Husband wants to eat a mouthful of my dinner just as I sit down with it

[beatrice82]

9:30pm not stopped with work, taking kids to clubs, feeding children, laundry, housework then made my own very quick tea - pasta with leftover salmon.

Sat down.

Husband watching football after a busy day at work, makes comment on the amount on my plate.

Literally the second I sat down with my plate popped on the coffee table whilst I plump the cushions behind me, ready to enjoy... husband wants a mouthful of my food.

He already knows I find this off putting but for an easy life, I say yes, as long as I can't see and proceed to cover my eyes.

He laughs and says I'm weird. I remind him that I've literally sat down to enjoy my dinner and he's fussing to have some. He then uses the opportunity to remind me of weird I am in general.

I tell him he's being unkind, and ask if he thinks this conversation is helping our relationship. He laughs and carried on watching the football.

I told him that he's being the weird one to treat me like that, and any other person would think he was being out of line.

AIBU to want to enjoy my dinner in peace without being pestered, judged or called names?

No one, but no one EVER takes food from my plate.

Your Dh is controlling and wierd.

You should have stabbed him with your fork.
Half joking..

You both sound very odd to me.

Even reading this made my blood boil….

What a drama, just say no to him

YANBU. What a fucking controlling arsehole. I would have told him to get to fuck. Next time, put yourself undercooked chicken that has been siting on he worktop for 2 day, getting nice and salmonella-fied.

SITTING on THE worktop.

Fuck me mumsnet, get a bastard edit button!

I also recommend telling him to fuck off, and stabbing his stealing hand with a fork if he persists in trying to impose a tax on your meal.

Joey does not share food

@Spiceup

You both sound very odd to me.

Why do I sound odd?

It's bullying, plain and simple. You're not weird to want to eat your dinner in peace but he is telling you you're weird. You're not. I'd stick a fork in his soft tissues if he tried that with me.

He often uses opportunities to remind me that I'm weird. So fucking sick of him making comments about what I do.

He already knows I find this off putting but for an easy life, I say yes, as long as I can't see and proceed to cover my eyes.

Plus the whole over dramatic conversation. Just tell him to get his own dinner. (Or in the real world, rather than MN, cook for him while you're doing yours)

He would have been told to piss off by me, under no circumstances do I share food with anyone

Thank you for validating my feelings.

Why not agree with him about being odd. And that you have decided to make necessary changes...
Including dumping him.

Your husband is a selfish prick. Why are you tolerating this? Tell the twat NO.

@beatrice82

He often uses opportunities to remind me that I'm weird. So fucking sick of him making comments about what I do.

I have to wonder what you're getting from this marriage

@Spiceup

He already knows I find this off putting but for an easy life, I say yes, as long as I can't see and proceed to cover my eyes.

Plus the whole over dramatic conversation. Just tell him to get his own dinner. (Or in the real world, rather than MN, cook for him while you're doing yours)

He'd already eaten his chicken wings off the smoker, which I can't stand so we had a 'sort yourself out' tea as I didn't get back with kids until 6:15 then straight into bedtime routine.

Nope! Tell him to piss off.

Why do I sound odd?
You covered your eyes. Adults would just say no. Or fuck off.

@Angryattrackandtrace

Even reading this made my blood boil….

Me too. That greedy bastard is doing whatever it takes to ruin your meal.

Ugh, he sounds horrible.

@FallonCarringtonWannabe

Why do I sound odd? You covered your eyes. Adults would just say no. Or fuck off.

I turned my head sideways to the tv and put my hand up to shield the side of my face. If I saw him taking food from my plate, it would put me off eating the rest. He knows this. Maybe I should have just said no.

I think the covering your eyes is odd… what difference goes that make?
But otherwise yeah YANBU. I hate sharing food.