DEAR ABBY: Is there any hope for a man who refuses to turn off the TV during dinner? When I tell him dinner is on the table, he waits until it's cold and then continues to watch the program from the dinner table and ignore me. I have asked him to please turn off the TV during meals, but he won't.
He gobbles his food and doesn't close his mouth. Food drops out of the side of his mouth, and it's disgusting to see. Have you any suggestions? -- OVER IT IN STOCKTON, CALIF.
DEAR OVER IT: Your husband's behavior is passive-aggressive, and I can't help but wonder what he's punishing you for. It's sad that he has such atrocious table manners and such little consideration for your feelings. I "suggest" you stop trying to serve him a hot meal, let him get his own food from the kitchen and eat it in front of the television when he's hungry, while you eat separately -- preferably out with friends.