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Generic DHs

138 replies

TheShellBeach · 01/01/2023 22:31

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?

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GerronBuzanDoThaWomwok · 03/01/2023 02:04

Dark, slightly messy hair. Authoritative, nice voice, competent, tall, stocky. Still smiley even if irritated. Completely unfazed by stroppy teenagers, meanders around with a tea towel flung over one shoulder. Practical-does rather than bleat about it.

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 03/01/2023 08:40

My RL DH always has a yoghurt in his hand but it's a special protein yogurt.

I'm unsure what this means.

TheShellBeach · 03/01/2023 13:00

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 03/01/2023 08:40

My RL DH always has a yoghurt in his hand but it's a special protein yogurt.

I'm unsure what this means.

Is this an expensive kind of yoghurt, only eaten by rich DHs?

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WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 03/01/2023 13:27

Definitely not the case @TheShellBeach! Maybe the protein yoighurt means he is just the generic MN DH who is lean with a niche hobby? In RL he is skinny and works out like a normal person.

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 03/01/2023 13:28

He does meet the MN Generic DH (MNGDH) requirement of being extremely tall and much taller than me as I'm only tiny.

Phoebesgift · 03/01/2023 18:30

I imagine him as looking bookish, wears glasses and has a groomed beard. He is always playing with the kids and taking them out for activities. He hates porn, has a couple of pints of beer on a Saturday night at home and shares all household chores with the wifey.
He's a bit sanctimonious and lacking a sense of humour. Wears socks and jesus sandals in the summer.

TheShellBeach · 04/01/2023 16:34

My DH doesn't even like yoghurt.
Should I be banned from the thread?

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catfunk · 04/01/2023 16:35

He's trim, late 40s and wearing Lycra and either obsessing about marathon training or cycling.

NCSQ · 04/01/2023 20:01

GerronBuzanDoThaWomwok · 03/01/2023 02:04

Dark, slightly messy hair. Authoritative, nice voice, competent, tall, stocky. Still smiley even if irritated. Completely unfazed by stroppy teenagers, meanders around with a tea towel flung over one shoulder. Practical-does rather than bleat about it.

Think I fancy this imaginary DH.

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 04/01/2023 20:05

Very thin, usually dressed in jeans and layers of t-shirt, shirt and sweatshirt or hoodie in winter; plus 'granddad slippers' around the house. Dark hair, fine but still has most of it in his early 60s. Hit hard by the ugly stick, in which respect we are a well-matched couple!

GerronBuzanDoThaWomwok · 05/01/2023 01:25

NCSQ · 04/01/2023 20:01

Think I fancy this imaginary DH.

The queue starts here, ladies !!!!!!!! 😂He sometimes does this thing where he rubs the back of his head when he is concentrating, exhausted or unwell, and has startlingly beautiful hands and a silver thumb ring...

TheShellBeach · 05/01/2023 14:10

GerronBuzanDoThaWomwok · 05/01/2023 01:25

The queue starts here, ladies !!!!!!!! 😂He sometimes does this thing where he rubs the back of his head when he is concentrating, exhausted or unwell, and has startlingly beautiful hands and a silver thumb ring...

Unwell? Does he possess a dressing gown of doom?

They seem to be a sine qua non for good-quality DHs.

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GerronBuzanDoThaWomwok · 06/01/2023 23:47

No, he wouldn't recognise the dressing gown of doom if he encountered it! He would just lie down if he was unwell to the point of exhaustion, no big chat about feeling his forehead or asking for balsam tissues, throaties or the whimpering man flu falsetto.

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