Snot To Trot
I'm dating a guy who's in the neighborhood of perfect. The problem is his nose. He picks it. Semi-frequently. He isn't doing major digging, just more inner nostril scraping than I'm comfortable with. I don't want to tell him he's grossing me out, but I also can't deal with witnessing regular daily nose-picking.
--Yuck
If you're inspired to buy something for your new boyfriend to wear, it should be a sweater that shows off his broad shoulders, not a nose guard to keep his finger from scampering up to Booger Hollow. If his excavations aren't largely absent-minded, chances are he has some rationalization, like that it doesn't count as nose-picking unless it involves more than a half-inch of finger. Well, it counts for you, and you need to let him know. To send the message with a minimum of humiliation, wait till you catch him in action, and use a light touch: "Checking that nobody's made off with your sinuses?" or "Do you store passwords up there?" This should be one of those cases in which a guy is quick to take the hint -- lest you be too grossed out to have sex with him. Sure, when you're dating somebody, you want to know what's going on in their head, but you really don't want to see them up there rooting around for it.
Threaten him with the "Cone of Shame"!
jefe at April 8, 2014 8:05 PM
jefe, you almost owed me a new keyboard :P
I would offer him a kleenex every time I saw him do it. I think that would get the message across fairly quickly.
Kat at April 8, 2014 10:04 PM
Kat, I think the only message that would get across with that is: if I pick my nose with this tissue, my finger stays clean.
Kendra at April 8, 2014 10:45 PM
How about, "Don't pick your nose. It's gross, and people notice it."
Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com) at April 9, 2014 3:52 AM
Start handing him a wipe whenever he goes to touch you after he's been doing this. Tell him you're sorry, but you just want to make sure he got all the nose stuff off his fingers, because you don't want any surprises.
Pricklypear at April 9, 2014 7:25 AM
"Shame. Kleenex. Pick with a tissue. Finger stays clean. Don't pick. Gross. Wipe. Get all the nose stuff of your fingers. SURPRISE!"
Frankly, I'm disgusted by all of you.
Tim at April 9, 2014 11:31 AM
Frankly, I'm disgusted by all of you.
Watch that 'tude, Time, or I'll flick a booger at you!
o.O
Flynne at April 10, 2014 6:29 AM
Tim. TIM. No 'e'
need caffine.
Flynne at April 10, 2014 6:30 AM
Picky, picky...
Pricklypear at April 10, 2014 10:19 AM
"Hungry?"
"Did you find anything?"
"Any pirate treasure in there?"
"Where's Roto Rooter when you need them?"
Grizzly at April 10, 2014 12:41 PM
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Gotta Boogie
mpetrie98 at April 10, 2014 6:58 PM
"Green Spots on the Wall" by Pickem and Flickem.
He must be an exceptionally handsome, wealthy and athletic man for you to be putting up with that shit, LW.
mpetrie98 at April 10, 2014 7:01 PM
Give it up; he's not likely to change. Learn to accept it or move on.
I hate farts, but my hubby's whole family thinks' it's hilarious to let one rip whenever they feel like -- so long as they're at home without any non-family company around. Even my 15 year old daughter gets in on it.
Love is finding that person who's shit you can tolerate the most, and who can tolerate your shit. Casual flatulence in the privacy of our own home is my hubby's only real flaw (he's near perfect, as the LW puts it) so coming up on 20 years of marriage I've learned to scowl and move on... sometimes right on out of the room if it's really bad.
I've warned him, tho, that the first time he tries to dutch oven me he's going to find divorce papers attached the the plug I shove up his backside. :p
Evil Empryss at April 11, 2014 9:52 AM
I'd tell him his nose is not a Pez dispenser.
Pinkie LeStrange at April 11, 2014 8:26 PM
Well, boys and girls, this is what happens when parents and others are more worried about hurting their precious baby's little feelings than teaching their little darlings how to behave in a socially acceptable manner - you end up with grown-ass people who don't know how to act in a way that doesn't disgust others.
Erica at April 19, 2014 9:36 AM
It's a bit late now for this suggestion, but you might tell him that you appreciate that he sometimes needs to remove excess mucus from his nasal passages, just as you appreciate that he sometimes needs to remove excess fluid from his bladder. But both these needs should be taken care of IN PRIVATE!
lucyb at May 30, 2014 7:08 AM
Is it possibly just a bit too much cocaine?
PeeWee at June 21, 2014 8:21 PM
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