Telling my girlfriend that she can cook since she doesn’t like my food?
I (28m) love cooking. I’ve done it since I was young. My girlfriend knows how to cook but doesn’t enjoy doing it so I’ve been doing most of the cooking recently. I usually don’t have a problem with this, but she’s making it not fun.
She always seems to find something wrong with my food. She still eats it but it’s a little disheartening to hear that. And it’s not like I don’t take her advice.
I have asked her several times what she wants me to change but it never works. Last night I made a dish that she’s liked before, but she said didn’t taste good.
I was fed up and told her that she can start cooking her own food if she doesn’t like my cooking. She didn’t take it and well and started crying and left the kitchen. Now she’s ignoring me.
I wasn’t trying to make her upset, but I can’t keep doing this where she criticizes me but then wants me to keep doing it. Her reaction though is making me question if I handled it correctly.
Netizens’ comments
- My partner and I both cook and the joke between us is, if you don’t like it you know where McDonald’s is, maybe next time tell her she knows how to order her own food that she does like.
- Nah man she has the mentality of a child. Imagine trying to deal with difficult real life issues with someone who behaves like this. Big red flag.
- How long has this been going on? Did she like your food before but now she doesn’t? She should def make her own food if she hates everything you cook. My partner doesn’t cook but when he tries, let’s say pancakes, I’ll eat them even if they’re raw in the middle. It’s just so nice to have someone cook for you.
- Seems like she doesn’t know how to handle frustation, which is a fundamental skill every functioning adult should have.