DH wants to wear shorts to birthday meal

[Lins77]

I've arranged a big family lunch at a very smart hotel to celebrate DH's Significant Birthday. He's worn shorts every day over the summer (he doesn't work). I said he should wear long trousers but he doesn't see why he should. What do you think?

@TinyTempest may have to change anyway if there is a dress code

OP still hasn't said if he knows where he's going, that's why I said bung trousers in the car nit because I think op is his mum

Do you think that women who wear knee-length skirts and dresses, rather than ankle-length, are also automatically slobs?

He really isn’t 🤣

What's wrong with shorts. A bit like saying a women shouldn't wear a skirt.

4 Buy him a skort then he won't be contravening any 'No shorts' rule.

HTH 😊

Boom ….. 🤣

Yeah, I said earlier in the thread, I wonder if the OP cuts his food up for him? 😂😂

Bit like taking a tie if you need one, but would rather not wear one. And people are addressing the OP as she has started the thread. If the DH had started the thread I would say to him to take trousers as a just in case

I've just been in the South of France. Plenty of men, of all ages, looking marvellous in shorts, shirts and nice sunglasses. I hope he enjoys his birthday.

Oh god. My husband has lovely legs but he is 48 this year. Shit.

Also, does this shit-leg-wizardry happen to women?? 👀👀

So if she wasn't planning on wearing tights - as it's going to be a hot summer day - and he had 'just popped a pair in his bag for her, just in case either of them later thought it might be more appropriate' - would that be totally normal?

you could take a pair of trousers with you. If he gets it wrong sometimes he may be glad you have them. If it’s all fine the trousers stay in the bag.

Depends how fancy the venue is and what type of outfit. I think chino shorts with a button down and some nice shows look good.

But to be fair, i don't really see why men wearing shorts is inappropriate office wear either. Thankfully it is fine in our office.

@SprayWhiteDung to be fair it is much more likely that OP may have a bag to be able to put things in. I have taken tights as a just in case when going somewhere. Ties can be put in pockets. But my comment including a 'you' was a collective 'you'.

What a strange response, you know nothing at all about his life 🤷‍♀️
May be recovering from cancer, lost children, have a disability, medically retired, you literally know nothing about how hard his life is..

You don't think the OP would have mentioned any of this, if so?

I said he should wear long trousers but he doesn't see why he should. What do you think?

I wouldn’t give it a moments more thought. I’m glad you aren’t going to worry about it either.

im surprised at all the posters who suggested you get involved. Life’s too short to care what someone else is wearing.

No, women are immune. All over for poor husband then, better start hiding him away.

No 😆😆 it's a post about if he should wear shorts or not, not his life story!

True. She didn't even say why he didn't work either - just got straight to the most important point about how unthinkable shorts are!

People are literally telling the OP that she should stick some trousers in the boot of the car and that she should ring the restaurant and check the dress code.

He's retired.

Surely it depends on the dress code of the hotel restaurant you’re going to, @Lins77? I mean, if they specify no shorts, then he wouldn’t be allowed in at all, would he, which would be a bit of a pain as he is the main guest.

Whoaaa calm down

You dont know anything about his life, and its strange that you're saying he could be unwell when it hasn't been said

Had it been said that he was unwell, all of the responses would be different

There's no reason not to take the thread at face value - which is, its a thread about whether husbands shorts are appropriate at a nice restaurant

Just making a mountain out of a lighthearted molehill of a thread