Yeah, but that son of a bitch never closes the door behind him either.
Erm, I hate to ask, but how do you even know about this habit? And she her mother’s for that matter?!
Please tell me she just told you rather than showed you.
My girlfriend wants to know nothing about my bodily functions and wants me to know nothing about hers - she’d really like me to leave the house in order for her to go to the toilet, although that obviously isn’t going to happen. I think she likes to retain some mystic with her lover. For e.g, if one of us accidentally farts, she’ll exclaim ‘o**h no, we’ve lost the magic’ (somewhat tongue in cheek, but it still keeps us in check).
My Ex used to really like to sneeze – to the extent that he would rip off a piece of paper and shove it up his nose to tickle the sinus cavity enough to cause the sneeze.
It disturbed the heck out of me.
Heh. A sneeze is like a small orgasm. And triggering them this way becomes harder when you’ve already cumulated 4-5 of them.
It started out she would use the toilet while I would be shaving or getting ready for work. Now, She just doesn’t shut the bathroom door when she goes.
One day, I just happened to catch her examining the toilet paper out of the corner of my eye. I questioned her then of “What the Hell are you looking for??” and she told me that her mother has alwways told her that she was to examine immediately after wiping to make sure there was nothing amiss. 
Don’t get me started on the sex advice she was given by her mother and grandmother before we got married!:rolleyes:
Apropos misspelling.
Honestly, my husband doesn’t have any gross habits. Never spits or coughs up loogies or picks his nose or farts or burps or tells me gross bathroom stories or pops his knuckles or picks his ears. Sometimes he leaves his nails in little piles after he cuts them, but I don’t really care about that. However, the poor guy lives with me and my sister, and we practically were raised in a barn. I won’t go into details, but there’s basically nothing sacred around here. I’ve started more than one story with “Do you want to hear something gross?”
He’s a saint.
I can’t speak for ratmanizhere’s wife, but I know more bathroom habits about my mother than I probably should. I am an only child, and when I was young, I was extremely attached to my mother, and followed her everywhere, even into the bathroom. This carried on even into my early teen years. I never thought it was weird, and she liked talking to me, too.
Ohmigod did this make me snort (please don’t anyone break up with me over it)!
When I read the first part I thought “how could her silently pondering som…whoa, he can’t mean the other kind of ruminating? She chews her cud?” And sure enough . . .
No offense to your girlfriend, Ale, your post just tickled my funny bone:p
My boyfriend doesn’t have too many squicky habits but it really irks me when he sits on my couch naked. He can’t understand why I wouldn’t want his sweaty arse and balls on my upholstery. He’ll get up and put on shorts if I say anything, though. He also(I really shouldn’t be telling you this) plays with his dick. A LOT. Not out in public or anything, just pretty much anytime were alone relaxing at home. Sometimes I mock him but he doesn’t really care and I find it more strange than gross.
The only thing that I find gross enough to threaten our relationship is that due to financial circumstances his six year old son that he has partial custody of sleeps in his bed with him. I started a thread about it some time ago and a lot of people did not agree with me, but the way we solved it is that I will not sleep at his house, so obviously a strain but so far not a deal breaker.
I had no idea humans could do that. This thread has been quite illuminating.
Hmmm… so although I do try to be a modern man, existing peacefully with society, I think I have a few bad habits that as I get more comfortable in a relationship slip out. My current girlfriend has a few hot buttons and I try my best to avoid pressing.
Reasonable Hot Button:
Farts - She does not, ever, find them funny in any context. I am to never, ever fart in front of her. Generally speaking I’m good with this and can keep my “pull my finger” urges at bay. Occasionally shifting around due a small bit of discomfort in the abdominal area results in an unexpected escape. I immediately try to a.) suppress the immediate startled look on my face followed by b.) giggling laughter to minimize the yelling. I do feel bad, I know she hates it, and I try to avoid it altogether but sometimes accidents happen.
Unreasonable Hot Buttons:
The word “moist” - She hates that word, hates-hates-hates that word. The use of that word will produce a reaction from a disgusted face to outrage gag reactions.
I think the trick is both partners giving and taking on these types of things. I’ll do my best to leave her presence when I need to fart. I’ll also do my best to avoid using the word “moist”, even if that piece of cake for dessert was the most moist, delicious thing I’ve ever eaten. She needs to understand and back-off because sometimes slips happen, especially when I’m asleep and have been holding them in all damn day long. 
Oh go on, now you’re here…
I actually read somewhere that it’s better for everyone. That blowing your nose can lodge it further up your sinuses. The problem I see is that your throat could get infected that way. I’ll swallow with allergies, but not with infections.
Oh, and Jesus was born in a cave. The idea is that the inn had a cave under it for holding the animals, and the Holy Family was given space there as a last resort. And, to make it agree with Matthew, the “inn” was really just a house that accepted visitors.
MeanJoe, I hope that the next time you fart in her presence you can bring yourself to say, “Sorry! I’m glad it wasn’t moist though.”
Brilliant! If the opportunity presents itself I will do exactly this and post from my hospital room to this thread to let you know! Thanks! 
Gross behaviour is more easily tolerated in a friend or colleague then it is in a spouse/s.o. because you don’t spend a lot of your private time with a F/C and you don’t want to have sex with them.
I think that if your s.o. starts being gross in front of you it means that they have lost respect for you and are taking you for granted, also it raises the question in what other ways might they start disregarding you?
Flirting with others ?
Running you down to other people ?
Of course if you aren’t grossed out easily and your s.o. knows this then all of the above is not valid.
Personally I don’t act grossly ever in front of a s.o. and expect the same respect in return.
Apart from anything else the association of ideas would soon, no matter how gorgeous the woman, I’d be thinking of her farting and nosepicking and her sexual appeal for me would soon be a thing of the past .
As would our relationship.