Does Your Partner Lick Their Plate At Meal-Times?

I love my gravy as much as anyone but if I can't get it off the plate with my fork and some other thing to sop it up (ie potatoes), it stays on the plate...

He only does it when I overdo the gravy...so I make sure I don't overdo it...usually!

I've not personally witnessed them doing it as I don't make a point of dining with them but what I have seen (in Las Vegas and the odd times here in Carlisle) they have the same mannerisms when they eat as John does. Sometimes, John makes a sucking sound with his food and his Dad does exactly the same. All of his family eat like their lives depended on it. I have often said to him, "John, it's not your final meal, you don't really have to eat that fast," but it's a habit he can't shake off, it seems. His nephew eats like a pig as well..head down right into his food, it's disgusting. In fact, I'm being kind to pigs! My Dad also annoys my Mum because he doesn't use a knife at home (just the fork) but whenever they go out for something to eat, which is rare these days, he will use a knife! It was funny when me, Mum, my nephew, John and his parents, went for a posh meal at a steakhouse restaurant in the Planet Hollywood hotel in Las Vegas 2 years ago. You could tell that the in-laws and John felt uncomfortable in their surroundings but my side of the family were in their element as it was such a lovely place to eat. The first meal we had (elsewhere) was a different story, however, as it involved burgers with sauces on, piled high in huge buns. You get the idea with "that lot" as I've never heard so much sucking going on in my life. Mum couldn't finish hers because she felt ill listening to them all at their troughs lol.

The lickin of the plate thing is the only negative from hubby. He, too, eats everything at amazing speed. He will eat my left-overs too if there are any. He will go "Ruff" like a dog which kinda sums him up really!

Oh dear! That's not the most honest way of winning something is it? Just goes to show that anyone can cheat, no matter how old they are. Still annoying for those who don't though. As for my brother, he used to cheat at draughts. Whenever I went to the toilet, I'd come back and he'd do this move all over the board and would say, "I've won!" To my credit though, I never did it back to him. Wouldn't lower myself to his level. Haha!

The only positive thing out of this is that hubby never leaves his food. I agree though; it is gross licking the plate. Thank God he doesn't have gravy every day!

Naaah, he's just a pig lol...and that's being kind to the pig! To be honest, he doesn't do it ALL THE TIME as I haven't got my beady eyes on him constantly watching how he eats as I'm concentrating on my food. On the odd occasion I've seen him do it I just tell him how disgusting it is. Then he shrugs his shoulders and says something like, "that was nice!" Meaning the food of course. I suppose it's better than him leaving the food and saying it was horrible. The only thing he won't eat is Yorkshire Pudding! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding

Exactly! Amazingly, he's never spilled any onto his top. Usually, I try not to give him too much gravy, then he manages to do what normal people do and eat properly with his knife and fork. That reminds me of something else he does at times...shoves the knife in his mouth making this sucking noise. Why did I marry him lol. I'm sure Prince Charles doesn't lick his plate and suck his knife!! Haha!

I've often compared my husband to a dog...as he will finish off any of my food that I may leave on my plate. At least we rarely have any wasted food!

Sometimes he will have food in front of him and - by the time I've got through half of mine he's finished it. Never gets indigestion either which you would think he would do with him having the plate on his lap, leaning over it lol.

Hi sunnycool, I'm doing just fine thank you! Well, it seems you have better manners than my hubby, which is what I expected. You have standards, correct? At least he helps me with the washing-up and is very supportive in other ways too, so the odd time he does lick his plate..I should kill him!!!