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She's also risking 1/2 of her net worth. What do you bring to the table? What's wrong with both pooling their resources, and either hiring a yard guy and cleaning person (and handyman when needed, and taking the car out for lube service), and sharing cooking/eating out/using prepared foods from the grocery/deli, etc.? Pool the money and pool the chores or hire out. What's the big deal?
I can cook
Btw, we once had all those helpers before we got old and became expendable. Would be nice to have kept all that money paid out in the bank.
Know how to cook? No not really, I like to cook and try new foods. But a picky eater or one who doesn't like to even try new things...thats hard to deal with. I dated a girl who would try "some" new foods, but her kid wouldn't try ANYTHING! Mashed potatoes, but would not eat baked. No seafood, no fish at all. Hamburger with ketchup only, no pepper at all. No salads, no soups(not even chili). White bread only, american cheese only(and only those slices with plastic wrap on each one). No home cooked ham, just oscar mayer that is square and sliced. Well, you get the point. At least he liked it when I cooked a steak for him. And he was a good kid, just a bit picky.
Back to thread. I don't mind if a woman can't cook........just don't complain too much when I screw up a meal.
I get really annoyed whenever someone tells me I have to start cooking because I have a kid. I've never cooked and I'm not just suddenly going to morph into someone else. Although honestly it is not the cooking so much as the cleaning up. I can't stand it. I already barely have the patience to clean off my plate after I've made a sandwich. There is something about cleaning dishes that is unbearably, hideously, mind-numbingly boring to me.
These are habits and lessons you will pass on to your child.
You owe it to him to prepare and present the freshest, healthiest food available.
But that's just my opinion on proper parenting.
I avoided cooking when I was in college, but recently I'm cooking like crazy since I have time on my hands. Living at home makes me lazy so I figure living with my friends will push me the opposite direction. I do cook things from scratch and try to avoid box stuff. My mom will not appreciate lazy daughters.
What's wrong with both pooling their resources, and either hiring a yard guy and cleaning person (and handyman when needed, and taking the car out for lube service), and sharing cooking/eating out/using prepared foods from the grocery/deli, etc.? Pool the money and pool the chores or hire out. What's the big deal?
Because I wouldn't want to be married to someone whose idea of cooperation and 'being in this together' is spending money to push the responsibility on someone else.
There are reasonable things to hire out if you both agree. But halfsies on basically getting a bunch of strangers to run your life is not my cup of tea.
We do have a yard and pool guy (once a week). We get a deep clean every two weeks by our cleaning people. But everyday things like keeping things clean, bills, keeping the house organized, dishes, doing laundry, preparing healthy food...those are things I need someone on board with me.
I get really annoyed whenever someone tells me I have to start cooking because I have a kid. I've never cooked and I'm not just suddenly going to morph into someone else. Although honestly it is not the cooking so much as the cleaning up. I can't stand it. I already barely have the patience to clean off my plate after I've made a sandwich. There is something about cleaning dishes that is unbearably, hideously, mind-numbingly boring to me.
Way to model being lazy! Learning a new, life long, useful skill is not becoming someone else. It is being smart. And, in this case, healthy.
How can you be bad at cooking? I just don't get it. It's a simple life task.
I agree. If the woman is my age, in her 30s, and can't cook, it is a problem. I learned how to cook, because no one was making my food, and eating out all the time is not healthy or financially smart. Those are both qualities I like in women.
It is very simple to find a recipe online, buy the ingredients, and follow directions.
I wouldn't hold it against her. It doesn't really come into play in my attraction. I cook in most of my relationships, and if they can cook too that's just a bonus.
How can you be bad at cooking? I just don't get it. It's a simple life task.
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Originally Posted by AverageGuy2006
One time I watched someone burn an entire pound of bacon. She was 31 years old. haha.
Just didnt know what she was doing. It was her kitchen, and she didn't' ask for help, so I just let her be. I was laughing inside. She tried, I will give her that. And she got better over time. But it was interesting for a while.
She could bake a mean cupcake, but I think it was box mix.
But she was good at sweets/deserts.
Does it really bother y'all that much? Seriously, is food that big a deal?
It's not that I can't cook. I can, I'm good at baking. It's just I don't like cooking! It takes too long and I'm not patient... AT ALL!
All this crap about the way to a man's heart is food. WTF!
I could care less if a girl can't cook.
The way to a man's heart is treating him well and giving him lots of sex.
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And he was a good kid, just a bit picky.
