Milkshakes

[Juicydaddy]

Not so long ago, DP showed me this lovely local dessert shop. I got in the habit of spending 6 pound a night on XL Oreo milkshakes, so I decided to save some money and bought the ingredients myself and didn't realize how easy it was to throw ice cream, milk, Oreos and chocolate syrup into the blender. Tasted the same if now better than the dessert shop, I couldn't believe I could make something so delicious right there in my kitchen!

Iv been making them every single night for a month now but have noticed I am going through 4 tubs of ice cream and 7 packets of Oreos a week. I haven't gained any weight from this though but DP is worried about me, saying it's unhealthy and weird that I am now "addicted" to Oreo milkshakes.

We have a great relationship filled with love and laughter everyday but when my craving kicks in at night and the blender comes out, DP doesn't speak a word to me and usually leaves me for the rest of the night.

This morning DP sat me down for a talk and told me she was going to stay at her mother's for a few nights to think things through and is taking the kids with her, I was so confused and sad. I asked what all this was about and she screamed in my face "YOU NEED HELP" and started crying.

I can't believe what my life has become all because of Oreo milkshakes. I'm starting to think maybe I do need help. How would you feel if your DP started drinking milkshakes every night? Would it be a huge issue ?

Is this a joke?

If not, there must be something more than the milkshakes. Did she specifically say that's why she is leaving?

Do you suffer from an eating disorder in general? (you chose the eating disorder Forum)

Your weight is stable? Not a problem at all!

Is there a hefty glug of whisky in those shakes or something?

Hi OP, there must be more to this, it seems ludicrous that your otherwise happy relationship is falling apart due to oreo milkshakes.
Is she worried about the amount of money you're spending on ingredients maybe? That is an awful lot of ice cream and oreos.

I can see why this would seem like a joke from the outside, I find the whole situation baffling myself. I mean it's only Oreo milkshakes.. not exactly whiskey! I'm not sure if it's an actual eating disorder but the way DP is acting it would seem that way. Maybe I should have posted in AIBU?

I'm actually saving money this way as I buy ALDI soft scoop to make it, so it can't be that. And I always clean up after myself when making them (dishes and wipe the benches).

Looking back I recall her walking in on me drinking it straight from the blender, that has possibly have her instant ick. There's also the possibility that she has been on my phone and seen my recent Google searches (milkshake recipes, forums and memes etc) maybe I have went a bit overboard with the whole thing ☹️

If it is over something you eat that is controlling. Yes she can say she is worried but you aren't even gaining weight.

Can you afford the ingredients? If not then that's all I can think of.

I couldn't believe I could make something so delicious right there in my kitchen!
This seems quite an over reaction! Have you ever cooked a meal or made anything else?

A packet of Oreos a day is a lot of biscuits.

Are you going on about them all of the time? I remember my dh saying 'this is the best meal I have ever had' after he made a perfectly ordinary meal. Anything he makes he goes on and on about.

Are you missing out on dinners or another meal, if you’re not putting weight on?

is there some massive drip feed coming? Have you spoken to your DP about what’s going on? It just seems an odd reaction to leave over a milkshake

Now that you've mentioned it, I think I say "this is the best meal I have ever made" every time I cook a meal aswel, I hope she doesn't think my spaghetti Bolognese is perfectly ordinary.

Her witnessing you drinking straight from the blender likely has caused an 'instant ick' there's no going back, sorry 😂

Are you NT, OP? The obsessiveness is quite odd. Especially the memes and forums etc. Combine that with your “this is the best meal I’ve ever made” comment every time you cook, I am wondering if you display other obsessive or ritualistic behaviours that make life with you difficult?

on the other hand, maybe you’re just enjoying a nightly milkshake and your partner is batshit.

Tbh I understand if your DP is taking time away because I have actually just walked out of my bedroom to the kitchen because my DP has just brought one of those Aldi ice cream tubs to bed and I have watched him demolish the whole fucking tub in one go. It is greedy and unhealthy and it's not 'instant ick' ... it is pure disgust with how greedy you are being

A full tub of ice cream on its own is greedy and unhealthy.. and if I'm honest totally bland. What I make is gorgeous and creative.

How are so many people not seeing this for the wind up it is

Have the summer holidays started already?

This is hilarious

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Finally got a response from DP, I guess I just need to grow up. Thank you for all the comments and the construction criticism.

(I'm turning 38 next month) so not nearly 40

Ensure you're eating a massive salad when she returns OP.

Instant ick reversal guaranteed.

I need to hear about the old school cake…

Sorry but I’m cracking up at “you’re nearly 40 years old Darren!”

do you have a habit of getting obsessed with a particular food? Maybe it’s the constant talking about it that annoys her rather than the consumption. Even so, seems a bit of an overreaction from her.

What creative about making an Oreo milkshake?

How are you using an ENTIRE packet every time and half a tin of ice-cream? Are you making mega pint milkshakes??

😂

I need to know wtf "old school cake" is and how the obsession with it manifested itself....

Is "old school cake" anything like the "old fashioned bread" one of my DS's friends accused us of having because we had an unsliced tiger loaf!?!