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Woman Leaves Dinner Hungry Again After Sharing Her Food, Gets A Reality Check From Boyfriend
Our relationship with food is not just about consumption. It also involves respect and consideration for others. Reddit user PhantomDetective3548 is concerned that his girlfriend’s kindness is being taken advantage of. When they’re out, she always offers bites from her plate, whether it’s a simple appetizer or her main course, and during their last dinner with friends, one of the guy’s buddies ate far more than he should have, leaving her with mere crumbs. So, he’s turned to the internet for advice on how to get her to set healthy boundaries.
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This guy got a girlfriend who always shares her food
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And he’s getting increasingly annoyed with how much she lets others eat
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Not being able to control the amount of food others take is one of the reasons why some people don’t share theirs in the first place
A poll of 2,000 adults found that four in ten people (39 per cent) identify with a famous catchphrase from the 90’s sitcom FRIENDS, “Joey doesn’t share food!”
More than a fifth (22 per cent) have even imitated the expression when someone has tried to take some of their meal.
Top reasons for people never or rarely sharing include not liking other people touching their food (50 percent) and wanting to enjoy what they paid for (40 percent).
But 17 percent of non-sharers said they would be more willing to give others a bite if they could control the exact amount they give away.
Commenting on these figures, psychologist Dr. Rachel Taylor said that, actually, a lot of good can come from sharing food.
“Sharing food and eating together have deep-rooted social and neuropsychological benefits,” she explained. “Eating together triggers positive feelings of trust and empathy – a primal need that evokes safety and comfort from years of evolution.”
“Research has shown that after a food-sharing event, circulating oxytocin levels, also known as the love hormone, increase, so when we share food, our brains associate it with social bonding and feelings of belongingness.”
But non-sharers are missing out on quite a bit of bonding
“You could say food sharing is quite literally sharing the love,” Taylor added.
“Looking specifically at sweet treats, like doughnuts, there’s the added benefit of the brain seeing it as a reward – so when we share these, or see someone else sharing a sweet treat, our mirror neurons allow us to empathise and build stronger connections to those people.”
But the difference of opinion between our Redditor and his girlfriend might even be rooted in human nature. The study revealed men are nearly twice as likely as women to never share their food (14 per cent compared to just 8 per cent).
Sweets (53 per cent), crisps (43 per cent), and doughnuts (23 per cent) are the foods people are most willing to split. On the other hand, chocolate (22 per cent), pizza (17 per cent), and chips (15 per cent) are the least likely to be shared.
As his story went viral, the guy provided more information on his girlfriend’s eating habits
Quite a few people blamed him for confronting his partner instead of his friend
But some said his girlfriend needs to be more mindful of how much she shares
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Earonn - 1 week ago
Standing up to his friend is too much for his weak ego. Better to blame the girlfriend (and unload his personal, unasked-for opinion about "saliva in her food" on us - OP suffers from main character syndrome).
Sue User 1 week ago
Yep. She appears to have a legitimate problem. Brian appears to also have a problem, but is his a compulsion ? But kike the one poster said, OP forgives Brian ( that's just the way he is ) but expects his girlfriend to manage her problem by managing Brian's problem.
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BewilderedBanana 1 week ago
I don't think OP is wrong in telling his GF to be careful with sharing her food since it's valid advice. But he is very wrong in not telling this Brian person that when someone says 'want to try?' it doesn't mean 'have it all', shared appetisers are meant to be SHARED and taxes and tips are a very real thing. This Brian is definitely NOT the messiah, he's a very naughty boy :)
Sparky Hughes 1 week ago
I had a friend who would just reach into my plate. Fine. But it got worse. I was having a Thai stir fry and she was having a curry. She tasted my dish and next thing I know, she’s scooping the sauce onto her rice. I told her to ask for sauce on the side. She goes on to explain how my sauce is better because it’s flavored with the meat and vegetables, that she likes it better. I told her so do I and she had enough. She got super pissy with me. I also grew up with brothers who did stuff like this. Painstakingly picking out crab meat only to have one of my brothers come up behind me and fork up all of my crab meat. Make a lunch, he would take it. I really hate how some people, who aren’t poor do stuff like this. It’s rude and inconsiderate.
Thanos'Fingers 4 days ago
This is why they give you not one, but two handheld weapons while you eat any one meal. If someone came up and tried to take food off my plate without asking, let alone CRAB... they are pulling that hand back with a few less fingers, best case. They can explain to everyone they meet moving forward why they have a scar on their hand that looks like they were stabbed by a fork.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 1 week ago
Standing up to his friend is too much for his weak ego. Better to blame the girlfriend (and unload his personal, unasked-for opinion about "saliva in her food" on us - OP suffers from main character syndrome).
Sue User 1 week ago
Yep. She appears to have a legitimate problem. Brian appears to also have a problem, but is his a compulsion ? But kike the one poster said, OP forgives Brian ( that's just the way he is ) but expects his girlfriend to manage her problem by managing Brian's problem.
Load More Replies... BewilderedBanana 1 week ago
I don't think OP is wrong in telling his GF to be careful with sharing her food since it's valid advice. But he is very wrong in not telling this Brian person that when someone says 'want to try?' it doesn't mean 'have it all', shared appetisers are meant to be SHARED and taxes and tips are a very real thing. This Brian is definitely NOT the messiah, he's a very naughty boy :)
Sparky Hughes 1 week ago
I had a friend who would just reach into my plate. Fine. But it got worse. I was having a Thai stir fry and she was having a curry. She tasted my dish and next thing I know, she’s scooping the sauce onto her rice. I told her to ask for sauce on the side. She goes on to explain how my sauce is better because it’s flavored with the meat and vegetables, that she likes it better. I told her so do I and she had enough. She got super pissy with me. I also grew up with brothers who did stuff like this. Painstakingly picking out crab meat only to have one of my brothers come up behind me and fork up all of my crab meat. Make a lunch, he would take it. I really hate how some people, who aren’t poor do stuff like this. It’s rude and inconsiderate.
Thanos'Fingers 4 days ago
This is why they give you not one, but two handheld weapons while you eat any one meal. If someone came up and tried to take food off my plate without asking, let alone CRAB... they are pulling that hand back with a few less fingers, best case. They can explain to everyone they meet moving forward why they have a scar on their hand that looks like they were stabbed by a fork.
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