Husband licks his dinner plate after eating

[letmeeatcakes]

Not every meal and only when we have our family dinner but sometimes when he has finished eating he will pick his plate up and lick it clean!! I find this totally gross and have told him but this time i told him he was worse than a dog. My daughter thinks my comments were callous!! AIBU and just let him do this if it makes him happy? Only does it at home!

That's just horrible. It would make me feel sick.

Reminds me if an ex who used to drink pot noodles. Ugh ugh ugh..

I lick my plate if it’s very saucy and a nice sauce! Wouldn’t dream of telling my husband he couldn’t do so in his own house. This place needs to seriously unclench.

So do I.

Sometimes the gravy is too nice to leave on the plate.

This did make me LOL

Probably harmless enough. Makes him happy and gives his head a wobble at the same time.

I actually laughed aloud at the sheer what the fuck of this. So bizarre.

I agree with the pp who suggested giving him bread to mop up with and try to be glad he loves your cooking (if you cooked) that much!

Overall its harmless if a bit weird and definitely not the social norm!

Surely licking yoghurt lids is normal though?

Sign he enjoyed the meal?
Give him a slice of bread to mop

Def worse bad habits to have

he’s just enjoying the last taste of whatever meal. Gravy /sauce

it’s not done in public so I really couldn’t get bothered over it

reminds me of the sex and the city episode s2 e3 and Mr Pussy

Me too! What’s the big deal? The plate is clean as we are already eating food off it. We lick food off our forks and spoons- we lick our partner’s body…. so why is it suddenly disgusting to lick your plate? It’s a compliment that the sauce is lovey! Ok it’s not well mannered/for polite society- but there’s nothing objectively disgusting about it. It’s just “not done”…. Let loose a bit! All of you up tight folk should try it- you might like it! 😂

Gah! Gives me the ick. Each to their own

It’s not though.

I can think of much worse things he could be doing...

Why does it bother you what people do in the comfort of their own home?

Drinking the last of the milk in a cereal bowl is pretty normal

I don't get the outrage.
Different if he were in a restaurant or you had guests but in his own home I can't see the big deal.

Yes, @Muffsies, it’s just silliness. I’m quite keen on table manners and he sometimes deliberately does something to rile me up. 😂

That's what bowls were designed for, it's only since the Victorians came along and got all Hyacinth Bucket about having specific cutlery for absolutely everything.

Absolutely disgusting

Is his name Rover?

😖

I do this when it’s just our family at home, particularly on a Sunday after a nice roast…. Don’t get the outrage

Why gross? It's the sauce on the plate you've eaten off. If it tasted good I do it, usually after leaving the table and not in company.

Ha Ha. I licked my plate this evening after the maple syrup overflowed from my pancake.
Why would you waste it ?

Totally agree with this.

Standards seem very different if a woman does something or if a man does something on a lot of MN threads.

But the OP was very clear he doesn't do it in company, only in the privacy of sitting with his immediate family in his own home.

There's plenty of things people do (and say) in the privacy of their own homes, or own close family, that they might not do in company. It is good that dc learn this as they grow.