Yahoo Lifestyle Woman Says Making Soup from Scratch for Her Picky Eater Husband Has Left Her ‘Out of Patience’
The woman's husband immediately lost interest in the soup once he was informed of one simple ingredient in it
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Stock image of couple arguingA woman on Reddit is sharing her frustration with her husband, who she described as a picky eater, after he refused to continue eating soup she made him from scratch after discovering it contained garlic
Although she maintained that she has "always been understanding of his aversion to food," the user's issue is that he "decided he doesn’t like it but doesn’t complain about the taste when he isn’t aware it’s one of the ingredients"
Ultimately, she noted, "My husband and I talked" after the fact, "and, while I still don’t think he fully grasped the amount of effort that went into it, he was really apologetic about his response"
A woman on Reddit is airing out her frustrations with her husband, who refused to continue eating soup that she made him from scratch after he found out that it contained garlic.
On the popular Subreddit r/TrueOffMyChest, Reddit user ginafar shared her story about putting a considerable amount of effort into preparing a meal for her picky eater husband, only for him to stop eating it based on the inclusion of one ingredient.
"For context, my husband is self described recovered from ARFID," the woman led off her post by saying, later explaining that "ARFID stands for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. It’s a recognized eating disorder. He really has come leaps and bounds, when we first met he wouldn’t have eaten soup in any shape or form, I am proud of him and how far he has come."
However, the pair still encountered an issue when the woman engaged in the "laborious process" of making them soup from scratch. According to the user, things started off great, "Tonight I used a bag of carrots and a few cloves of garlic for the soup. I served it with homemade scones. Again, made while I’m looking after [our] baby myself. Husband has a taste and says he likes it and that it tastes like another dish I make on occasion."
Things quickly turned when the woman explained her cooking process to her husband, though. "I was talking to him about making it and that I felt I might have been a little over the top with the garlic but that it’s still great. He instantly stopped eating the soup and said he didn’t like it, but that I should keep on making soup. WHAT?"
"The soup you were eating 2 minutes ago before you knew garlic was in it is now inedible??" She continued. "And I should just spend another 8+ hours cooking another meal while looking after our baby while he’s at work just for him to turn down, like my time means nothing?"
The user further noted that she was "so upset that after dinner I just tipped the rest of the soup down the drain and avoided him, I couldn’t face the argument after a long day."
Although she maintained that she has "always been understanding of his aversion to food," the user's issue is that he "decided he doesn’t like it but doesn’t complain about the taste when he isn’t aware it’s one of the ingredients."
"It’s infuriating. I am honestly out of patience for it," she added. "I’ve made accommodations for his eating for so long, I spent my entire day with a fussy baby making it with love and care and it wasn’t appreciated at all. I genuinely never want to cook for him again."
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Other Reddit users jumped in the comments to share their thoughts. One questioned, "Why would he not cook anything else for himself if he didn't like it?" With another adding, "I would tell him straight up that you are now making food for yourself and the infant. If he chooses to join, then fine, but don’t cook for him specifically. Also, if he doesn’t cook, he doesn’t get to comment on the food. He is acting way too entitled."
After receiving a slew of similar responses, the woman updated her post with some clarification as to the status of her relationship with her husband after the ordeal.
"My husband and I talked and, while I still don’t think he fully grasped the amount of effort that went into it, he was really apologetic about his response," the user shared in the update. "He also said that if he didn’t know garlic was in it he might have eaten more. I knew I f----- up as soon as I mentioned the garlic in there, it totally slipped out. Lack of sleep with a teething baby does things to people, both me and my husband included."
She concluded her post by noting, "Rest assured I’ll continue cooking from now on, you have all cheered me up. Next week I’ll make my most favorite soup, French onion! I’ll also leave out everything for him to make his own sandwich if he can’t appreciate how amazing that stuff is!"
