Me and my DP are on the cusp of living together, and I am wondering about this because our hygiene standards are poles apart. I'd like to know if anyone else has had a situation like this with someone they live with?
I'm on the more lax side hygiene wise. I don't think I am unhygienic, but maybe I am? I'm not the sort to be fussy or bothered. If I dropped a cracker on a clean floor I'd probably still eat it. If something's past its best before date but it still smells okay, I'll use it. I wash up periodically, I live alone, so it is rarely more than one plate/cup/set of cutlery-I don't always do it straight away. I've nowhere I could put a dishwasher. I batch cook quite often or cook more than I'll need and freeze the rest.
DP on the other hand is METICULOUS about hygiene. If a loaf of bread has been left out for more than a couple of days, DP will not eat it. Won't eat anything that has been frozen from leftovers or say, if I made a lasagna and froze one portion, DP won't eat it. Has to be fresh or else. Wouldn't dream of eating anything that was one day past 'Best Before' even if it is perfectly fine. Has to thoroughly clean a kitchen before baking or cooking, even if it wasn't dirty in the first place. I left some hummus on the table overnight once by mistake, and still ate it the following day-this is horrifying apparently! Said that the way I am about hygiene and cooking 'Messes with my head!'
Doesn't like me cooking, although does accept that I am quite a good cook, because of not trusting my hygiene, how long I may have had ingredients etc. I bake a lot-and DP would only eat my baking if has actually watched me do it that day, because I will save marzipan once I've rolled it last time I baked, or I'll use home-made apple cider vinegar, or ingredients I've had a while.