As the saying goes, the best way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. It’s not just about the food; it’s about fostering intimacy in the relationship. Unfortunately, if your spouse exhibits disrespect for your attempts, things can easily spiral out of control. A woman recently got into a dispute with her boyfriend over making supper with leftovers. Read the story and let us know what she should do.
Source: Reddit
I (27 f) cooked my bf (41 m) “scraps” for dinner.
We need to go grocery shopping but have leftovers in the fridge from last night which I assumed would be eaten this evening. These leftovers are uncooked burger patties, pasta salad, and grilled corn.
At 7 pm this evening bf asked what I was making for dinner. I reminded him of the leftovers. He said I was throwing a hissy fit over not wanting to cook him a good meal. Then he said he’d probably just eat crackers or something and he’d have to figure it out himself. Then he fell back asleep.
After he fell asleep I felt horrible so I cooked up some rice, ground beef, peppers, onions, grilled some fresh corn and mixed it all together with some homemade chipotle sauce then baked it with some cheese to melt.
When I presented it with him he wouldn’t even taste it. He asked if I got fresh ingredients at the store or just used what we had. I told him I cooked everything fresh but it was bought yesterday. The corn hadn’t been cooked before, the pepper hadn’t been cooked before, etc. it was all extra ingredients that I hadn’t used yesterday.
He then told me I ruined his night further by not listening to him and letting him make his “cracker meal” and a horrible gf for trying to serve him “scraps” I insisted that it’s not scraps but he kept yelling “scraps” and told me to leave him alone to “starve”
Should I have played this differently, was I really that bad for making him this? Or am I A Jerk for not listening to his cracker thing? Or is he just in a mood and being a jerk?
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