Support from the better half?

**DrakeC** · 11th October 15, 01:07 PM

I'm lucky, my wife is all for me wearing a kilt, and at least hypothetically she is up for anywhere-wear. Reading through several threads here, I'm not getting the impression that everyone has my level of support. What does your SO think of your kilting, and if he/she isn't supportive, why aren't they? Dislike of the look? Dislike of the "oddity"? One too many flirts? ;)

**Mikilt** · 11th October 15, 03:28 PM

I don't have a significant other, but I get no kilt love whatsoever from my family. They regard it as too eccentric.

This is why I have my "Kilt Hag". She is my best friend of nearly 30 years and she absolutely loves the kilt.

**GrainReaper** · 11th October 15, 04:43 PM

My wife is tolerant of my kilts, she won't go out with me on a dinner date or similar, but she goes along on Kilt Nights, and Highland games because I'm not the lone eccentric in the room...

**MacEanruig** · 11th October 15, 05:00 PM

My wife couldn't care less about me wearing a kilt, that is unless she is with me.

**GrainReaper** · 11th October 15, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by MacEanruig

My wife couldn't care less about me wearing a kilt, that is unless she is with me.

Well said sir

**kilted firefighter** · 11th October 15, 05:17 PM

I'm new to kilting but my wife is totally fine with it. I'm always very neatly dressed anyway so the kilt isn't much of a stretch for me. My biggest concern is that in addition to being a firefighter I'm also a preacher and some in the congregation may view the kilt as wearing women's clothes.

**GrainReaper** · 11th October 15, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by kilted firefighter

I'm new to kilting but my wife is totally fine with it. I'm always very neatly dressed anyway so the kilt isn't much of a stretch for me. My biggest concern is that in addition to being a firefighter I'm also a preacher and some in the congregation may view the kilt as wearing women's clothes.

Women's clothing? I think this would be a perfect time to teach the flock!

**LANCER1562** · 11th October 15, 05:18 PM

My wife encourages my kilt wearing even though she tends to feel a bit overshadowed by me in a kilt as I get most of the comments and compliments (mostly from other women). Out of good manners, I usually thank the person for the compliment of "nice kilt".

**DrakeC** · 11th October 15, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by GrainReaper

My wife is tolerant of my kilts, she won't go out with me on a dinner date or similar, but she goes along on Kilt Nights, and Highland games because I'm not the lone eccentric in the room...

What a bummer.

**The Q** · 11th October 15, 11:47 PM

SWMBO has no problems with me wearing a kilt to formal events as that's what in the UK it is seen as by many people. Whereas by many, outside of a formal event, it is seen as being worn drunken Scots football fans or those belonging to one part of the community.

So .... as I type this the " Bay City Rollers" came on the radio, a Scottish pop group from the 1970s renown for wearing tartan, (but not kilts)!! ( Beloved of young teenybopper girls at the time, as I like to remind my sister in front of her grandchildren!)

Anyway the biggest problem is SWMBO does not like spending money!? She thought spending £50 on a PV kilt was expensive, so I'm working on getting my measurements to a Kilt maker and paying for a kilt cash, so she doesn't see the price on the joint credit card bill!!