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Partners gross eating habits

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cakeforthewin · 25/07/2022 22:06

Anyone else's partners eat their snot, ear wax and sleepies? Apologies in advance for using the word sleepies that's just what I know it as (crusty bits in corner of eyes when wake up).
He thinks the fact im disgusted is unreasonable as most people do this and others don't bat an eyelid. REALLY??

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Mississipi71 · 26/07/2022 00:49

SunshineLoving · 25/07/2022 22:27

I've never known anyone do this. Gross.

What next...eating his poo?

😆

AuntTwacky · 26/07/2022 00:55

You have to be joking

toohottohandlebar · 26/07/2022 01:22

Wingedharpy · 25/07/2022 22:38

Is your DP an Orangutan?

😂😂😂

Redwinemaestro · 26/07/2022 01:34

He is a healthy eater 😂

BuddhaAtSea · 26/07/2022 01:39

The thing is, even if he stopped now, you can’t unsee that. I can’t unsee that, and I wasn’t even there. He has to go.

mathanxiety · 26/07/2022 01:40

He's missing a trick if he doesn't eat his toe jam too.

Just kidding.

Bleuuurgh.

TheNestedIf · 26/07/2022 01:44

🤮

The last ex ate his toenails.

Since dumping him I've realised this was one of many, many reasons why I had no libido. It wasn't dead. It was just hiding.

heartbroken22 · 26/07/2022 01:58

Yet people are happy to go down on one another...moist warm areas..that have been sweating all day...not much different..

ChagSameachDoreen · 26/07/2022 07:08

The overreactions on this thread are hilarious. Eating bogies is super common. Ear wax is vile, but bogies and eye stuff - calm down!

Garman · 26/07/2022 07:18

ChagSameachDoreen · 26/07/2022 07:08

The overreactions on this thread are hilarious. Eating bogies is super common. Ear wax is vile, but bogies and eye stuff - calm down!

Why would anyone eat them, ever?

littleburn · 26/07/2022 07:48

That has genuinely made me gag OP, and I have a strong stomach. That is absolutely disgusting!

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cakeforthewin · 26/07/2022 08:21

EmmiJay · 25/07/2022 23:06

I bet hes eaten one or two of those bits and kissed you.😐

😭

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VerbalIyIntensed · 26/07/2022 08:27

No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no noooooooooooooo

Shoxfordian · 26/07/2022 08:28

No but my husband isn’t a troll

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cakeforthewin · 26/07/2022 08:29

It's not like he makes a show of doing it. It was quite a while ago I saw him with the sleepies and he kind of shrugged it off. I thought gross but it wasn't a routine I saw regularly (I know I know he was probably tucking in every day I just didn't see it).

I saw him eating snot in his car. It's reassuring that other people have witnessed people doing this!

Then last night watching tv he's just casually picking his ears and eating it. I think the ear wax is the bit that gets me the most. I can't help but think of it sticking to his teeth.

I mean I haven't witnessed him eating one after the other like a series of courses they have been separate occasions. Yet I know that it's likely a daily thing he does.

Omfg how do I get past this? Can I? I mean it's not the worst thing in the world is it but it makes me feel so sick and repulsed. Ahhhh.

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Original poster
cakeforthewin · 26/07/2022 08:30

Shoxfordian · 26/07/2022 08:28

No but my husband isn’t a troll

No trolling going on here I can assure you.

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ThreeRingCircus · 26/07/2022 08:31

I could not get past this. It's repulsive. And no....not normal I have never, ever seen my DH dig into his ear then eat the earwax! 😖

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cakeforthewin · 26/07/2022 08:34

TheNestedIf · 26/07/2022 01:44

🤮

The last ex ate his toenails.

Since dumping him I've realised this was one of many, many reasons why I had no libido. It wasn't dead. It was just hiding.

Toenails? Ffs how do any of these things seem appealing?

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Elevenerifebruv · 26/07/2022 08:51

I wouldn't be able to get past this it would give me the ick too badly. I'm not sure it's grounds for divorce, but good news you don't need grounds anymore. Can just divorce the bogey gobbling gremlin .

Thehop · 26/07/2022 08:55

Absolutely not. No way. Leave him 🤮🤮

Livpool · 26/07/2022 08:57

Ugh no - that is disgusting. My 6 year old doesn't even do that 🤢

Livpool · 26/07/2022 08:59

ChagSameachDoreen · 26/07/2022 07:08

The overreactions on this thread are hilarious. Eating bogies is super common. Ear wax is vile, but bogies and eye stuff - calm down!

Seriously?! That is not normal

Karatema · 26/07/2022 09:00

I'm a pretty laid back person and can accept most things but the ear wax would be the straw that broke the camels back 🤢

hangrylady · 26/07/2022 09:03

Oh god, what have I just read. That's so disgusting.

hangrylady · 26/07/2022 09:05

ChagSameachDoreen · 26/07/2022 07:08

The overreactions on this thread are hilarious. Eating bogies is super common. Ear wax is vile, but bogies and eye stuff - calm down!

Yes common for a 5 year old!