So now I'm a Peacock!

[Barb T]

I see that you're from Albuquerque! Have you thought about taking up the pipes? High Desert Pipes and Drums takes on beginners, and you'd have a bigger excuse to wear your kilt!

[Ayin McFye]

How does that bottle hover in mid-air like that ?



CT -

It's magic.

[Highlander31]

My wife prefers the kilt and would prefer me to wear a kilt more often. She has nothing to worry about in the looks department. We've been together over 30 years, and she still turns heads when she enters a room. Unfortunately since moving to a rural area from the San Francisco bay area we go out less often (dinner parties and elegant restaurants are not part of the life style here.)

Give your wife some time, she will come to realize that your wearing a kilt is nothing more than you being the frame for the lovely painting that she is.

[ForresterModern]

You could always play it that although you wearing a kilt brings attention to you as a couple, after the initial perusal most folks are going to be looking at and admiring her beauty, so it is actually an attention getter for her in the long run.

[Nighthawk]

You don't need a cloak- you need a bonnet with a feather in it.

[1MUNK3]

Cool. I never knew a peacock that wore kilts. Now I do. Awesome ! Ladies do get jealous at times. Just always remind her how beautiful she is, how much you love her, and how lucky you are to have such a wonderful woman that puts up with all the crazy stuff you do. Although you do try to look your best for them, a man can never outshine their Lady!

[Weasel Mender]

Aye, guilty, but......when I am walking out in my very best feathers with my lady beside me I can hear the muted clicking of claws on the pavement, and see that quiet look saying "This is MINE approach it at your peril". Do I "outshine" my wife, maybe, is my kilted finery a spotlight on her beauty? Bloody damn right it is!!!!!!!!!!! is this a bad place not at all! I can live with that!

Weasel

[pastorsteve]

You COULD do a lot of things but............... remember that your marriage is far more important than a fashion statement or clothing preference or fad or whatever kilting is for you.

Respect her wishes and desires. I would (couselor's hat) sit down and genuinely inquire when and where she would/will be okay with you kilting. Show her the respect of "listening" to, not just hearing, her concerns and you will get farther than if she feels you are ignoring or dismissing her issues with this.

I am a retired cop who still rides motorcycles with the guys. I would never wear leathers while walking around with my wife but I do when I'm on the road for the day or on a road trip. So I have times and places where attire which she might find objectionable is perfectly acceptable and makes sense to her.

Remember "Happy Wife, Happy Life". If you're like most men, you spend more than half your time away from your wife. Maybe that's the time to be kilted until she sees it as more than a passing fancy or fad. Additionally, and I'm not looking for a response here, sometimes it is more about the money or disposable income being spent on a hobby rather than the hobby itself. Make sure it's not a money - or other - issue. Maybe she had a brother or girfriend's husband who "came out of the closet" one day and spun their world around. It could be many, many things some of which can be worked out - others are best left alone.

I've seen lesser issues break up marriages - don't be one of those. For what it's worth of course.ith:

[McFarkus]

Although she apparently has nothing to worry about, a fourth (unspoken) reason may be that when wearing a kilt, you attract other women.

[Panache]

Now where's me Peacock feathered cloak?

Sean Connery still has it

Cheers

Jamie