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Do you spill stuff on you when you eat?
So this is random but DH has ruined nearly every top/pair of pants that he owns because he gets something on them when he eats. Now that he has lost a ton of weight, all of those clothes have to be taken to goodwill anyway, so I have requested for him to eat in his boxers (when we are at home, of course) so that he doesn't ruin his new stuff. I really do not understand how this always happens. It is such a dumb thing to whine about but after seven years together, this is has gone from being an eye roller to driving me crazy.
Re: Do you spill stuff on you when you eat?
I'm cracking up at the "at home, of course" part of the eating-in-his-boxers requirement. Now, will that go for your dinner party tomorrow night, as well?
Man, I really have the giggles about that. But to answer your question, I do spill stuff on myself when I eat. Not every single time, but it happens fairly often, I'd say. My whole family is kind of special with the eye/hand/mouth coordination when it comes to that, though...there's a long-standing joke about how my sister accidentally spilled HER applesauce all over my dad. And no, she wasn't 3...more like 15.
LOL. Not necessarily THIS board but you know how exact people on the nest like to be.
This is every.single.meal. And the best part is the FIT he throws about it. We were in LA in March at some fancy schmancy restaurant and sure enough, he dribbled something on his shirt. It was white (oh and he loves to wear white). Well, he had an epic meltdown "How did that happen, I planned to wear this shirt again" on and on and I finally said "LISTEN. YOU SPILL SOMETHING ON YOURSELF AT EVERY MEAL, WHY ARE YOU CONSTANTLY IN SHOCK AND AWE ABOUT THIS?" That didn't go over well...
So, pineneedles, is there too much space between you and the table? What contributes to this, do you think? A coordination thing?
Well, I'll tell you, I very rarely wear white shirts because of this exact reason. If I do wear a white shirt, I practically have to think out my meals for the day and weigh the possibilities for spillage.
I'm not sure what our damage is, truth be told. I don't know if we all never learned to feed ourselves correctly or what. I have a rough time with pasta in particular - between trying to twirl it and get it into my mouth, it's pretty much a given that I'll end up wearing the sauce. I've certainly never been the most coordinated person out there, so that probably has something to do with it, too.
I feel his frustration, as a fellow dinner-wearer.
Pretty much the only thing I can suggest is to wear dark colors or something old when he knows he will be eating something particularly tricky. And that those Tide pens or whatever work fairly well, too. 
I will get some tide pens and put them in my purse. I think that is a good idea.
(and yes, he should OBVIOUSLY avoid light colors (especially white) but try telling him that)