Nail Biter
In college and even before that, I bit my nails. I’ve always been a nail biter. I prefer nipping at the corner of the nail then tearing the unwanted portion off rather than chewing them down to the quick. It just seems cleaner.
When I first met Linda and we were becoming friends, she noticed my habit and mentioned, “Um, you bite your nails.” It wasn’t the statement itself that conveyed her feelings but the body language that accompanied the moment, which suggested, “You’re gross.” As I remember it, she followed things up with the word “nasty.”
Because I liked her I stopped. Then, after she fell for me, I picked back up where I’d left off.
The other evening while watching a bit of TV, Linda looked over and said, “You know they make these things called nail clippers.”
Maybe I should consider stopping again, I still like Linda after all.
3 comments:
I am not sure for how many years I held my gas in when I was dating Elise. Maybe two? After we got married things changed. Thankfully we are still married so there were other redeeming features that I offered that offset the less desirable ones. I think.
By the way, biting your nails is gross.
Personally, I see a large distinction between "nipping and tearing" and "chewing" one's nails. Chewing is gross and to me is the equivalent of chewing one's hair. Do people that chew hair and nails then eat it?
there is a reason that they make nail clippers. Biting/chewing/tearing your nails is gross. I wish you and the children in our family that bite their nails would all quit. It is a nasty habit. I won't say anything about David's (or your) gas. THAT is a losing battle.
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