To not want to date someone who licks their knife

[NiceHandles]

Just that really. I was introduced to someone recently and he seems nice and we get along. He is a bit rough and ready, seems kinds and makes me laugh which I really like but when eating he licks his knife. I am finding this a complete turn off and would like to know if maybe licking your knife is ok. I do not like it one bit.

[NinjaLeprechaun]

A gravy covered knife is nothing LIKE cunnilingus!
I'd never do either one in front of my mother - that's just one way in which they're alike.

[Migsy1]

My ex husband's entire family used to put their knives in their mouths. They were common. End of.

[aurynne]

DamnBamboo, I didn't ask why it is worse, I asked why is it "more disgusting".

[amy83firsttimer]

My husband licks his knife occasionally and didn't know it was poor etiquette. Now he knows and he knows it annoys me he does it more just to get a rise out of me! Gggrrr.

[MaryAnnTheDasher]

No problem with knife licking here although I'm not sure if I do it or not, will check at dinner tomorrow ??

When dh and i were early stages dating he commented on my table manners over a meal. It didn't end well for him. What's ironic it's that he licks his plate, something I would never do.

Unless someone is throwing food across the room, or something equally outrageous it's none of my business which of their 3 receptacles they use to get the food into their mouth and i couldn't care less!

I think in this case OP you should not see him again because if he's funny, kind and you fancy him but this is still a deal breaker it's never going to work.

[GilbertBlytheWouldGetIt]

MrsWinnebago, that is my new favourite saying and I will endeavour to use it at the nearest opportunity.

[DamnBamboo]

A knife is tool for cutting.
It is not, ever, meant to be near your mouth.
(this in response to someone who asked why licking a knife is worse than eating ice cream )

[Jelliebabe2]

Gah! Knife licking IS gross. I have two ladies at work who do this! If we eat together I have to make sure I'm sat on the same side of the table as them or I feel like barfing. Also they eat like cement mixers east/talk/eat/talk shovel more food in off knife! Bleurghhhh

[DamnBamboo]

Disgusting.
I would be very turned off by it.
But I would tell them it bothered me, and not just dump them.
My husband of 15 years has lost a few unsavoury habits this way.

Who the fuck licks their knife?

[DontstepontheMomeRaths]

I know, I've only seen someone lick the plate in looney tunes

[BlahBlahYeahYeah]

This thread has me in stitches!

Can't believe all the people who know someone who licks the fucking plate wtf is that all about ??!

[TinyDancingHoofer]

Knife licking is not very nice IMO. Really makes me shiver- not in a good way.

[LuluJakey1]

Good job we aren't married then phallicgiraffe or we would be heading for a divorce

[PhallicGiraffe]

I LICK my knife. There I've said it.

[ShakesBootyFlabWobbles]

LuluJakey
Maybe if he had put nutella on the toast he'd have had a sly lick. I am keeping everything crossed that your marriage survives, the buttery hand on the t-shirt is a step away from LTB.
Karenthetoadslayer
I can't say I have ever noticed someone licking their knife before, it is not on my radar. I don't even know if I am a knife licker at the table myself, but am going to keep an eye out to monitor my emotions should I encounter this heinous social faux pas. Knife licking was never mentioned in my childhood. There was a lot of licking the bowl and utensils after making fairy cakes, no tongue injuries thus far. I wouldn't care if DH licked the nutella knife in the kitchen - it would be if he put it back in the jar I would start eye twitching
The thing is, if you don't like someone's behaviour and you've asked them several times to stop and they don't, then fine, move on. But if you have never even spoken about something that may be a problem, you've never given someone the chance to change (if they want to that its). We are all flawed in some way or other, if you carry on dating and dumping due to minor misdemeanors but never speak up, you will be dating a long time. People are just not that perfect.
Knife licking seems something you could be entirely lighthearted about when raising it.

[aurorablues]

I lick knives. Not at the table or whilst i'm out, but if i'm making some toast and there's still goodies like peanut butter, dairylea, jam etc left, i'll lick it before it goes in the sink.

If he does it whilst out for dinner or at a dinner party, it's bad manners in my opinion, any other time leave him to it.

The biggest put off would be if he licked a knife and stuck it back in the drawer.

[juliascurr]

does he slurp?
that is beyond unbearable
I cannot tolerate slurping

[Softlysoftlycatchymonkey]

fairylea

[GrapefruitAndCucumberLoveThem]

Just say "dont do that when we're out!!!".
A nice guy that makes you laugh and likes you back isnt that common.

[Hollycopter]

Ugh, I know someone who does this, it turns my stomach. I couldn't bear to eat with her on a regular basis.

There's no way I could be in a relationship with someone who does it, I'd end up stabbing them with the butter knife and then I would have lost the right to complain about their manners.

[ithoughtofitfirst]

Id leave dh if he pulled a stunt like that. Deal breaker.

[MrsWinnibago]

A gravy covered knife is nothing LIKE cunnilingus!

[aurynne]

You guys are really weird.

Ok that licking the knife is "bad manners" in British culture... but "revolting"? Disgusting??" Why exactly is licking an ice-cream not revolting but licking a knife is? Why is putting a knife in your mouth any different (disgust-wise) to putting a spoon or a fork?

Would hate to think what your opinion is of cunnilingus... oh wait, but that's not "bad manners", so it's alright :P

[GarlicAugustus]

Yeah, what Clash said. I reckoned YWNBU, then remembered all the ghastly things I've tolerated because I really liked the person. The 'good's not overriding the 'bad', so off he goes!

[MyLifeIsFictional]

itching your crack with a pair of scissors

do you mean scratching? You scratch an itch.