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food hax chat q: she cooks on occastion for her dude but the best compliments he can come up with are halfearted. should she even try?

Posted by stuffed pixie (aka chris) Nov 4 '11, 12:06

Never a critic

Hi Carolyn, Thanks for taking my question. I love to cook and my family usually loves what I cook. I've cooked on occasion for my new boyfriend, and he always says the same thing "this meal wasn't bad" or "pretty good" but rarely does he fully compliment it. I know I shouldn't be fishing for compliments about my food (which is exactly what I'm doing) but I'm extra sensitive because his ex-wife was an amazing cook. Should I cut back on how much I cook for him or should I just pass the comments off as benign?

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ooh, my ex was a dick like this. i eventually just stopped cooking for him. -- nm - kare Nov 4, 12:32 1
- mister kare always tells you how awesome the day's crock pot thing is though, right? -- nm - stuffed pixie Nov 4, 12:33
My father is notorious for his standard assessment of "not bad." So, I hesitate to call the guy 'rude'. - Dr.Vermin Nov 4, 12:13 4
- he obviously raved about the ex's cooking if this girl knows the ex was an amazing cook. -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 12:14
- "And who's your little school friend? Oh wait, that's Mom!" -- nm - Roger More Nov 4, 12:14
- Mrs Vermin after sex: "how was it? oh, not bad. good night." -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 12:14 1
  - Vermy's response when she objects: "What? You're being oversensitive." -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 12:19
You're probably not as a good of a cook as his ex-wife. And that's okay. - ty97 Nov 4, 12:11 1
- but does she give better hummers? nm -- nm - groiny, bartender Nov 4, 12:13
she should serve him his next meal nekkid -- nm - decline Nov 4, 12:10
"You can't win, Rocky!" -- nm - David Nov 4, 12:09
stop cooking for him. tell him he is *obviously* the better cook and you look forward to what he is making you tonight. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 12:08
OFFS -- nm - James Earl Jones Nov 4, 12:07
offs - znufrii Nov 4, 12:06 3
- she could be an awful cook, he's still rude. -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 12:08 2
  - Pretty clear he wants her to stop but does not havw the heart to tell her. -- nm - James Earl Jones Nov 4, 12:09 1
    - 'oh, honey, let me cook.' -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 12:12

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