To be disgruntled with DH's poor choices re. junk food?

[BlowDryRat]

He always buys something weird that tastes horrible rather than make a safe choice that I everyone will enjoy, then scoffs it while I everyone els misses out. Junk food choices he has made in recent memory:

• Lime and chutney poppadom crisps
• Pickle flavour Mini Cheddars
• Pizza Express with lamb topping
• Ruby berry Magnum ice cream

I'm fairly adventurous food-wise (have happily eaten caterpillars, frog legs etc. on holiday) but it's so disappointing when he says he's ordered pizza or got snacks and then I get presented with fizzy chicken korma and bin juice-flavour Pringles or something equally rank.

I'd like 1 and 4 from that list

But that's not the point. He's welcome to buy them, but why are you all having to eat them?

Is it that these are the one junk food item on the list/weekly groceries/takeaway, and he unilaterally decides on something no one else has asked for? In which case no, YANBU.

But if they're his treats, he can buy what he wants!

Those lime ones are lush! YABU

YANBU and you also deserve kudos for the use of 'disgruntled'

YABVU
Then buy extra standard snacks. That you all can eat, as part of your weekly shop. And let him eat the wierd stuff. I can't believe you are so miserly.

I love pickle cheddars.

Are they supposed to be treats just for him, or treats for everyone to enjoy? Do you generally get to pick a treat that you would enjoy, of approximately equal size / value?

Those poppadom crisps are lush

BTW I agree with the OP, I wouldn't eat any of those, my DH would happily scoff all of them. But he would bring me something lovely that he knows I could eat instead.

Buy your own junk food? Then you can get what you fancy, like he does. Simples.

@Butteredtoast55

YANBU and you also deserve kudos for the use of 'disgruntled'

I was trying to think of a more accurate expression than 'shaking and crying' or 'fuming'.

Sometimes they're things that he buys but the Pizza Express was a real treat meant to be for everyone's tea. The kids got nice piccolo pizzas and then he ordered that monstrosity for us to share

How thoughtful of your partner

Shame he doesn't get it right

If he was on here writing this he would be called abusive for putting you down for trying your best

My brother is like this. He'll bring loads of chocolate flavoured with gack Australian beer and caramel, look mystified when everyone politely declines and then end up eating it all himself.

The kids got nice piccolo pizzas and then he ordered that monstrosity for us to share

Yeah, that's not on. When sharing food with others, it's polite to agree on what to get first.

He's welcome to buy all his horrible snacks. Just not to come home with a 'treat' and then sit there scoffing it after offering it round knowing no one else will want it!

@BlowDryRat

He's welcome to buy all his horrible snacks. Just not to come home with a 'treat' and then sit there scoffing it after offering it round knowing no one else will want it!

That's why he does it. I've noticed time and time again on here that men are often greedy with the 'family' snacks and treats.

@Strangevipers

How thoughtful of your partner

Shame he doesn't get it right

If he was on here writing this he would be called abusive for putting you down for trying your best

yes of course I'm being abusive for refusing to eat his snacks.

@BlowDryRat

What are you on about ?

Re-read my comment please

Re-read my comment please

Why? It was a silly comment.

@DismantledKing

If he was on here writing this he would be called abusive for putting you down for trying your best

Note how I clearly don't say NOT eating the snacks is being abusive but slamming someone for trying their best is the issue

He's not trying his best to please me, neither am I 'slamming him'.

@AnotherMansCause

Are they supposed to be treats just for him, or treats for everyone to enjoy? Do you generally get to pick a treat that you would enjoy, of approximately equal size / value?

If she wants snacks of "equal size/value" surely she can just buy them herself.

@BlowDryRat

He's not trying his best to please me, neither am I 'slamming him'.

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I’d eat all those 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sensible fella. I’ll be calling him Joey from now on.

Just tell him what to get!

Who shares Pizza Express?!! Those same weirdos who order a salad from there too…

All of those are delicious!

To be fair, I was out when he ordered the Pizza Express so he couldn't ask me what I'd like. Literally anything else on the menu would have been fine!