He’s Been “Pregaming” The Dinners His Wife Cooks, Because She Never Makes Enough Food
When you live with someone who doesn’t eat the same amount of food you eat, mealtimes can get a little complicated.
One man upset his wife after she found out he had begun “pregaming” the meals she made because she doesn’t cook him enough food.
He and his wife are both 32. They got married and moved in with each other about five months ago.
Things have been going well, but there’s one problem. His wife doesn’t make enough food for him.
He weighs around 230 pounds and works a physically demanding job, so he needs a good amount of food throughout the day to keep him going. However, his wife insists on serving him tiny portions during mealtimes.
At dinnertime, his wife tends to serve really tiny meals. For instance, she’s given him a Chinese chicken salad with only about 30 grams of chicken and a measly pile of greens. Most nights, after finishing dinner, he’s still very hungry.
“At first, I tried to openly communicate with her, but she always took it horribly,” he said.
“She would adopt a thousand-yard stare and then begin talking about how incompetent she is and how she can’t even make her husband a proper dinner.”
When he noticed how angry and emotional his wife would get every time he brought up her small portions, he would tell her to calm down and that everything was fine. He’d make up reasons to make her feel better like he “eats too much” anyway.
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He tried to bear with her small meals once he realized he couldn’t get through to his wife without her breaking down. However, he couldn’t do it for long, as he’d often go to bed uncomfortably hungry and even lost seven pounds in a month. So, he devised a plan to get through the evenings.
“Eventually, I figured out my own system,” he explained. “On my way home from work, I started swinging by a fast food restaurant and getting myself a burger. I would basically pregame her meals with some more calories. I figured it was win-win, as what she doesn’t know can’t hurt her, and I could have my fill of food.”
He’d eat his burgers on his commute home, then eat whatever he could of the food his wife made, compliment the meal, and then dispose of any fast food wrappers discreetly.
Unfortunately, a few days ago, his secret was exposed. The other evening, he was in line at a fast food drive-thru on his way home when he saw his mother-in-law walk out of the same restaurant.
“She ran over and greeted me,” he recalled. “I asked her in a humorous way not to tell her daughter where she saw me because she’d take it badly, and she agreed. But then, she narced on me anyway.”
When he got home, his wife was furious and demanded he tell her everything. When he did, she was very hurt and angry.
Should he feel bad for buying himself more food, or should his wife be more accommodating?
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