to think the bar is so low...(romantic moment)

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There might already be a thread on this topic, but I'm just flabbergasted: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/14/my-most-romantic-moment-i-had-just-given-birth-and-my-boyfriend-made-me-a-perfect-bowl-of-pasta?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0QPpr9VBbx64vpGTiKLpyQbSyIrKhER2fY_NQBPfyrEEEs-JUnBDgNkfA#Echobox=1676381262

In short, woman is eternally grateful and considers it soooo romantic and amazing that a man was able to...well, basically warm up a dish she had made and boil some pasta.

And I have so many questions.

• why is it impressive?
• why did it take him 'almost as long as my labour' to boil some pasta and warm up the sauce she had made? Also OMG just break the linguini before cooking if you have no other pasta at home, you dimwit.
• why was she eating one meal per day when breastfeeding?
• why was the father 'unable to do almost anything for our baby'? Other than breastfeeding, he could have done everything else.
• how low is the bar if this is impressive and the most romantic thing ever that someone warms up a meal you have prepared, after you have just been through a long and traumatic birth. What was the 'expected' option then, that the mother hobbles to the kitchen to cook for the father instead?
• am I just a bitter woman who doesn't understand romance?

In the aftermath of labour I expect a small thing does mean a lot.

Nah, it all sounds pretty equal….she made a baby, he made some pasta (or at least reheated it).

Fast fwd 10 years shevis going to massively resent the man child she is with

What a load of ridiculous drivel. Way to celebrate a man being shit.

News flash... man receives accolades for performing tasks that women perform every day with no fanfare whatsoever

My kids dad sent me a message congratulating me on the birth of our child and did not show up again for about 5 years so I think the pasta was a winner lol

man receives accolades for performing tasks that women perform every day with no fanfare whatsoever

Ha I can just see it. 'OMG isn't my wife amazing, I broke an arm and a leg and she managed to re-heat the food I prepared so I can eat once per day!'

Well.sometimes it is the somethings isn't it
I.have been with my dh for 18 years we are not into big romantic gestures ,but sometimes he will.come back from the shop with my favourite drink/ crisps ,just because
Or I will pick him.up.something because I think he will like it .

When you put it like this!

The bar is buried under a pile of rubble isn't it?