Am I Right In Thinking It's Bad Luck For A Woman To Buy A Man A Tie ?

[CW1]

Or is that an old wives tale ?

[Baldric]

Never heard that before and I'm in my 60's

[woofgang]

never heard that one...I bought my dad and my late husband ties without noticeable ill effects....maybe it was made up by a man whose lady had terrible taste in ties?

[pixie374]

What are you planning to tie him to? I've never heard that before either.

[Mamyalynne]

I haven't heard that either, if I hadn't bought my Husband ties he'd never have worn one.

[weecalf]

It a case of either he wins or not

[CW1]

Don't know where I heard it, but thanks. I need to "persuade" the other half to wear a tie for a formal occasion & figured the easiest way would to present it to him when we arrive & he says "I don't own one" ;)

[newbie99]

Never heard of that. But I always get the woman to buy me the underwear to give me luck...

[Old_Geezer]

Don't get taken in by superstition. It can't be bad luck, merely bad taste !

[Peter Pedant]

yes I have heard of that and I am in my sixties too

[Canary42]

Yes, it's an old husbands tale, circulated by men who don't want hideous ties inflicted upon them.

[10ClarionSt]

Is it bad luck to buy a woman a set of sauce pans?
I'm just, like, askin', yer know.

[Old_Geezer]

Not if she's asked for them.

[10ClarionSt]

:o) ^^^

[gness]

If you do, 10C make sure they're flimsy, light ones.......a gift of heavy saucepans will inflict a great deal of damage...x

[10ClarionSt]

Yep. I did think about that, gness!

[gness]

Off to bed now, 10C...otherwise I'd tell you what I did with the vacuum cleaner MrG once bought for me.... ;-)

[maggiebee]

Ha ha ..............some disasters with presents, mostly bought with the best of intentions? Friend received a Black & Decker Work Bench and I once received a pair of bed socks. Like Mamyalynne, my husband would have gone around half naked if I had not bought clothes for him.