Meal prepping dinners as a Valentine’s gift? Am I overthinking this?

[Poxi]

I decided I was going to meal prep some healthy meals that my partner can freeze. Along with some sweet treats ie cookie dough. He’s sitting very intense exams for work right now so thought it was nice. He’s living off crap food right now when I don’t cook for him. He’s literally studying a working for 16-18 hours.

I don’t know there’s something about it that just gives me the ick. Partner is a very good cook and hasn’t asked for this. Am I being weird? I don’t know it’s just making me feel like his mum. Partner is not one of those loser men that can’t take care of himself in fact he does a very good job of it and his flat is immaculate and very well organised.

I think he would appreciate it but I don’t know why I’ve started to be really put off by the idea. Am I just overthinking this?

i think im just put off by the dynamic it would establish. But then again its just doing a nice thing which would be appreciated so i think im just being very weird and overthinking it

I think it’s a lovely idea. I’ve been with my DH since I was 16 and one of my favourite gifts he ever gave me was an exam first aid kit when I was sitting my A-Levels. It was just a Tupperware box he’d decorated with a first aid Red Cross and then filled with things like chocolate and coffee sachets, post it notes and spare pens. It was silly but showed that he cared and was thinking of how he could help me. That was 23 years ago.

I know someone whose (then) boyfriend (now husband) went to her house when she was out and did all her ironing for her when she was doing serious work related exams and was super stressed. It was a lovely, thoughtful, romantic gesture. I think as long as it isn't part of a dynamic of imbalance, and assuming cooking isn't his favourite thing to do amd the way he likes to unwind, it's a really nice idea

It’s very thoughtful and kind of you.
it’s not a valentines gift though