I Can't Be The Only One
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Who suffers the indignity of having a spouse/long term partner who never clears her plate when eating a meal.
Oh, she can scoff down a dessert well enough, but every single main course; cooked by me, her or anybody else goes unfinished. "I'm full" is the explanation, before she dives into a crême brulée.
When I was a kid, my best friend had been brought up to 'leave a little something for Mr Manners'. I certainly wasn't and neither, she protests, was my wife.
So why does she do it? At home, it means I am constantly having to scrape and rinse plates before sticking them in the dishwasher, which is something that only proper wierdos should do.
It drives me bonkers. And I predict that the only thing that will drive me more bonkers is when one of the Mods moves this to Food And Drink.
Oh, she can scoff down a dessert well enough, but every single main course; cooked by me, her or anybody else goes unfinished. "I'm full" is the explanation, before she dives into a crême brulée.
When I was a kid, my best friend had been brought up to 'leave a little something for Mr Manners'. I certainly wasn't and neither, she protests, was my wife.
So why does she do it? At home, it means I am constantly having to scrape and rinse plates before sticking them in the dishwasher, which is something that only proper wierdos should do.
It drives me bonkers. And I predict that the only thing that will drive me more bonkers is when one of the Mods moves this to Food And Drink.
bearman68 said:
Mods - can you move this into the 'food and drink' section?
It irritates me that someone should leave half a mouthful of tea in a mug. WTF is all that about - just finish your bloody tea please. !!
My girlfriend's biggest bugbear is me leaving half drunk cups of coffee around, that she made me...It irritates me that someone should leave half a mouthful of tea in a mug. WTF is all that about - just finish your bloody tea please. !!
I am the food guy, I always leave something (but it’s on purpose, if you leave something each time then you eat less which helps with weight loss)
My Mrs is the type who leaves drinks unfinished, makes a cuppa in the morning, drinks 2 mouthfuls then leaves it on the shelf in the bathroom
My Mrs is the type who leaves drinks unfinished, makes a cuppa in the morning, drinks 2 mouthfuls then leaves it on the shelf in the bathroom
king. Drink.We have a similar issue, the problem is I hate to see waste (as that is how I was brought up) so end up eating it as well as my own.
Everytime she floods her plate with salad cream she doesn't eat it all (I don't touch that) so when I make breakfast I always put just enough tom sauce on her plate as I know the same will happen. She then moans if it runs out just two mouthfulls before the end
Like a piece of sausage is suddenly inedible without tom sauce?
Anyhow she's out so it's roast leg of lamb tonight
despite being a meat eater it's yet another thing she won't touch.
Everytime she floods her plate with salad cream she doesn't eat it all (I don't touch that) so when I make breakfast I always put just enough tom sauce on her plate as I know the same will happen. She then moans if it runs out just two mouthfulls before the end
Like a piece of sausage is suddenly inedible without tom sauce?Anyhow she's out so it's roast leg of lamb tonight
despite being a meat eater it's yet another thing she won't touch.Some of you sound like my wife.
That little bag of salad you get with a curry, wait till its nice and hot and then its got more "flavour".
Gone off cheese? No problem just cut the green bits off.
Half a left over kebab, that's breakfast round here sonny.
Flat coke that's been in the fridge for 3 months, just mix it with some whiskey and its now a delicious refreshing non carbonated drink that tastes like toilet water.
You want some onions on your salad? What no? Well you are having them, and yes they are rancid as they have grown other small onions.
Lick your plate and cutlery before you put it in the dishwasher, nothing goes in our bin other than the green bits of cheese.
Don't dare say you are hungry, there is some mouldy bread in the freezer that's just perfect for cheese on toast... (see gone off cheese)
That little bag of salad you get with a curry, wait till its nice and hot and then its got more "flavour".
Gone off cheese? No problem just cut the green bits off.
Half a left over kebab, that's breakfast round here sonny.
Flat coke that's been in the fridge for 3 months, just mix it with some whiskey and its now a delicious refreshing non carbonated drink that tastes like toilet water.
You want some onions on your salad? What no? Well you are having them, and yes they are rancid as they have grown other small onions.
Lick your plate and cutlery before you put it in the dishwasher, nothing goes in our bin other than the green bits of cheese.
Don't dare say you are hungry, there is some mouldy bread in the freezer that's just perfect for cheese on toast... (see gone off cheese)
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