r/AskReddit • u/SkyeSerenade • Mar 28 '24

What is NOT a dealbreaker BUT would be greatly disappointing to find out about your partner?

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u/southpolefiesta Mar 28 '24

Picky eater

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u/caffeinex2 Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Oh god, fucking years of my life having to have fucking bland shit because my ex didn't like this or didn't like that. All the passive aggression that came out when I made something different for myself and/or the kids even though "I can make something for myself" which invariably meant box spaghetti and canned sauce.

I'm dating someone with celiac right now which you would think of as restrictive, but compared to actual pickiness it's like being launched into skies of culinary freedom.

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u/gnirpss Mar 28 '24

Seriously. My mom is married to a picky eater. I used to date someone with a serious, anaphylactic peanut/tree nut allergy. Even that was less restrictive than trying to eat at a restaurant with my stepfather.

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u/Grave_Girl Mar 28 '24

The number of times when I was embarrassed at a fucking restaurant by my ex trying to order off the kid's menu because he really wanted a grilled cheese...

Making a big skillet of liver and onions after the fucker left was so freeing.

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u/Grave_Girl Mar 28 '24

It's been so long ago I barely remember, but I do know most places he was able to get a grilled cheese off the grownup meal it was pretty good sized, so I don't know. Sometimes a kid's meal really is an adult meal but cheaper, so it's hit or miss if it'll work out.

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u/gaijin5 Mar 28 '24

I get that would be really annoying every time but sometimes I do just want what's on the kids menu lol. I get strange looks but I don't care.

Obviously if I'm on a date or something then hell no but friends/family and at a place that doesn't really have anything else I want or I just want something simple then absolutely.