do You play fight with your dh?

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We haven’t for ages but did tonight. Is it weird or just something couples do? We used to massively before kids btw so nothing out of the usual.

No never. I hate it when he does it with the children. Not sure if it is the noise or the conflict I don't like.

No, I've never really 'got' why couples do?

No I find it too weird. One of my best friends loves play fighting with her DP, I just think it’s bizarre. She probably thinks I’m the weird one. Whatever makes you happy is all good in my book.

As in whip him/me with a tea towel, try and trip him up or shove each other if we walk past, yes, often!

Nope, never have. Find the idea a bit childish

As in give each other dead arms and properly fight like you’re in street fighter

Never!

Never.

We don't take pleasure in hurting each other

When one person is bigger, stronger and heavier I just think "playfighting" can be a cover for physical abuse

Maybe it isn't in your situation, but in that case why are you posting here ?

A slap on the bum, pretend to be a ninja yes, rolling around on the floor punching each other not so much,
As long as it's consentual and mutually fun do what ever floats your boat

No. That's very odd and super childish.

It is very childish but life is rather adult and proper so it’s a bit of light relief from the full on tbh.

Never hurt each other, dead arm would make me sulk and I’m not strong enough to even trip him let alone hurt him, it’s always appropriate and mutual messing about.

I’m tiny but feisty and give as good as I get but onviously he’s a lot bigger! He’s sorry if I’m hurt like I had a proper dead arm but it was a joke.

No, never. I don't see why anyone would.

A joke is only a joke if it’s funny to both of you? I wouldn’t be impressed with that.

We haven't for a while, we'd do the things as described by @cheeky as well as throwing each other on the bed/sofa (him more than me) I think atm he's worried about actually hurting me or causing damage to the baby, so is more softly softly with his approach to me iyswim?
My mum and dad have always play fought, dad used to throw her over his shoulder, not sure he could do it in his mid 50s though 😂 he would also play fight with my brother growing up.

Nope. Sounds odd to me. Giving you a dead arm isn't playing is it?

We were both laughing but he’s way stronger.

He gave you a dead arm?

No. We don't playfight.

We do too. Dead arms, headlocks etc were always laughing during it though and we call truce easily.(or when we're out of breath) I'm boyish by nature being brought up round a lot of boys. It's definitely not a cover for abuse in our house....

Each to their own. As long as you're both having fun!

And he will know he is way stronger and should adjust his behaviour to this.

Funny mocking about isn’t the same as one person knowing they are able to hurt the other and does so.

Are you ok? If my DH punched me and gave me a dead arm/leg it would very much bloody hurt and I wouldn’t be letting him near me again.

He hurt you

That is not a "joke" and that is not ok

We don't play fight as in hurting one another. But we mess around and tickle etc! I'm so ticklish so he enjoys that haha.

If he gave me a dead arm though I'd be pretty pissed off! That's something my older brother used to do!!