[header] How to get your husband to use proper table manners [title] Don't point out the obvious. [step] Barking orders at your spouse is only going to cultivate passive aggressive behavior. While he may be acting like an animal, telling him could be humiliating.
[header] How to get your husband to use proper table manners [title] Don't point out the obvious. [step] Barking orders at your spouse is only going to cultivate passive aggressive behavior. While he may be acting like an animal, telling him could be humiliating.
[substeps] If your husband keeps ordering what he doesn't want you to, try saying something like, " he's sick with the flu, and please don't talk about this. " it's the opposite of manners to mention a habit you know your husband wants to break. Instead of whacking his elbows off the table or snapping his jaw closed when he chews, take a more subtle approach. [substeps] Ask him what kind of table manners were practiced at his house growing up. Instead, he needs to learn the norms of a normal dinnertime. For example, be receptive when he tells you what he wants in the kitchen; however, figure out more explicitly what he wants and at what times. Try to choose neutral, non-threatening language like " sit " or " stay. " [title] Use " i " instead of " you " if there is one.