AIBU to ask DH to stop winking?

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I've been asking him for 10 years and still he does it. He keeps a straight face whilst performing it - he honestly looks like he's having a stroke, it's pretty hideous. Think Anne Robinson but swarthier.

It seems grandad taught him how to do it when he was tiny but he only seems to do it to me. DH says 'it's meant with love and affection' but surely that's besides the point if I've told him I hate it?!

AIBU to call him on it every time he does it?

I'll take the radio silence as a YANBU, then :)

Beat me to it, Euphemia!

Oops Euphemia noooooooo not a misprint. I wouldn't dream of asking him to stop with that

Why does he do it?

Oh god look at my post - 'he keeps a straight face while performing it'...'grandad taught him to do it'.

Euphemia.

YANBU

LR your guess is as good as mine. His DGF taught him how to wink, and I think he does it when he doesn't know what else to do - perhaps when other people might give a reassuring smile.

All of his childhood photos contain pics of his family arsing around. There's not one lively smiley one - they're all tongues out and stupid poses.

'he honestly looks like he's having a stroke'

Hilda WIBU not to call 999 if he did have a stroke? 'I thought you were just winking at me'.

Every. Single. Sentence.

Well it kind of sounds like it's part of his personality, I don't think it's reasonable to ask him to change something so intrinsic after so long.

Learn to accept it or get a new bloke

im totally gigglesnorting!

every line! every line sounds dirty! especially the granddad bit

I love it when my DH winks at me it makes me go all pathetic and girly

If it really bugs you then next time he does is shreek really loudly "oh my god! What's wrong with your face)

I read it straight the first time. Having substituted the i for an a, I now have tears running down my face...

I agree with Odds. Just start screaming in horror.

Should cover both the i and the a versions.

I promise I'll try and write a serious answer later. But I have tears running down my cheeks from 'having a stroke' and 'its meant with love and affection' I bet it is

he sounds sexy, I love a wink me!!!

Just say, each time 'stop bloody winking!!! You look like anne robinson!!'( i assume she doesn't wank at people?)

Haha thanks ladies, think I'll try the screaming next time he tries it on (either way) :D I actually think the winking is more unreasonable than the wanking, in a way...

The weird thing is, we used to take the piss put of Anne Robinson and call The Weakest Link 'The Weakest Wink'.

My OH is a winker, with the little tilt of the head, It irritates the fuck out of me me but its soemthign he has always done so I suppose its a habit.

It just comes across as cocky to me.

Think I may try the OMG have you had a stoke next time

Op if it wasn't for the fact you've been married for 10 years, I'd ask if you were my sil! My db winks all the time. For no reason. It's bloody annoying!

Buy him some eye drops? Or tell him to blow his nose if there's something in his eye. You could probably have fun thinking of different things to say every time he does it. And, you know, as habits go, it's probably better than t-rexing.