AIBU for hating that my husband eats this way!?

[Imightkillmyhusband]

Lighthearted - mostly

So my husband has this (very annoying) habit (at least for me) of whenever he is eating anything like a soup or a stew with some sort of bread or cracker he will put said soup or stew ON the bread or cracker and then bite into it.

It doesn’t matter how stupidly big or ridiculously tiny the piece of bread is he will still try to put the semi liquid food on it. Often, but not always, dripping off the sides or even onto his fingers.

Why can’t he just either dip it, put the bread in the soup or simply take a bite of the bread and then have a spoonful of soup right after!!?

So, AIBU?

I do something similar so YABU

I can’t figure out what he does wrong…

So if the stew has potatoes or anything solid it constantly falls down and he perseveres until it’s on the bread to eat it.

Why the hassle? Why not just not eat the potato and bite the cracker right after?

Why spend so much time studying how another person enjoys their food? 🤷‍♂️

Because each of those two ways have different tastes and textures in your mouth…?

LTB!

If it goes all over his fingers, that is pretty gross. I hate messy/noisy eaters so yanbu 🤢

I’ve just noticed your user name, OP! 😂

I might kill him for you.

Serve chapati with the stew, this is what they're for!

Additionally, serving crackers with soup or stew is weird. And pointless, since they aren't absorbent. If you like bits of mushy cracker with your soup, have at it. Give DH thick slices of bread with soup, chapati with stew.

Every day I miss the 🤣 react button!

Crackers with soup or stew?? What is this madness?!

well my mum was very strict with table manners so she made my hyper aware too….

but also I live with him and we eat 99% of the times together .. hard not to!!

Thank you! 😂

There is no why, some men just have eating habits formed in babyhood that they never change, I think... mine holds his cutlery in his fists and slurps his tea and I sometimes have to leave the room to avoid it but I know it's not going to change and would embarrass him if I raised it and I probably do the odd thing that disgusts him a bit too.
you will now get loads of people being weird about what your family chooses to eat with what, good luck 😆

But how often do you two eat soup or stew that you couldn't just give eating together a swerve when you do?

Why can’t he just either dip it, put the bread in the soup or simply take a bite of the bread and then have a spoonful of soup right after!!?

Have you suggested these alternatives to him? You might change his life! 🤗Plus, he'll be best placed to explain why they don't work for him, if they don't.

Seriously, I think you're reasonable to be bugged if he's making messes and not cleaning them up or going around with soup on his shirt as a result of these habits, but otherwise I'd probably try to let it go.

…. Almost daily or at least few times a week?

Curries, pasta (the bolognese sauce for example) he will try putting spaghetti on the bread (if available) and eat it, soups, chilli, the list goes on.

LTB

Haha I have! And he has definitely stained his shirt few times 😂

I mean he is not an ogre when he’s eating either! it’s only that I find it inexplicable infuriating when he does that particular thing

I’d tip it on his head

Me toooo, it's thee best way,😂
Then again, I love eating with my fingers, tastes so much bettee 😀

Why are you having bread or crackers with pasta?

Right on cue 😂😅

Garlic bread with pasta?