discuss A man prefers to eat food cooked by his mom more than that cooked by his wife. How do you manage such a situation?

[Kross]

This is a real life happening. One lady in my street that I am friends to just told me she is very devastated and depressed. Her husband would prefer to pay his way to his mom's place to eat rather than eat the food prepared by the wife at home. Obviously, the man's mom stays in the same city. The husband sparingly eats food cooked by the wife. The excuse is that the mom is the best cook he has known. This has been on for two years now that they have been married.

What advice would you give to this lady in that situation?

 

[Fidelia1]

This kind of situation would definitely mess with my life mental health. I would fight for my marriage by going for a culinary course under my mother in law. But if nothing changes after that, I would so leave the marriage.

 

[Shawn]

Maybe the man should start doing the cooking if he can't handle the wife's cooking.

If she can't stand his cooking, then keep going to the in-laws or go out to eat.

 

[Zani]

This is strange. I mean why should a man abandon the meals made by the wife to be eating the ones made by the mom? I would sit my husband down to find out why he was insulting me that way.

 

[ActionAce]

It's a very difficult situation to navigate and it will be so frustrating for the wife. Women don't like it when men neglect their food, after putting so much energy in preparing it. It’ll hurt me so bad if my husband neglects my food. I think they need to have honest communication about it and try to understand each other's perspective.

 

[Cpvr]

Maybe the man should start doing the cooking if he can't handle the wife's cooking.

If she can't stand his cooking, then keep going to the in-laws or go out to eat.

I agree. If you can't eat your wife's cooking, then order your own food or cook it yourself. Better yet, maybe ask the mom to help her cook? It's a strange situation, but if I'm married, I'm eating my wife's food.

 

[Apsara]

If I ever face that situation, I’ll approach it with understanding, not offense. I’ll talk openly with my partner, maybe even learn his mom’s recipes and cook them with my own touch. Respect matters both ways.

 

[Kross]

What were they doing during courtship. They should have sat down to discuss and come to terms before marriage. Moving forward, the decision is solely theirs to make. She should go on a vacation to the mother in-laws' house and be humble enough to learn just to keep her marriage and sanity in one piece.