wife thought obviously appropriate) and once to a beer tasting that was on the Anniversary of the Repeal of the Proscription... I didn't tell her I was wearing it, so she was a little surprised when I picked her up. I think she was a little put off, but I got nothing but compliments (and even got invited to a whisky tasting at a bar that one of the attendees owns). Other than that I've gotten a slightly cool reception to the idea. I think she thinks I'm being a little attention whore-ish (OK, maybe I am).

I mentioned the other day that I was feeling a need to get my kilt on again. We're going out to a pub Saturday night to see a band, and I mentioned that I thought it an appropriate venue (well, it's a vaguely Irish pub, but close enough, right?) At first I got some of the same cool reaction, but when I reminded her of the compliments I'd received, she started coming around. I told her that, even though it might seem counter-intuitive, I actually feel a bit more manly in a kilt than I do otherwise. She then concluded that she looks good by comparison; only a supremely cool and confident woman could be married to a man who is so obviously masculine, right?

A couple of glasses of wine may have helped the discussion. I'll report back after Saturday night