A woman says she is dumping the man she is dating because of his 'awful table manners'. She says the unsuspecting fella chews with his mouth open - and his family do the same.
Despite saying she might have fallen for the man, the anonymous woman says she cannot see past his table etiquette. She claims he chews and talks with his mouth open despite otherwise being a 'nice guy'.
The woman goes on to explain that when meeting his family she discovered they also have the bad habits - and talk loudly with food in their mouths. Despite seeing him for three months his table manners have become a deal breaker as she can’t “live a life where every meal has the potential of being nauseating because of a boyfriends godawful table manners.”
Writing anonymously on Reddit she said: “I thought I could ignore it. I asked him to stop and he tries when I remind him.
“He’s a nice guy otherwise - funny and sweet. I thought I could fall in love with him.
“Then he asked me to meet his family and it was downright nauseating. The whole family is the same.
“They all talk loudly, with food in their mouth. At one point his dad said something and some food shot out of his mouth and landed in his sister's water. She drank it. I wanted to throw up.
“They laugh, mouths open with mushed up food on full display. They chew loudly with open mouths. Sauce all over their lips.
“I could barely finish my meal. Since then I haven’t been able to look at him the same.
“I had trouble eating with him the rest of the weekend because of the image of him leaned back laughing with smushed up potatoes in his mouth and sauce dripping down his chin was seared into my brain. It might seem silly and shallow, but I cannot live a life where every meal has the potential of being nauseating because of a boyfriend's godawful table manners”
Her post quickly gained messages of support and advice, with others confirming that this was a deal-breaker for them too. One Reddit user commented: “Man that's rough! But once you find someone gross, it's hard to see them any other way.
“It sucks, but at least you guys haven't been an item for long. Your brain could have been looking for a good reason to get out of the relationship and it hyperfocused on the bad manners.”
Another wrote: “This is a 100% legitimate pet peeve and I support it being a deal-breaker.” One user added: “Good on you for at least trying to help him correct the issue. It's not your job to teach and enforce proper eating behaviours, mum or dad should have done that.
“It's a terrible reason to have to break up with someone. So trivial. But once a person is repulsed, that's very hard to undo."
