I said burritos? No Ok spaghetti? That doesn’t sound good either Ok. Maybe something really easy like hamburger helper or something? I don’t want that either Ok well what sounds good to you? Idk I don’t wanna do this over the phone
I see my error. Thank you
However in the past when I have just been decisive. She will accuse me of just thinking about myself. Or of asking for something unreasonable because I don’t have our current stock of ingredients memorized and we don’t have the needed materials.
She gets angry when I can’t think of dinner when she can’t think of it either.
Oz, did all your proposals involve your wife shopping/cooking? Did any involve you cooking? (You both work, so it doesn’t sound like an “I work, she tends house” setup. You also plan to be single soon.)
Originally Posted by ozman
However in the past when I have just been decisive. She will accuse me of just thinking about myself. Or of asking for something unreasonable because I don’t have our current stock of ingredients memorized and we don’t have the needed ingredients
If you want X and ask her to make X and there’s no X in the fridge, I totally see her point. If you instead make a plan for X and offer to include her—e.g., “I was thinking of picking up and grilling a couple pork chops, if you wouldn’t mind cooking the veggies.. I’d also be down with fast food burgers.”, that’s quite different. Even offering to pick up any ingredients she wants should avoid her being annoyed you asked for something not in the cupboard?
