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o.k. so you go out with the wife to a nice restaurant while looking over the menu she asks "what are you going to have" since i always know what im in the mood for ill say fish or meat etc. then she tells me what she wants and we order. the meals come and after a couple of minutes she asks if she could taste mine, that's something else i dont like doing with my food, next thing you know shes eating my meal and Ive got hers in front of me and its something i wasnt in the mood for or dont like at all, Ive gotten to the point ill order what she does so i wont be bothered while im eating but she still wants to "tast" mine to see if its been cooked the same way as hers. i attribute this behavior to the fact that she grew up with 5 sisters with whom she is very close and a brother perhaps they got accustom to just sharing everything? my mom always prepared plenty of food the deal at our table was put as much food on your dish as you want but dont let your eyes be larger then your stomach, in other words eat as much as you want but dont waste it, my wife is the "queen" of the doggie bag, after not being able to complete the meal Ive ordered she gets a doggie bag to take it home further inflaming the issue, what is an otherwise loving, caring, supportive, nurchering, husband to do?. end of rant. :cryin:
 
Anyone puts a fork near my plate would pull back a bloody stump.
End of story. :smirk:
 
Just order something you know she hates
 
I think it's an assertion that “what’s yours is mine” Nurture that habit away says me. Indian restaurant, it’s OK. :wink:
 
:nonono: At the risk of incurring your wife's anger, assert your authority. There are some lines that no human has a right to cross and one of those lines is a person's food. If my spouse tried to 'taste' my meal, that spouse would be in pain. I refuse to share my meal with anyone.

P.S. If you don't know, I am the wife in this relationship!

P.P.S. Oh you might want to say no with some congeniality...?
 
My wife and I always order different appetizers and meals and then share them with each other.

It adds to the variety and enjoyment of our dining experience.
 
Well involuntary swapping of meals might be pushing things a bit far, but my wife and I alway swap "tastes" of whatever we ordered.
 
don-neff, how you share with your wife is perfectly fine if you both agree and enjoy doing so, i began thinking it was the "wolf" in me that didnt appreciate my wife's behavior, in my family the preparation of meals is an event on a social level almost a party affair and the consumption of the food is like receiving a sacrament, reaching into another's plate is strictly a no-no, Ive had meals with her family and its more of a free for all in comparison, and greg w, i love Indian food but when i want to eat it she will not go she hates it, perhaps ill start eating more of it. thank you judow i thought i was being a little tough on my wife.
 
My wife and I more often than not will decide what to order together {one plate}, then we ask the waitress to bring an extra empty plate {which most will gladly do} Bieng " Senior Citisens" we find that ordering two large plates most often ends up with the "doggie bag" scenario. So we get one plate of what we both like and share.
Why don`t we order off of the Seniors menu, you may ask. We do sometimes. Normaly when we can`t agree as to what to order
AND ......... We still share even at that.
:lol:
 
I plan on eating all I order. Then whatever 'smits can't finish. I hate to see food left on a plate. :devilgrin:
 
Don_Neff said:
My wife and I always order different appetizers and meals and then share them with each other.

It adds to the variety and enjoyment of our dining experience.
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Don!

Me and the Mrs usually do exactly the same thing. We have similar
tastes in food and usually narrow the menu down to a few. So we
each get to try out two dishes. But we DON'T eat from each other's
plate. We swap portions onto our own plates.

d
 
'Bout the only times we "swap" food is when dining "Chinese", otherwise if one of us has something we consider exceptionally good, <span style="text-decoration: underline">we</span> will <span style="text-decoration: underline">offer</span> a taste to the other to try!
 
Dr Entropy said:
I plan on eating all I order. Then whatever 'smits can't finish. I hate to see food left on a plate. :devilgrin:
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doc, i also hate when "sea food" is left onna plate, im not saying sharing with your wife is a bad thing its fine when both or several people enjoy doing so but i just dont, and others should be considerate of my wishes, and the chines food deal is also something that drives me nuts, if the other people want "fum gum whup" let em eat it dont be eye balling my "setti lum yetti", your in the middle of your shrimp in lobster sauce and someone reaches over and takes it away? what da? why didnt they order that? come on!
 
Ant'ny! I ~AGREE~ with ya.

The: "Oooh. That looks good, can I have a taste?" gets a reply somefin' like: "Yeah, it IS good. You shoulda order'd it, too... then you'd know what it tastes like."


I nipped that pet peeve inna bud looong ago. 'sides, I *know* she'll not finish whaterver it was she ordered, so I get THAT as well.
I'm a PIG. Gluttony is not a "sin". It's a survival technique, AFAIC. :smirk:


"My name is Entropy.... and I'm a foodie."
 
I order mine - she orders hers...she eats hers...I eat mine & whatever she doesn't eat of hers!
 
Dale,

> But we DON'T eat from each other's
> plate. We swap portions onto our own plates.

You just mentioned an important point. Thanks.

The wife and I do the same as you.

It did not sink into my dense brain that others here are talking about their spouse reaching across the table to help themselves to someone else's plate of food.

Don
 
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