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by Double_Wasp
Tue Mar 11, 2025 12:16 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

HI Mouse - Yes, Utilikilts are pricey. They are much more reasonably priced on ebay if the right size/color combination can be found. Interestingly, the used Utilikilts on Ebay look barely used!
by Double_Wasp
Sun Mar 09, 2025 11:54 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

Thank you all for the thoughtful replies. Posting on this forum and reading the replies has helped put some feelings in perspective. I agree - this could take a while if I continue to pursue a life that includes skirts and or kilts. I did bring up the topic of a utility kilt with my wife and she rep...
by Double_Wasp
Sun Feb 16, 2025 2:20 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

After returning home the situation has worsened. I went back to occasionally wearing skirts at home and did venture out once or twice skirted. This has led to my wife being completely hostile to me wearing a skirt at any time and I'm not sure what to do with this. She is generally a compassionate a...
by Double_Wasp
Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:32 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

Side-Bar: When I first read your screen name, I - with my aviation background - immediately thought of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 'Double Wasp' radial aircraft engine. Are, or were, you employed by Pratt & Whitney Corp :?: Do, or did, you have any ties to aviation :?: Just curious :D BTW, :...
by Double_Wasp
Wed Feb 12, 2025 9:37 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

I'd like to add my welcome too. As several others have already said your predicament resonates with many of the members of the cafe. I faced the same problem and still do to some extent. Unfortunately logic (women can wear what men traditionally wear - trousers/shirts/ties etc. - without any commen...
by Double_Wasp
Wed Feb 12, 2025 12:02 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

Mouse wrote: > Welcome. Your story is typical, skirting in public is the easy bit, > skirting with family, more tricky. Hi Mouse. Yes, I agree - my story is not unique and while skirting in public is sometimes nerve racking, I find it is always rewarding! I love your posts and your general attitude ...
by Double_Wasp
Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:36 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Re: Hello from VA

HI Double Wasp and welcome to the cafe. You will surely find a warm welcome and kindred souls. Your story is familar one, one that baffles many of is still. Acceptance or lack of acceptance varies from couple to couple, with a few it is total, immediate acceptance and the other extreme is total rej...
by Double_Wasp
Tue Feb 11, 2025 2:59 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from VA
Replies: 26
Views: 25558

Hello from VA

Hi All, I have been perusing the Skirt Café site for a while and recently created an account. I first want to thank the many members whose insight has helped me navigate the MIS world. I first discovered skirts in the early summer of 2023. After seeing a man working at Home Depot in a utility kilt I...