Partner overly-praises his own cooking

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I tend to end up cooking for my family (partner, myself and two kids) most days. This is not by agreement, but mainly seems expected. Once every 3 weeks or so partner will cook something for us. Tonight it was a sauce over chicken with packet rice. Perfectly fine. But he spent the whole meal saying things like, “This is so good! Mmmm, this is just so nice!” etc. This is not because he’s not getting thanks - I always say the dinner was lovely when he cooks. He just seems to need excessive praise for doing what I do every damn day! It’s so annoying! AIBU to find this so irritating?

His cock will fall off if you don’t bow to The Great Cooking Performance.

You don’t want to be responsible for that, now do you? Do you?

Who cares if he expects cooking? Tell him he needs to cook half the week. Since he loves his own cooking so much he can’t complain.

This!

You cooking “mainly seems expected”

Time to change your expectations of him, then m, isn’t it ?

He's not saying 'my meals taste nicer than yours'
He just really enjoys the flavour of the jar of sauce. Let him live and enjoy his meal.

They’re such idiots!

I love you. So will your future DiL

@crackofdoom awesome 👌

My husband is the same ..cooks a ( albeit posh ! ) meal once a month and then actually says “l’m such a good cook ! ” throughout the whole meal ..he even shakes his head as if he’s astounded himself with his talent ! It’s so funny …l love him so much …and wholehearted agree . Even the teenagers snigger and agree ! Where’s the harm….he does loads of other stuff so l’ll give him this 🤣

To be fair…you’re right. I love him and he does a lot. Maybe I should let him have this one (particularly annoying) annoying habit!

My aunt is a bit like this. She is a good (and regular) cook but every meal we have at theirs, there's a constant commentary. 'This is really good isn't it? I can't believe this turned out so well! I think this is even better than the last time I made it, isn't it?' It's like, calm down and let us eat it!

My STBX does this . Cooks one meal , needs a knighthood on top of non stop praise . Then sends a picture of said meal to his parents so they can join in the pantomime

What a knob...ooo Mummy and daddy look what I've done 🤮

Err this

Anyone ever met a woman who is performative when praising their own cooking? I only seem to hear about or see men doing it

Yes I'd find it irritating- increase the amount of times a week he cooks and stop praising it- he'll get the message.

Surely the correct answer is 'yes it's amazing, you should totally cook for us all every day, it's going to transform my life!'

I can now accurately predict how long it takes when eating food he's put together for him to say, 'Mmmm that's not too bad'. Usually about 7 seconds😐
Whereas when I actually cook most nights I get.....needs more salt, next time maybe....

Prick.

I stopped doing his laundry in the summer when he moaned I didn't ask him if he could peg it out and tried to suggest I had purposefully included all the socks in this particular wash so that he would have to peg them out. Now I watch as his dirty clothes pile up and he was last seen wearing my daughter's socks.

Prick.

@LemograssLollipop Doesn’t sound like you like yours very much- not surprised, I wouldn’t either. 😕

Why are so many of you married to men you obviously hate?

Why? Don’t just “mention” it. Write down in 2 columns what each of you does and stick that up on the wall. Why put up with this nonsense?

'It's surprisingly edible for packet/jar food dear. Why don't you start feeding us regularly and you may progress to actual cooking'.

No I don't, not anymore. We need to separate really.

In fact just had a huge argument where I repeatedly shouted fucking twat at him 💥
Not one of my finest moments.