Leftover takeaway wars

[mrsm43s]

This really is lighthearted! And I'm going to use the annoying Person A/Person B despite it be absolutely clear which one I am (and that I'm obviously in the right).

Happily married couple get an Indian Takeaway for a rare treat.

Person A orders Chicken Bhuna*
Person B orders Lamb Dhansak*
Then they order a rice, a naan and a side to share.

Person A eats all the Chicken Bhuna, half the rice, half a naan and half the side.
Person B eats half the Lamb Dhansak, skips rice, half of the naan and spoonful of side dish.

Remaining is half the Lamb Dhansak, half the rice and nearly half of a side dish.

Who gets the leftovers?

Person A thinks they should be split and shared (perhaps with the addition of a bhaji or a samosa from the freezer). "All that I have, I share with you" etc

Person B thinks they are their leftovers, and they make a perfect size meal for one and Person A should keep their mitts off as they ate all their own yesterday.

Who is in the right?

YABU - Person A is right - split the leftovers. Caring is sharing.
YANBU - Person B is right and they are entitled to all of their leftovers.

(* I have changed the names of the dishes so as not to out myself 😂)

It's person B's food .... I'd freak at DH if he tried to pull this trick. Thankfully he's terrified of leftovers and food poisoning so I don't have to worry about that.

You are both wrong!
Its just DH and I, but we order enough so we BOTH have leftovers the next day. We also share each dish- not this is mine, that is yours etc.
IF there was only enough leftovers for 1 serving, DH would always ask if he can have it, or did I want some.

Just order more in future 😉

Person A needs to order more food if they want left overs. They can't eat all their portion then expect more

See, I'm with you with a Chinese, we just order a few bits and all share.

But if someone suggests the same with a curry and I will never look at them the same way again

Broadly team B and I think you have to loudly declare "I'm going to eat the rest tomorrow" to avoid any confusion.

Person B.

When this happens in our house, person B (me) has the leftovers for brunch with a poached egg on top before person A has had enough coffee to cope with the concept of food.

I actually like sharing leftovers as long as the other person doesn't assume they're entitled to them, then I get territorial I'd happily share with my best friend, but I've also had some really greedy thoughtless boyfriends so I've had to stake my claim.

The ones that annoyed me the most would say, 'fancy going halves on a takeaway?' but only going halves on the money, not the food

Edit: I think I quoted the wrong post but I cannot remember which one I meant to quote

B is right. But order more next time.

Person A:

You’re being piggy. Wind your neck in. Obviously half of B’s meal isn’t enough to split as a proper meal between two. You think 1/4 of a meal is a proper meal? You disgust me.

B is right.
Though in my house there are no leftovers 😁probably helped due to the fact we have to split the 2 curries etc with our 8 year old

I'm not ordering a lovely spicy garlic chilli chicken and sharing DH's korma ....just no. Order what you like and that's yours to eat ...share the sides.

We would freeze the leftovers in an unmarked container. At a later date we would have "curry surprise" dinner. Neither would claim the food as theirs!

I’d share because I do all the cooking and it saves me the hassle for one meal. 🤷🏻‍♀️

In our house, DP likes to take leftovers to work for lunch, whereas I prefer to buy lunch fresh every day. So I'd happily give him first refusal on these.
But if it was a weekend or there wasn't much else to have for dinner, they'd be split and shared for then, with added new bread/sides etc.

I think person A was quite restrained, as they clearly would have been able to eat more than half of the rice, naan and sides, but they restricted themselves to only their own share at the actual mealtime. So I don't think they're trying it on - and they didn't try to get B's food at the time.

In my house I'd be person A, and we'd either pad out and share the leftovers for dinner another day, or person B would offer the leftovers to me to take for lunch, as she doesn't like having curry for lunch in the middle of a work day.

What is this 'leftovers' of which you speak?

Last time we ordered Thai food from a food truck DS suggested we order him 2 main dishes next time as one was insufficient. He is 16 years old. Enough said!

However, if I ordered something and didn't finish it but wanted to save it for later or the next day then I would make it clear this is what I wanted. A label on the container e.g. If you eat this I will kill you, works.

Just LOL at changing the names of the dishes so you don't out yourselves.

Proper giggling at that! Its giving "DH has a hobby thst ai won't share cos its outing" and it nearly always is cycling 🤣

Aimed at me I assume as I am the one who said zen and possessive.
I am short and slim and hoping to remain that way. I do not need to eat as much as a large person, whether they are male or female. Letting go of thinking everything has to be exactly shared or it isn't 'fair' is far healthier, not about being a woman.

This is just wrong!

Person b gets it along with the extra pleasure of knowing they are the only one eating delicious next day curry (which is better!).

Totally missing the point but I hate leftovers so anything of mine is up for grabs if you can get there before I throw it away!

However if someone wanted my food while I was eating it because they had finished first, it would be a no until I had finished. Which is as close to your scenario as I can get!

I am tall and slim. Letting my much larger teenage son always think he can have dibs on what I don't eat isn't healthy thinking either. I might want to save it for later. It's not about being fair, it's just courteous.

wtf

Do you literally dump everything in a pot together.

I really hope that this is a metaphorical pot.

DH and I share all takeaways. But that's because he shares his too.