I can't tie a tie

Denerick

Try as I might, there is a certain part of my brain that refuses to tie a tie. I just can't do it, it always crumbles apart and my self esteem plummets. Does anyone else suffer from this disorder and do they know of a cure?

Hookah

Denerick wrote: »

... and do they know of a cure?

A clip-on tie.

Cupcake_Crisis

Denerick wrote: »

Try as I might, there is a certain part of my brain that refuses to tie a tie. I just can't do it, it always crumbles apart and my self esteem plummets. Does anyone else suffer from this disorder and do they know of a cure?

No. Freak.

Mint Sauce

Denerick wrote: »

Try as I might, there is a certain part of my brain that refuses to tie a tie. I just can't do it, it always crumbles apart and my self esteem plummets. Does anyone else suffer from this disorder and do they know of a cure?

Learn?

Ruu_Old

I had to google it a few times but I have the hang of it now. Here you go.

Agricola

Get an elastic tie, like the one you had in school. Ya big baby!

aujopimur

Can you tie your shoes?

KeithM89_old

Elastic ties ftw.

El Weirdo

Denerick wrote: »

... and do they know of a cure?

Not being a girl.

RichieC

http://www.tie-a-tie.net/

The Gnome

Yeah, I was the same for ages then had to learn for a wedding and it just stuck, now I'm blasting out half-windsors and four in hands all over the place. I'd recommend the tie-a-tie site too.

kfallon

Go for the 'no tie' look???

Snowie

if you cant tie a half windser you are not a man as far as im concerned.

Og i better get tanks of u :pac:

RichieC

kfallon wrote: »

Go for the 'no tie' look???

Goes great with the drunk and a bottle of champers in the hand look!

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I've always wondered who invented ties. They are the least practical thing I have ever come across.

ceegee

Theres a free app called Easy Tie Pro for android phones that'll show how to to do different knots.
Seems pointless, but is handy to have different knots for different style shirts/collars.

cesc77

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I've always wondered who invented ties. They are the least practical thing I have ever come across.

pretty practical for erotic asphyxiation.
There you are walking about like a civilised person in a responsible job when ye get the urge for a wee choke and pull.Just find a closet or a bathroom,go purple for a bit then back on your merry way.

biko

This isn't a perfect knot but it's ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtkEur6Bxnw

Dangerous Man

Start with the four-in-hand knot; it's the simplest knot to tie.

Snowie

to me tieing a tie requires....
practice

then you just half to practice how you mould the knot

its easy and womens like a nicely tied tie.....

I feel your pain, I also cannot tie a tie.

Other thing I should be able to do but can't: Tie a balloon - impossible task for me.

dingbat

It's simply about practicing. Use an old tie and practice a few times every day. Seriously.

If it's simplicity you're after then the Four in Hand (as mentioned previously) is by far the simplest to master.

ongarboy

I think it's like riding a bike - a lot easier to do when learned as a kid than an adult. We had to wear ties from primary school so it became second nature. Strangely enough our parents never gave us the ties with the elastic neckband.

I can perfectly tie my own tie but cannot tie someone else's tie for them. Odd!