Girlfriend Refuses To Cook For BF Anymore After He Claims Her Food 'Tastes Like Dirt'

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LiterallyLily17
Feb 7, 2022 1:00 PM EST

The OP in this this tale has been told that she is a very good cook in the past. She claims, "I'm generally a pretty great cook, and most people who have had my food agree." We have no reason not to believe her. However, her partner of all people is questioning her culinary abilities. She used one her her grandmother's most famous recipes. He came over to try the broth, and had the audacity to say it tasted like dirt without giving any helpful suggestions or feedback. She thought maybe it was just a one time fluke. But then later she made a coffee cake and he roasted her AGAIN. This man could at least say, 'no thank you.' We will never understand how anyone can be so impolite after someone makes them a dish. Newsflash guys, no one is ever entitled to make you anything. He then proceeded to tell her that his mother makes a better coffee cake than her. OP think's he's being rude and uncalled for. But she also wonders if maybe she just can't take criticism. Help her and the moral Judges of Reddit to decide. 

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  • 01
    Font - r/AmItheAsshole · Posted by u/_piss_pissedofferson 6 hours ago AITA for banning my partner from my cooking?
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    Wordy question but let's dive in. Usually partners cook for each other because you know... they are partners. But if one partner is doing more work than the other that can usually cause tension. Sounds like OP (the girlfriend) is doing most of the cooking. If the boyfriend doesn't contribute or help at all it's safe to say he shouldn't get much of a say on how the cooking should go down. 

  • 02
    Font - Ok, the title is bad, but hear me out here. My partner (29m) and I (24f) have been together for over two years, and we live together. We've been snowed in for three days, and I didn't want to make a run to the store today. So I made a traditional Mexican dish with some
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    Being snowed in isn't great for anyone. Spending every waking moment with someone, even if you love them, can be a recipe for disaster. Add in a recipe for real food and just see what concoction comes out. 

  • 03
    Font - chicken from the freezer and some veggies and spices we had on hand. I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm generally a pretty great cook, and most people who have had my food agree.
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    Font - So I make this dish, something my grandma used to make all the time, and I think it tastes pretty good. My partner comes over to have a taste and, I kid you not, goes "this tastes like dirt." So I walk over and have another sip of the broth, and it really tastes fine. I'm super confused, and ask what they think I should do to fix it. No suggestions. Ok whatever.
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    Font - So I let it simmer a while longer, maybe it's just raw spice they're tasting, but this is bugging me because earlier today I made a coffee cake which they also had nothing to say about except "my mom makes a better one, this is to0 dense" (???). I mention how weird it is that it tastes like dirt
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  • 06
    Font - and wonder aloud how I can fix it, and they get frustrated and lash out at me, going "I must just be making it up then, it's f*cking fine, I'll eat it."
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    Font - And then we went back and forth for a second before I tell them they shouldn't eat what I made then, and to just order food. Which they did. But now they're making a big stink about how I can't "take criticism", and I'm wondering if maybe I am being the asshole and a brat for not just accepting the criticism?
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    Font - INFO: this is something I've made before, and they've really liked before, it just somehow "tastes like dirt" today. I probably cook at least 5/7 days of the week and they never complain about the food. I take a lot of pride in my cooking, and I will admit that I can be a little sensitive. Generally, though, i accept constructive criticism (ex. needs salt, add acid, over/under cooked, etc) when I ask for it.
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    Font - AHatFullOfSkyy · 4 hr. ago Have him look at guides for constructive critique, its often helpful to do a "compliment sandwich" Ex: "wow thats pretty good! Its a bit too salty for my taste but otherwise the flavours are all there!"
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    Font - Iced_Jade · 5 hr. ago Regardless of them being sick or not, there's no reason to compare your cooking to his mother's. My ex husband did that all the time so I quit cooking for him. 1 24 Q Reply Share •..
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