My wife scoffs...

[Korvyn]

Yeah my wife hates it outside of the house. I thought she was gonna die when i wore it to the mall and home depot a couple weeks ago. She worries to much about what other people think. Me i could care less. lol

[Dale Seago]

She worries to much about what other people think. Me i could care less. lol

The way other lassies will likely be checking you out, she should worry!

[swampfox]

my wife's comming around... she said "i dont care what you wear as long as when i say no it means no" lol she means to places like church and the like.
but going to the mall or wally world she dosent mind at all and she prefers the ultra casual look to the more traditional look.

[Cowher]

My wife saw my in my first kilt (SK) and was nice about it but I knew she was not impressed. I thought at that point she would never be into it. I received a double box pleat wool kilt and I put together a nice day wear look with it. Well she didn't say much the first time I wore it. But we had a "date night" the other day and asked if I was going to wear my kilt I laughed and said no. She asked why not? She wanted me to wear it. Well we were going into the city and I wasn't having a good day so decided to skip the kilt just in case some jerk made a comment. We got home and she said 'ya know I really like your new kilt you shoulda wore it'.
Maybe you need to wear it a bit and it will grow on her.

[Gryphon noir]

I suspect that the claim is true: 97% of women prefer a man in a kilt.
So surprised that there should be so many wives/ partners of kilties that are ambivalent {or worse} that I thought I'd check again just in case I missed something.
"I LOVE your kilts! I love to see you wearing them!" {thanks, Honey}

Last time we attended a vegetarian dine-out I spent half the time fielding questions about kilts and tartans. Two women in the group said they thought I was seriously hot in a kilt. At my age, having 30-somethings saying such things just shouldn't be dismissed out of hand!

[Tobus]

I suspect that the claim is true: 97% of women prefer a man in a kilt.
So surprised that there should be so many wives/ partners of kilties that are ambivalent {or worse} that I thought I'd check again just in case I missed something.

I suspect that many of the wives (or girlfriends) who don't want their man to wear a kilt are not saying this because they dislike kilts. Indeed, I'll bet that they really do like a man in a kilt. But they are intimidated by the idea of being in public with a kilted man because he will be pointed at and possibly laughed at by the rude, insensitive jerks out there. So it's not that she doesn't like the kilt, it's that she is terrified of being publicly attached to someone who is different than everybody else.

A good way to get past that is to take her to a Highland Games or other event where kilts are the norm. Let her get used to being "out and about" with a kilted man in a safe environment. And go from there, with the idea of transitioning to being kilted in normal everyday life. Her apprehensions will dissipate with more exposure, as she gets used to the idea.

[Spartan Tartan]

I suspect that many of the wives (or girlfriends) who don't want their man to wear a kilt are not saying this because they dislike kilts. Indeed, I'll bet that they really do like a man in a kilt. But they are intimidated by the idea of being in public with a kilted man because he will be pointed at and possibly laughed at by the rude, insensitive jerks out there. So it's not that she doesn't like the kilt, it's that she is terrified of being publicly attached to someone who is different than everybody else.

This is an interesting perspective...and a good point.

[swampfox]

i agree with the above poster... my wife isnt that interested in highland heritage as i thought, and she dosent mind me being kilted but she did say "i know your attitude towards people and how mean you can be when someone is being an asshat" lol god i love that woman

[Tartan Hiker]

I suspect that many of the wives (or girlfriends) who don't want their man to wear a kilt are not saying this because they dislike kilts. Indeed, I'll bet that they really do like a man in a kilt. But they are intimidated by the idea of being in public with a kilted man because he will be pointed at and possibly laughed at by the rude, insensitive jerks out there. So it's not that she doesn't like the kilt, it's that she is terrified of being publicly attached to someone who is different than everybody else.

Very wise, Tobus.

[Oddern]

My wife is in the 3% category of woman disliking men in kilt. My two daughters (11 and 15 years old) gets really manically embarrassed of me strapping on my kilts even when its at home and no one else can see me. My son says he couldn't care less, but I think he actually think it's a bit cool.
After a few years of my interest in kilts, tartans and everything Scottish, my wife has accepted that this is not just a silly phase I'm in. She tries to show some kind of respect for me but will rather not talk to much about it. She refuse to go out in public with me kilted except for the annual and very local Highland games.
My wife say it straight out, she does not like men in kilts. But I think Tobus is partly right in saying:

They are intimidated by the idea of being in public with a kilted man because he will be pointed at and possibly laughed at by the rude, insensitive jerks out there. So it's not that she doesn't like the kilt, it's that she is terrified of being publicly attached to someone who is different than everybody else.

Except for the fact that my wife really does not like kilts, this is very much why my wife and daughters don't like me wearing the kilt.

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