treyfan88 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Why is being able to cook such a valuable skill for a woman to have? LOL? I can microwave. That's the highest of my culinary abilities. I hate cooking. Lucky for me, my SO is a wonderful cook and I don't have to lift a finger in the kitchen.
alphamale Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Why is being able to cook such a valuable skill for a woman to have? LOL? so the husband doesn't have to cook
treyfan88 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 so the husband doesn't have to cook No one should cook unless they want to.
alphamale Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 When men say they want a woman who is a 'good cook', should I presume that they mean they want to dump all the responsibility of cooking and meals on her? pretty much, yes Are you guys great cooks yourselves? i am
alphamale Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 No one should cook unless they want to. i don't know, most women expect a man to hold down a job and bring home a paycheck
treyfan88 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 i don't know, most women expect a man to hold down a job and bring home a paycheck You seem very fixed on stereotype "gender" roles. What does bringing home a paycheck have to do with cooking? Are you assuming that women don't bring home paychecks? I can understand how this would be an issue (for you, I'm assuming) if we're talking about a stay-at-home wife/mom. But if both parties are paying the bills--what's your point? And even still, no one should cook unless they want to! There's always take-out. Restaurants. Microwaves. Etc. No one should do ANYTHING they don't want to! No one should be expected to be waited on hand and foot--regardless of who's paying the bills...or not! It works both ways.
clv0116 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 No one should do ANYTHING they don't want to! I agree, including marrying a woman who won't cook dinner.
Chicago_Guy Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I agree, including marrying a woman who won't cook dinner. That would be nice, but how many of today's women really know how to cook anyway? I don't think I could realistically make that an important criteria in selecting a woman to marry.
clv0116 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 That would be nice, but how many of today's women really know how to cook anyway? I'm not talking fancy cooking, I'm talking ability to create good nutritional food from basic foodstuffs.
prettybaby Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I'm not talking fancy cooking, I'm talking ability to create good nutritional food from basic foodstuffs. Uhuh ... and how many women today can actually do that?
clv0116 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Uhuh ... and how many women today can actually do that? Not as many as I would like, but it only takes one. Honestly I prefer simple food that's prepared from basic fresh ingredients. It's healthier and saves on the food budget.
Jaytb Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Not as many as I would like, but it only takes one. Honestly I prefer simple food that's prepared from basic fresh ingredients. It's healthier and saves on the food budget. I agree. My girlfriend cooks for me, and I enjoy it a lot. It's too bad many people in general just won't make their own meals. I like knowing what's in my food before I eat it. And I hate microwave, frozen, or fast food.
clv0116 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I agree. My girlfriend cooks for me, and I enjoy it a lot. It's too bad many people in general just won't make their own meals. I like knowing what's in my food before I eat it. And I hate microwave, frozen, or fast food. It's really nice, I think a lot of women underestimate the power of a good home cooked meal, not to mention the economic and health benefits.
Jaytb Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 It's really nice, I think a lot of women underestimate the power of a good home cooked meal, not to mention the economic and health benefits. Ideally both partners should learn to cook though. I wouldn't want to force my girlfriend to do all the cooking all the time, both because it's something nice to do and everyone needs rest once in a while.
bean1 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 My SO comes home to a clean house and a hot cooked meal each day. I only work once a week so I expect that he deserves this after a long shift! BUT...everyone should know how to cook. After all, it was his home cooked pasta on our 3rd date that lead to ... well ... let's just say, the ladies love a man who cooks! I was hooked Now it's my turn to repay him, a man's home is his castle
GorillaTheater Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 My wife's a SAHM, so she does most of the cooking. But I love to cook, and am pretty good at it, so I tend to take over the kitchen on weekends. Seems to work for us.
clv0116 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Ideally both partners should learn to cook though. I wouldn't want to force my girlfriend to do all the cooking all the time, both because it's something nice to do and everyone needs rest once in a while. Of course, but I'm willing to be the sole earner, so in my opinion my expectations are not unfair, just unusual.
Isolde Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Ideally both partners should learn to cook though. I wouldn't want to force my girlfriend to do all the cooking all the time, both because it's something nice to do and everyone needs rest once in a while. Cooking is a basic life skill.
Ruby Slippers Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 I am amused by all the attention on cooking in this thread. I LOVE to cook and bake, and I go all out. Everything fresh and made from scratch, multiple courses, well-balanced nutritionally. And it's true -- every boyfriend I've had has been blown away by my cooking, and by the fact that I love to cook for him. They generally say that none of their exes could cook worth a damn. All that said, I also want a man who can cook. Outside of straight-up sex, there is not much hotter than cooking with my man! It's sooooo sexy. And when he makes soup for you when you're sick. *melt* I always eventually lure them into the kitchen to bake with me, too (holiday cookies or pie, for instance), and this brings out super cuteness. Most of them haven't gone anywhere near baking since childhood, so it brings up all the warm fuzzies associated with home and youth. And then we start throwing flour at each other and -- I'm not gonna lie -- we eventually end up doing it in the kitchen. Loving ovens, indeed.
Ruby Slippers Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Cooking is a basic life skill. "I've got a lot of friends who don't know how to cook, which I could never understand, because not knowing how to cook is like not knowing how to ****."
clv0116 Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 Cooking is a basic life skill. I agree and I can cook basic food from basic ingredients. I enjoy it too, but it's time consuming.
mr.dream merchant Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 My GF sold me when she told me she could cook. I was like "Iight, where do I sign to make this official?!" When she does cook a fresh meal, I always help. Sometimes she wants to play wifey and cooks for me while making sure I'm comfortable on the couch watching TV lmao. I always insist to cook but sometimes she just wants to spoil me. ****, she'll even throw on a G-String, some heels, and a tank top and cook away. Wow. Now I'm horny and hungry.
allina Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 That would be nice, but how many of today's women really know how to cook anyway? I'm an amazing cook, enjoy cooking and cook dinner several times a week. But I won't cook meat so even my wonderful cooking may be a deal breaker
runner Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 "I've got a lot of friends who don't know how to cook, which I could never understand, because not knowing how to cook is like not knowing how to ****." hear, hear
alphamale Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 a nice, firm but soft, nubile body with all the right curves and long legs doesn't hurt (ahem! cough cough)
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