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.

You do not want dribbly fingers on the pages. That's why I just turn the page with my tongue.

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

No it isn’t. Some people have very smooth and shiny fingers and turning pages without moistening them is almost impossible. Maybe you have exceptionally sticky fingers.

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

Get a grip

“It's a shared Mail on Saturday. Does that make a difference?”

I will judge you for your choice of newspaper

“Nope you're right it's really disgusting. It makes me feel sick when people do this.”

What a massive over reaction

For those who don't lick their fingers, how on earth do you turn the pages?!

This was a drip feed to get us all fighting over you reading the Daily Heil, isn't it?

Which is v unreasonable and you should both get more hygienic reading habits. I suggest weaning yourself off it by a progression: Telegraph, Times, then both the FT and the Guardian.

I had no idea people do when reading a paper.

I've never even seen anyone do this.

But I do sometimes do it when opening plastic bags, as there's no way I can get them open otherwise. But only if they're for me.

To get back to your original query, it doesn't sound as though he's doing this deliberately, more a habit he's had his whole life, so having a go seems a bit mean, and an apology due.

He presumably is well aware now you don't like it. But calling him 'disgusting' for something he wasn't even aware of doing and that was normal to him growing up IS rude.

Go say sorry and you can both have a good weekend.

Oh my god, get a grip! It's not a big deal.

@runwalkrun
I suggest you watch The Name of the Rose (with Sean Connery) together: if that doesn't stop him, nothing will.

I see your disgusting bloke and raise you mine: who blows his nose on a tissue and then uses "the clean part" to wipe the kitchen table!!!!!

So three times a day I disinfect a sponge,wipe the table and redisfect the sponge - whether I've seen him do it or not. The second time I saw him do it I told him it was vile (the first time I was so gobsmacked I couldn't believe I'd actuallly seen him do it) but he just said "it's the clean part of the tissue" and made out I was being unreasonable..... so now I just fctor it in to my kitchen cleaning routine.

It’s the Mail. You should know better than to come on here and admit to that. The only good places for the DM are in the bin or hanging on a hook and used in an emergency instead of loo roll. Both of these places have far more germs than a table top and therefore it would be imprudent to touch the paper and subsequently lick fingers.

@Catalonia Now that really is disgusting. A little lick of the finger to help turn a page, less so.

OP I think calling him/his actions disgusting must have been embarrassing and hurtful for him. I'd apologise then explain in a more respectful way why you dislike this habit.

Lots of people do it btw. Not everyone has 'moist' enough fingers to turn a page Those who do have moist digits are putting oil and/or sweat on the page which isn't really much better than saliva when you think about it.

I worked in a shop, there are probably way worse things on your newspaper. They will have been touched by numerous people already, the bundles will have been sat on the ground at some point, delivered in a van which isn't sparkling clean etc.

YABVU for reading the Mail on Saturday!!!

"Are you male pictish? "

No....why? Do you have to be a man to side with one?

Can't get worked up about it, sorry.

I see your disgusting bloke and raise you mine: who blows his nose on a tissue and then uses "the clean part" to wipe the kitchen table!!!!!

You win.

I blame their mothers.

It's fine if it's your newspaper but really not ok in a coffee shop/library

Tbh I've shared more than spit with my husband so meh can't get worked up about it but totes judging you for the mail hun