it's disgusting to lick your fingers to turn the page.

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DH licks his fingers to turn the pages of the newspaper.
Every Single Page. (I watched him)
I told him it was disgusting and spreads germs, but he's in a sulk now.

To me, it's right up there with women spitting on hankies to wipe round their children's mouths. yuck.

AIBU?

For context I'm not usually precious about germs, just this. Apparently.

Not as bad as magazines etc in bathrooms for use when defecating. (Reading not wiping obvs). Boak.

He's your husband presumably there is only you and him that read the paper?

If IABVU I will apologize.
Can't be doing with a weekend long man sulk.

D'you never kiss him then?

It's vile! I'd get him one of those rubber thingies for his Christmas gift!
Thimblettes, I believe they're called.

Newspapers are bad. But what about when he eats crisps?

People who lick their fingers and then put them back in the bag to get more crisps make me feel sick. If it's a small bag I don't look, but if it's a sharer bag or bowl... (not envy!)

Yeah unless you're rubbing the page on your eyeball straight after you'll be pretty much ok.

Also it's the same germs as when you kiss him. Or is that no longer something you do?

Surely that's how colds are spread?

What's a tiny bit of licked finger going to do?
Presumably you've had worse parts of him in your mouth.

It's fairly natural to do that.

I manage to turn the pages without licking my fingers, so it's obviously a bad habit.

oh it's foul

I no longer lend out books because of this. I have to try not to think about it when I get books from the library.

You're not his mother, leave him alone.

oh it's foul

A kindred spirit.

what about coffee shops where they have complimentary newspapers?
I don't want flob all over my fingers

Too late, I think you may have got a bit of flob on your fingers OP.

I drop crumbs on the paper if I'm eating a rather crusty cob at the time of reading..I'd find that more annoying picking the paper up and crumbs dropping everywhere.

It's fairly natural to do that.

But is it natural?

His parents both lick their fingers so I expect it was how he was brought up, a learned behaviour.
None of my siblings lick our fingers and I don't remember seeing my parents do it.

It's a disgusting learned behaviour. It's not natural.

It's worse when the assistant selling me cakes in the local bakery does it to open the bag.

Oh lighten up.

Or... double dipping!!!!

Is this grounds for Divorce?

It wouldn't bother me.

Wouldn't bother me. I reckon most germs wouldn't live long on paper anyway. He's your husband so you will catch his germs either way.

It's a disgusting learned behaviour. It's not natural

Of course it's fucking naturally, how do you think babies learn? By putting everything in their mouths including gasps fingers!