Are men greedy bastards food wise.

[justasking111]

OK I went to butchers bought OH 1lb dry cure bacon his favourite, myself streaky because I prefer that. Guess who finished the streaky I have only had two slices.

Bought some dark chocolate, I enjoy a couple of squares a day. Once I break into it, the rest vanishes.

I bought some chocolate biscuits again once I opened it and took two when I went back the whole packet had been hoovered up.

I buy goodies for granchildren, once they have had a couple of biscuits or a couple of scoops of of icecream the rest vanishes.

I know he pays for it, but do I really need to start hiding food as I did with my kids when they were small?

It’s like living with a locust!

@justasking111

So both sexes can be greedy. But why wait until the packet is opened a couple of biscuits/squares of chocolate/scoop of icecream is removed before snaffling the rest.

It would not be so bad if he was not on a permanent low carb diet which means I need to buy lots of eggs/meat in for him to consume.

Er, if he's inhaling all the biscuits, chocolate and grandchildren's goodies, he's not on any sort of low carb diet.

He's just selfish, greedy and thinks that food just appears in the house with no planning, shopping or budgeting.

In this house YES. I haven't yet hidden food but that may change if he dares eat all the salt and vinegar crisps again this week after a specific warning not to even look at them 🤣.

My exh was a bit of a hooverer of any snacks or easy food - but he’d also complain that it was bought.

My Dad, however, is the exact opposite. Likes to have a strict schedule of what/ who all food is for! Not mean - he’d buy any amount you wanted - just likes to be very clear. It’s almost worse though!

Mine will leave things alone if I ask him to but once he starts it's like he can't stop. I bought some pate which I thought would do my lunches for a few days, before I'd had any he asked if he could have some, I said ok but leave enough for me. He left about a square inch.

That is part of the rich tapestry of life, OP. When you are born your genitals dictate a very specific set of characteristics which stay with you for life and never ever change or deviate. I bet he's good at woodwork and watching football too.

@PurpleDaisies

So why do you “need to buy” things for him?

In theory we both try to stick to low carb. So I buy meat/fish/vegetables etc. in which to make nutritious healthy meals. I do have a weakness for the odd bit of chocolate, also we look after grandkids while parents work so buy for them too. They are not fed the same as us.

But why wait until the packet is opened a couple of biscuits/squares of chocolate/scoop of icecream is removed before snaffling the rest.

Because then they can't be accused of being greedy of eating the lot. It was already opened by someone else so they feel justified in eating the rest of it.

Not a man thing, greedy person thing.

I'm more likely to have a biscuit if the pack is already open. DH is the same.

Yeara ago, I got irritated at him for snaffling the last of the biscuits after I'd only had one. He rightly pointed out that the biscuits had been in the tin for 4 or 5 days. In my irritation, I didn't think of this because I was too grumpy about there not being one for me. On reflection, it's unreasonable to buy food in and expect everyone not to touch it just in case one person might want it in several days time.

Food is food and there to be eaten, unless it's for a specific meal, or for having people round.

I hide things that I know will get hoovered up ridiculously fast. Not just from dh but from the kids too! Dh is an actual hoover though, especially sweets and chocolates, and he's diabetic!

My DH is. No such thing as leftovers in this house. Years ago I came home with shopping to last 2 evening meals (M&S convenience food) and by the time I'd got changed he'd put the whole lot in the oven for that night!

Food is food and there to be eaten, unless it's for a specific meal, or for having people round

That's fine, as long as you have an unlimited budget and as the non greedy person, you're happy to always miss out on the treats, because someone else will always get there before you do.

@PurpleDaisies

Yes. All men are the same.

Not all; my DH would never finish off something I could enjoy. He does eat large meals though.

These posts always make me sad. I don’t know why people put up selfish, inconsiderate partners.

How is it an attractive quality?

And then people laugh it off like “ho ho what’s he like! 🤷🏼‍♀️🥰👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🍫”
No, fuck off.

I think you missed the sarcasm there @Pottedpalm

Was about to post similar Lolosmiles.

My DH is inclined to eat everything in sight but he doesn't ruin his appetite by only eating treats and isn't overweight so I guess that is indeed how much more fuel he needs than me.

He now warns me if he is about to eat the first or last of any packet of biscuits or bars of chocolate. Also helps that he regularly replenishes stocks on our joint behalf.

I actually don't mind as means I can have a bit of something without having to finish the rest when the notion has worn off and very little goes to waste.

Idk my boyfriend eats less than me and I'm under 10st

That's fine, as long as you have an unlimited budget and as the non greedy person, you're happy to always miss out on the treats, because someone else will always get there before you do
Nonsense.
I don't have an unlimited budget, and because I don't have an unlimited budget I'm not going to expect people to leave things open just in case someone else wants them ages later.

We shop weekly, get the same sort of items each week. If I want a biscuit on day 3 of the shop then I'll have one, if by day 5 of the week there's none left then I'd expect that because if we weren't running low towards the end of the week ghen I'm buying too much food.
I'm not going to leave half a box of strawberries strawberries the fridge just in case DH wants to eat them in 4 days time. Equally, I don't expect him to do the same on biscuits. Some weeks I eat crumpets for breakfast and there's none at the weekend. DH doesn't get annoyed because the crumpets were open on Tuesday and on Saturday there wasn't one for him.

@CatPurple

These posts always make me sad. I don’t know why people put up selfish, inconsiderate partners.

How is it an attractive quality?

And then people laugh it off like “ho ho what’s he like! 🤷🏼‍♀️🥰👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🍫”
No, fuck off.

This. Dating stage, person shows him/herself to be an inconsiderate twat - dump and move on.

@PurpleDaisies

I think you missed the sarcasm there *@Pottedpalm*

I did 🙂

If I want a biscuit on day 3 of the shop then I'll have one, if by day 5 of the week there's none left then I'd expect that because if we weren't running low towards the end of the week ghen I'm buying too much food

But the point is that if you want a biscuit on day 3, there will never be a biscuit because greedy fucker ate it on day 0 or day 1, if you're lucky.

And then we have the 'just buy more' crowd who don't seem to realise that you could buy a pile of this stuff daily and it would never last more than a few hours with these sorts of people.

*These posts always make me sad. I don’t know why people put up selfish, inconsiderate partners.

How is it an attractive quality?

And then people laugh it off like “ho ho what’s he like! 🤷🏼‍♀️🥰👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🍫”
No, fuck off.*

I agree. Also the PP who said it's not a greedy husband problem it's just a selfish problem.

I cringe at the greed and inconsiderate behaviour of some of these people. I don't mean healthy appetite I mean plain selfish and rude.

Why don't these people know how to share ? Is there some sort of resentment or juvenile defiance going on ?

@ShutUpAlex

Mine doesn’t do this because he is considerate.

I am a fat bitch and will eat everything in sight.

😂

I took 2 chocolate bars out the other week and told my husband (while halfway through mine) to open his because I couldn't guarantee it would still be there once he got to it.

It wasn't. He just laughed though.

My DH wouldn't finish anything unless it was "his" (as in he got it for a gift, bought it specifically for himself, or added it to the family list just for himself) nor would anyone else in the house. It's just disrespectful.

DH and I generally don't snack. So that makes things a lot simpler. And the kids are young enough that we give them the snacks when they ask. And then we have a fruit bowl that's always full that's unlimited for anyone outside of snack time.

I cook all the meals. So I shop for those plus the DC snacks. There isn't extra sat around to be consumed whenever.

I always ask if there's anything he fancies though as he exercises a lot and could snack if he wanted (unlike myself) so if he does fancy something then I'll get it and that'll be "his" so DC know to check with daddy if they see it and want some. And DH and I don't touch their snacks/Easter eggs/birthday/Christmas sweets etc. Or each other's. Unless the person who's treat it is offers.

BarbaraofSeville
But some of these posts aren't talking about day 0.
They're saying once things are opened other people eat them before they get back to them. One post mentioned 5 days.

If someone is genuinely so selfish that they wipe out everything within 24 hours then there's a much bigger problem with the relationship than one person's eating habits.