DH won't stop playing with himself

[vinoelle]

This is semi light hearted, but this habit has been getting on my nerves in these fractious lock down times.

DH ALWAYS has his hands down his trousers, 'fiddling' with his bits when we are sitting on the sofa. It's not sexual, he isn't masturbating, and isn't erect, but basically the whole time we are watching tv or talking he will just be fiddling with himself, I don't know how else to describe it.

He's done it for years and I've mentioned it a couple of times, he just says he finds it comforting and gets a bit annoyed if I mention it or says I'm nagging. Just recently when we are trapped indoors together it's REALLY started to annoy me and I don't know why. I just find it a bit impolite? I have no issue with him masturbating properly in private, or scratching himself if he has an itch, but he'll just do it for ages and doesn't even have the decency to hide it under a blanket! ARGH. So IABU and a prude?

Ewww revolting. I've never known DH or any man do this.

Absolutely disgusting 🤢

My DH sometimes does this before fallt

Can you imagine walking up towards your fiance on your wedding day and there he is, gazing adoringly at you-with his hands in his pants having a good fiddle?
Comforting himself presumably-wedding days are stressful.

Unbelievably gross! No men that I know of over the age of three do this, thank God!

Sorry dropped my phone in outrage! DH does this sometimes as he is falling asleep but it's very rare and I always mention it 🤢

Rude, disrespectful and revolting. I wouldn't put up with it

No, it's not a 'bloke thing', it is a poorly-educated, unhygienic thing.

This is a bit like
X won’t stop picking their nose, boinging the bogey and flicking it at the cat
Or
X won’t stop opening the fridge door, picking up items from within, sniffing them and huffing and puffing at whatever displeases them
Or
X has a shower in the morning for 40 minutes whilst playing loud music and singing along to wish you were here

I cannot abide these man childs 😡
Stop fiddling, twiddling, flicking or fondling and grow up

I'm sure he'd soon have something to say if YOU started doing this to yourself.

I would just presume any man that does this is a simpleton tbh.

How the hell have you not put a stop to this? It's not acceptable behaviour if you're with someone else. Make him stop.

Does he do loft conversions in the North West?

The knob head cowboy builder working next door FOR MONTHS, often stood on the roof rummaging one handed down his jogging pants, his ciggie in the other.

Sadly, he never seemed to get his hands mixed up. I lived in hope.

My 3 year old does it but he doesn't know any better. Get a squirty bottle and spray him every time he does it

To add. The neighbourhood PCSO had to tell our rummager to stop playing with his scaffolding.

I don't think this is 'normal' either. Men in my life have never done this...my partner will adjust himself at times but that's as far as it goes.

I do think if mother let their young sons get away with holding their bits in public they may be more likely as adults to think this is acceptable behaviour.

just leave him be. why do women always want to change their partners!

My DS used to do it as a toddler - but DH, no way. How can you put up with that?

Maybe he has pubic lice? 🤔 he could pop to the chemist and ask the pharmacist for a preparation in a nice loud, clear voice!

That is revolting and no, it’s not normal. What he is doing is really poor form and he should make a concerted effort to stop.

‘Grim’ has,to be the most over used word on Mumsnet

Ha ha - and this is allegedly why it’s so widespread

www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19547598/why-men-put-hands-down-their-pants/

@Aridane
Great contribution
Amazeballs

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

You're not wrong. It's like picking your nose in front of someone, but far worse.

His penis hands will be touching everything in your house 😱