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I concur with both of these comments. Women whose...

2009-09-03T10:39:32.617-04:00

I concur with both of these comments. Women whose hunsbands/boyfriends wear legwear sometimes appear to have contradictory feelings on the subject. I think that's related to part of what I've written in the forgoing article, where they may be fine with the general idea of men's legwear, but then it hits home with them that some people may react negatively, and that would reflect back on them as well. They then may do a complete turnabout and become very opposed to the idea. One key thing to communicate to them is that it is very unlikely that their friends will react the way they fear they will. If they are good friends, they will probably want to find out why you wear the legwear, but then accept the rationale for it and continue to think as highly of you (and your wife) as they did before. That is, unless they never liked you to begin with (haha).

My personal experience has confirmed what I've always believed and communicated with others: If people like and respect someone and they learn he wears legwear, his stature in their minds will elevate their opinion of men's legwear. Wives/girlfiends may sometimes fear that the converse is true instead, which is that the fact he wears legwear will detract from his reputation. And of course if the man's stature is low to begin with, it will not be helped by the fact he's wearing legwear... but it won't be because he's doing so.

I've been very publicly engaged in advocating for men's legwear for six months now--and was engaged on a somewhat less public, but still visible manner for quite awhile beforhand--and I've seen this firsthand. Much to the surprise of my wife, my credibility and stature in the eyes of our friends and associates has not diminished one bit since I became such a public spokesman fo rmen's legwear. And, in fact, I would like to think that some of my credibility has rubbed off on the legwear trend as a result of my efforts.

I would be happy to correspond with any wives or girlfriends (hope that doesn't sound bad) if they would like to discuss this issue further and put some of their concerns to rest. Also, I think I can speak for my wife when I say she too would be glad to share some of her thoughts with them, too. I'm currently working on an article that addresses this issue that I hope can be published in the near future.

There are people who like to wear shorts and there...

2009-09-03T08:31:32.481-04:00

There are people who like to wear shorts and there are those who do not. The same goes for legwear, some like and some don't, it is up to the individual what they want.
I was personally apalled when my Doctor told me that I should wear support hose for my vericose veins. Only asfter he showed me that he was wearing that I reluctantly decided that it may be for the best. My wife was with me at the time and with her support, I started to wear hosery,that was 15 years ago and I haven't looked back. I feel that I was one of the fortunate ones in this regard, as I didn't have to go through telling her why I was wearing legwear.
Wearing of legwear has become as natural as walking and there isn't a thing wrong with it. I've had many compliments on how good the legwear makes my legs look.
For those that are having difficulty in getting the accepance of wife/GF or family members,take it slow and easy, let them get used to the idea that you desire to wear and you should be able to gain their acceptance.

Just want to add to the guys getting strife from t...

2009-09-01T02:13:46.820-04:00

Just want to add to the guys getting strife from there ladies. Stick with it & be confident in what you do is all I can say. My girlfriend of 4 & 1/2 years was the one who got me to try it in the first place because I commented on how nice hers felt. She bought me some and I liked it. She use to say its weird etc (Even though it was her idea). Her saying this use to make me feel bad about wearing it but I stuck with it and wore it more and more and now days 3 or so years later I just wear it like normal underwear and she doesnt even care and its normal to me aswell now. So to wrap up just stick with it be confident and she will forget you are wearing anything out of the ordinary..