Without fail every night my wife will ask " What should we do for dinner? ". This question is about more than just food in many ways. I take this as a chance to lead or express my preference.
ABSOLUTELY1111 A gazillion and 10 points for you...
my xH would ask me... "so are you going to eat tonight?" Which had nothing to do with what he actually wanted to know... and we would go through this very silly, childish back and forth thing until he found out what I had decided to cook and what time I had decided we would eat.
God, that conversation used to piss me off so bad...
But yes, M, your answer is spot on, in so many ways...