Liking the same kind of foods = Good relationship

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Originally Posted by oh-eve

I never thought that food matters in a relationship but it does.

My ex didn't like my healthy cooking. I threw tons of cook books out because the dishes were with too many veggies, not enough fat and grease and sugar.

He wanted MEAT, FAT, Burgers, Fries, donuts and balls of sugar. He rather had the baked goods out of the box as my low sugar baking from scratch.

I lost complete interest in cooking and baking and we went out to restaurants a lot where he put me down because I ate a salad while he wolfed down his burgers and then blamed his weight on slow metabolism. I have to eat healthy to keep my figure and he was the first one to make jokes about overweight people .. so....

After we broke up, I dated a guy who loved, loved, loved the way I cooked and everything was just so much easier. No explanations why I eat half a donut and not 4. No feeling bad about not eating burgers three times per week.

FOOD IS IMPORTANT in a relationship!

I dated someone w/ eating habits like that as well and it turned badly lol... Growing up, fast food was a so-called "treat" every once in a blue moon- not breakfast, lunch and dinner! He brought out & amplified all my horrible food weaknesses, like sugar, and (me being "flexible", "easy-going".. ) I became unhealthy & unmotivated - like him. He'd pass on home cooked meals in favor of pizza or greasy bar foods.. I sooo enjoy cooking & eating balanced and hearty meals @ home with someone who lives an active lifestyle, like me. I'm not vegan/vegetarian, but I do like to eat smart. It's one thing if a person doesn't care about their own health, but another when they don't care about yours either. So, I've learned to spot those lifestyle differences earlier on.