Anonymous wrote:That's learned behaviour. I'm guessing in the past if he's said more than "hmmm" you've made it clear it was the wrong response.
I have told him it bothers me and he always apologizes but keeps doing the same thing. This will be a conversation with him for example:
ME: My dad may fly in next weekend to visit us
DH: Hmmm
ME: I sent you an email with a car I like. Do you like the car?
DH: Hmmm
ME: DD has diarrhoea
DH: Hmmm
ME: Would you like to go to the farmers market or blah blah event Saturday?
DH: Hmmm
Seriously this is not a joke. He hmm's all the time.