On Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:41:46 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> What on earth am I going to catch by sharing a fork with my
>> husband that I'm not going to catch by having sex with him?

Exactly... the only times we don't share utensils is if one of us has
a cold/sore throat... but then we don't mouth kiss during those times
either. However my wife and I don't share eating utensils very often,
typically just a taste, I don't mind her licking my ice cream.

>> Among friends and family, we don't worry about swapping germs.
>> If someone sticks their thumb in the mashed potatoes as they
>> pass the dish, it's no big deal.

We don't get that intimate with friends/family, we don't know who else
they swap spit with.

>Same thing here with 12 years of letting ferrets eat what they
>wanted to off my plate. (except for the sex part)
>
>I would always offer my meals, let them check it out, take a few
>bites. They loved the offer even though they rarely ate my food.
>They loved their warm gravy meals better. We lived together and
>shared all germs.