Generic DHs

[TheShellBeach]

Whenever I see the word "DH", a mental image of a man wearing dark grey trousers and a white shirt comes into my mind.
He always looks a bit guilty and as if he's trying (unsuccessfully) to persuade someone about something.
What does your generic DH look like?

My generic DHs totally depend on the thread. I have a powerfully strong generic MIL and FIL though - they’re the sort often found asking questions on Question Time. She’s blonde and wealthy looking with pearls and expensive highlights/pastel sweater and he’s bald with grey hair, a shirt and v neck sweater with cords.

They drive a saloon.

My mirroring my DH is more Anthony head than Kevin in motherland, has his own stuff going on but secy and caring.
Ltb types can range from EastEnders baddies to Lee mack, corden or anyone else who seems an awful pain. I thought jon Richardson was a cool generic until his Christmas party on C4.

Does anyone's generic DH look bemused?
Mine often does.
He can be quite good at Pointless though.

Sounds nice? Looks like mine.

Has a family-avoidance 'hobby'? Looks like a twatty MAMIL.

Pointless and that new nerd show 'only connect'. Less bemused and more 'what did I do?'

Fat Bastard from Austin Powers seems to fit the bill for most of the abusive/lazy/loser "D"Hs posted about on this forum.

I picture that horrible specimen in the life insurance ad. 'I'm 32 and a non-smoker '.

Yes, never really understanding that eating all the cheese then returning the empty wrapper to the fridge is unacceptable.

He's grim.

My actual DH thought this said "genetic" not "generic".

don't have a generic mental image
but always astonished when posters describe the most appalling behaviour and still use "D"H

My DH doesn't like yoghurt, do I LTB?!

Grey haired bespectacled academic type. Wears an ancient Starsky cardigan around the house. Always has a pile of papers and textbooks on the sofa. Not very handy but great cook.

For some reason whenever I read about a selfish DH he always has a moustache.

A DH with a hobby (that can’t be revealed because it is outing) is slim, very tidy, has no sense of humour and wears Lycra a lot.

Any DH who has had a work affair is a bit overweight, wears high waisted dad jeans and is slightly balding (I think this is because I work with men who look like this and have affairs with their colleagues)

Like Bob out of Bob's burgers

DH is wearing full cycling lycra, but his bike is parked outside and he's in a cafe with other cycling dads having a cappuccino. He's about 50 with grey hair, a bit of a paunch and scrawny yet muscly legs.
His wife is at home getting pissed off about the cost of his hobby.

Oh, I realise I usually picture a particular 'DH' of someone I'm slightly acquainted with. I suspect because they seem like quite a standard 'MN dual-earning professional couple' and because I've heard her talking about his parenting with an amount of exasperation and this involved cycling!

It's interesting how a version of generic varies depending on where you live. I used to live in a ropey part of town and the generic DW would be significantly overweight, wears leggings and a loose hoodie top, elaborate overlong decorated nails, heavy makeup, smokes and has a fake jewel encrusted phone case that she is always having loud sweary conversations on while in public. I now live in leafy south west London and I can see where the characters of motherland are derived from.

The generic DHs near me are late 30s/early 40s, professional job with lots of work from home so they can do the school run. Typically wearing jeans and a retro Pulp/Specials t-shirt and pair of Vans. There is a slightly disengaged but we'll rehearsed school walk chat with their inquisitive 6 year old daughter who is monologuing every thought that enters her head while he sagely nods along while occasionally admitting that he does not know what the colour purple smells of or why cats have four legs. He drives an Audi and enjoys the outdoors be it cycling or jogging, he used to be pretty competitive at said sport but work and family means that he only gets out a couple of times a week and he beats himself up for 'only' getting in the top 10% at the local Park Run. He would love to buy a converted van and tour Europe for a holiday but he knows both his wife and daughter would loathe such a trip so he wistfully follows a few travel blogs instead. He is a hands on dad and pulls his weight around the house and his wife's friends thinks he is amazing where as he thinks their husbands are insufferable lazy bores but tolerates them to keep his wife happy.

It's interesting how a version of generic varies depending on where you live.

Well yes but 'Mumsnet-land' is its own place too!

The demographic norm on here is much more leafy SW-London than long-nailed, smoking, public sweariness. Those mums are not on MN. (They probably don't need to ask if they're being unreasonable, they know they're fucking not!!!).

I like this!
I think for sure my generic DH is older than most of the actual DHs because I'm getting to that age where I see young couples with a babies and assume they're teenagers only to find they're 30 or something.
So my DH is mid 40s, a bit burly, wearing a checked shirt and jeans and holding a bike because that's his "hobby".

Yes, that is outrageous.
Get your ducks in a row.

Image one
In a navy dressing gown and navy blue and grey checked pyjama bottoms sulking in the corner with man flu drinking black coffee from a cafetière and reading the Sunday papers

Image two
In cycling Lycra's on the way to do his very secret hobby (cycling) talking to the neighbours about the correct way to recycle

Image three
Dressed in cargo shorts and a band T-shirt drinking craft lager and watching Star Wars, ignoring the housework and kids, or perhaps with a baby asleep on him.

Somewhere in the 40-50 age range. Some have kind smiles and tired eyes, others are badly masking their abusive natures, the mouth might smile, but there is danger in their eyes

Both the dressing gown of doom DH and cycling DH are basically groomed but with a bit of second day shadow on their chins, whereas craft lager dad has some kind of beard going on

All these DHs seem to be fat.
I am concerned about the fat, sweary, leggings-wearing wives though.
They sound a bit like me.