Could you date someone with such a limited diet?

[georgousbold]

I've met a really nice man recently.

6 weeks in and I'm really enjoying his company. I have a disabled son so finding anyone new was always going to be hit and miss

He's a really friendly and caring person, it seems. I have absolutely no support most of the time for my son and last week he even offered to step in when I had a vomiting bug, offering to take DS to the local park and go for a walk with him so I could catch some extra zzzs. He made it clear that he knew why I'd decline as he was new, but said the offer was there and open (he's a doctor so very much DBS checked)

We have been out for something to eat 3 times now. Each time, chicken nuggets and chips, with a little ketchup on the side and sprinkled with vinegar and lots of salt like it's snowing on his plate

Yesterday we had a lunch at a local cafe. Chicken nuggets and chips, with lots and lots of salt, then he asked for some beans so a slight improvement.

Could you go out with someone with such a limited diet? I asked why it was so simple and he shrugged and said 'it's predictable'

He has asked to take me to a sushi place next week so we shall see how this plays out. I don't think they sell nuggets!

@saraclara

I don't really understand why what he eats affects you.

@Frostylaudanum several posters have described how it might, or how it's affected them having a partner with such limited acceptable foods.
If it would prevent them socialising as a couple/accepting invitations to people's homes for dinner/make it hard for the other person to enjoy eating out at varied places, then of course it could affect OP.

Ah well I don't do any of those things as I wouldn't enjoy them. But yes if they're something OP enjoys then I can see it would be an issue

I'm married to a dr and yes in hospital jobs DH generally survived off expensive M&S sandwiches and strong lattes. Long shifts and high stress. My DH loves to follow recipes and won't cook just winging it.

I once went on a date where the 20 something guy ordered pizza then when it arrived, cut round the whole crust and pushed it aside, eating just the inside pizza.

I'd give it a few more chances and try some different places, as you're doing with the sushi. However I've found little flags early on don't necessarily disappear. Hope it works out.

I couldn't be with someone with a limited diet. Dh and I love eating out, trying different cuisines and cooking....I was with someone who never tried new things and it was as boring as hell.

He’s suggesting eating at a sushi place so I suspect the chicken nuggets was just habitual rather than the only thing he’ll eat. I’d see how things pan out before jumping into dumping him over this.

It wouldn’t be a dealbreaker for me if everything else was good. We all have little (or big) quirks, and if we’re lucky we find someone who’s willing to tolerate them because they like the whole package.

I don't think I could live with a partner who had a limited diet. Trying new food and cooking and eating together has been so integral to my relationship with DP, I can't imagine a relationship without it.

The reasons for the limited diet are important though. Health issues, of course totally understandable. Fear of trying new things or ever-changing fussy requirements that impinge on other people - less so.

Seems weird for someone with a limited diet to suggest sushi? Did you previously eat at cafes/fast food places where he just got his usual nuggets, but that's not representative of his overall approach to food? Or is he suggesting sushi because he wants to push the boat out and try something new, having previously been nuggets-all-the-time? Either of those scenarios is promising.

@Mrsbunton

As a side issue the fact that he’s a doctor and has passed a dbs check doesn’t mean he’s safe to be alone with your son. The fact that he’s offering to take a child out alone that he hardly knows would worry me far more than what his diet is like.

She has no help with her DS. He offered to take her disabled son for a walk, to the park when she had a vomiting bug. He's a Dr she works with.

If. DS was climbing the walls, I'd have been grateful.

Is waffle your favourite food?

ZING

Hey @georgousbold how did the sushi date go? I'm dying to know what he ate! For what its worth if he's a good egg I would put up with the limited diet if he treats you right and you're happy