He Served His Wife Less Food Than His Other Guests At A Dinner Party, And His Sister-In-Law Called Him Out For Limiting What His Wife Eats
Do you know anyone with strange eating habits? For instance, many refuse to eat their food if it touches other things on their plate.
When you’re married to someone with strange eating habits, you often have to adapt how you serve or offer them food on a daily basis. Unfortunately, some people don’t understand that.
At a recent dinner party, one man was recently judged by his sister-in-law for feeding his wife a smaller plate of food.
He and his wife are in their 20s and have been married for a year and together for four.
His wife has a particular way of eating, which is something he had to get used to once they were married.
Instead of taking bites of everything on her plate at once, his wife prefers to eat one thing at a time, starting with side dishes and ending with the main course and sometimes any alcoholic drinks offered.
His wife does this because she doesn’t like putting several things in her stomach at one time. She claims it makes her nauseous.
Because of her eating patterns, his wife often gets full before eating half of the main course. For the rest of the night, she’ll either remain full or be hungry enough to return for more food later.
“Now, every time we make dinner, I serve her a lot less than what I think she will eat,” he explained.
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“That way, she eats all her sides, then gets to the main course and can actually eat it, try it, and enjoy a drink. If she is still hungry, she has no problem doing the same thing twice. It’s just a quirk she has, and it doesn’t bother me.”
He and his wife recently hosted a dinner party for her sister, her sister’s husband, and another couple.
While serving everyone their plates, he noticed his sister-in-law was eyeing him as he gave his wife her smaller plate of food.
He figured his sister-in-law knew about his wife’s eating habits and thought everything would be fine. His wife happily ate her first plate and eventually went back for seconds.
He figured everything was going smoothly until later, after dinner, when his sister-in-law confronted him while he was doing the dishes.
“She asked me why I was limiting my wife’s food,” he recalled.
“I kind of laughed because I was surprised by this. I said I wasn’t, and I explained everything. Her sister told me that was unacceptable and that my wife was allowed to eat [however] and [whatever] she wanted.”
He told his sister-in-law he agreed with her, but he only served his small plates because it was a better system for her stomach, and she’s never had a problem with it throughout their relationship.
Still, his sister-in-law didn’t trust him and went as far as to tell their other friends about the situation. While he defended himself against his sister-in-law’s accusations, her panic made him wonder if he was doing anything wrong.
Should he feel bad for giving his wife smaller plates, or is he being a considerate husband?
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