Apparently I'm a wimp for not liking horror.

[DevilishDiva]

DH all excited for stranger things today. I watched the first 3 series because he kept going on at me to watch it. Didn't like the gore side of things and closed my eyes but some bits really did make me feel sick/unsettled (the rats in particular and I really don't like the monsters! Oh and particularly bobs death really got me)

Today, I'm feeding baby and dh puts on stranger things and I said I'd rather the baby (5 months) didn't see it. I know it probably won't traumatise her so I took her into another room and we're playing with her toys with baby tv on.

Dh then makes the statement that I'm such a wimp when it comes to scary movies etc.

Simple fact is I don't like them. Never have. Never will. I don't like blood/violence/gore or scary things. I'm not a fan of stranger things - can't help that.

He says He's joking but he does it all the time if something violent/scary comes on.

He's now not watching it but he's clearly annoyed even though I've told him to watch it!!

So my question is:

YABU - stop being a wimp
YANBU - you can't help what you don't like! DH needs to stop with the jibes.

No-one should feel they have to watch something that makes them uncomfortable, however tame it may seem to someone else. I can understand your DH being disappointed that you don't want to watch the types of things he likes, because some people enjoy watching things "with" other people. They view it as a bonding experience, as silly as it may sound.

He'll have to accept that it bothers you, and ideally he should stop making so many comments about it, if you explain that it's just the way you are and it makes you feel sad that he continues to "joke" about it. It's not the end of the world if he has to watch scary things alone. Suggest he find some other things for you to watch/do together.

@TibetanTerrah omg same... "In fair Verona..." 🥱 I didn't like the film before the forts 15 minutes were actually done to death. I guess it's worse for the teacher, I hope they at least got to change the film each year.

In response to OP, YANBU. I love horror but hate gore. But it seems they seem to come as a pair these days so I don't watch much horror now. I get a buzz out of being scared. My partner however has no interest in horror. I don't think it's because he's scared, just that this genre holds little interest for him. The same way that his love of "survivalist films" like the Revenant have no interest to me.
He shouldn't be calling you a wimp, but respect your choices. Just ignore him