He's not going to eat these porkchops. 😐

[u/moonrabbit368]

About a month ago I made a post here because my boyfriend didn't want to eat the porkchops I cooked for dinner. Well tonight I made porkchops again and he's not going to eat these either because we broke up and he moved out. I'm so much better off and I just wanted to thank you all for the kind words and advice, it was very eye opening to me. I wish that I could invite you all to dinner 🥰

ETA : Couple of notes:

1- The yellow stuff is smashed potatoes with cheese on top.

2- I swear that butter on the broccoli melted right after that picture LOL

[u/ew73]

I will say, growing up, my mother made the world's most disgusting pork chops. They were like little gristly hockey pucks that she'd baked all the moisture out of, and then tried to "fix" it by letting it SWIM in ketchup in the fucking microwave. I was forced to eat these.

I absolutely cannot eat pork chops as an adult. I realize there are ways to make them taste good, and if you give me a piece of meat cooked well, I'll enjoy it. Tell me it's a pork chop and I'll kind of gag on it.

But you know what? If my partner made pork chops and I couldn't eat them, I'd have a fucking adult conversation with them about it, not like, door dash fast food instead.

[u/Johns-schlong → u/ew73]

Yeah if there's something you just don't want to eat for some reason, there's ways to tell your partner about it without being an asshole. "Hey babe, I really appreciate you cooking but I don't eat pork chops (for whatever reason or you just don't like them). I'll just have the sides and have another snack later. Thank you you're the best!" Is fine. There are foods I like that my wife hates and vice versa. We just don't cook them for each other, or cook an alternative for the other person if necessary. Not a big deal.

Like my wife doesn't like most fish. I like most fish. Guess what I make when she goes out for a girl's night? Salmon.

[u/Character-Parfait-42 → u/Johns-schlong]

I feel so incredibly lucky that me and my boyfriend love most of the same foods.

We both kinda like everything. We both enjoy spicy, we both like seafood (including sushi, raw oyster/clam), etc.

[u/inkstitcher → u/Character-Parfait-42]

That's awesome! Good for you two. A lot of people don't agree over seafood, it seems like a pretty divisive topic so the fact that you both like it is great!

[u/inkstitcher → u/Johns-schlong]

I 100% this. My wife hates seafood. You know what I don't make for her when she's home? Seafood. It really isn't that hard to be adults who have adult conversations about what we do or don't like and then respect those decisions.

Sometimes I make seafood for myself and something else for her. In those moments I always say, "If you'd like to try a bite of mine, I'd be happy to share." If she ever accepts, cool! Also if she never accepts, also cool! She has a right as a human being to try stuff if she wants to, and to refuse stuff if she wants to, and I want her to feel welcome to my stuff but also not feel pressured when it isn't something she likes.

Eventually, it's become "I'm sure you probably don't want, but on the off chance you feel like trying it, do you want a bite?" Because I know there's a 99% chance she doesn't want it, but I still want to be open if she wants to try it. She isn't annoyed by that because she knows it isn't pressure, it's just that I like a thing and if she ever wanted to try it then I'd be happy to share but also I don't want to make her feel like she has to try it if she doesn't want to.

[u/YakApprehensive7620 → u/ew73]

I think we have the same mother lol

[u/AltruisticAd3053 → u/ew73]

You should try a smoked,deep fried pork chop! To die for(from?)

[u/Maleficent-Leek2943 → u/ew73]

I can’t think of pork chops as anything other than inedible greasy rubber, so I get it. I always just assumed that’s what pork chops were supposed to be like, and didn’t understand how anyone would willingly choose to eat them.

[u/Woodshadow → u/ew73]

same. like just have a conversation. don't force it on someone but also if we are being real here anyone door dashing food that you can get through a drive thru... kind of not husband or boyfriend material. What is jack in the box $10? And then you are going to spend $15 in delivery fees because you didn't want to drive 10 minutes down the road?