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How Does/Did DH's Tastes Differ From Yours?

ECBG — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:37:34 GMT

My DH will occasionally eat cornbread (we have rolls with company/fam dinners), he prefers fried okra and squash to anything, although, he will eat it. He can tolerate hot, I can't and burn up. I am much more likely to eat quiche, he likes breakfast for dinner-me UGH!

He can crunch cereal in the am. I'm Instant Breakfast or fruit. Cool, light, doesn't weigh me down!

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Newgate — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:51:22 GMT

He could live on meat alone!! I could nicely live without it but I eat small amounts!

We both love fish!!

He likes hot and spicy and salty and I like more mild!

I love cream pies and he loves only apple and any other kind

of apple dessert!!

We get along pretty well about food! I am lucky he is a pretty

simple guy when it comes to his tummy...but I have to watch his tummy!!!

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AuntG — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:51:47 GMT

He won't eat cold pasta or pizza and I have no problem with that. I like squash and fresh tomatoes and he curls up his nose. When we go out to eat, he often orders salmon which smells liked cat food to me.

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Desertdi — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:57:46 GMT

He liked gefilte fish for breakfast...........I can't stand the sight of them.......and early in the morning........triple UGH.

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jannabelle1 — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:41 GMT

LOL - my dear hubby will eat anything. I'm not big on leftovers, except for homemade soups or desserts - he takes care of all leftovers, thank goodness! He loves sweet breakfast cereals - I'll add my own sugar, thank you!

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Jacie — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:02:22 GMT

He won't eat leftovers, I like ttem.

I love veggies, he rarely eats them.

Give him an old fashioned casserole/hot dish, I am picky on those!

As far as the house goes, he would live in a brown colored world if left to his own devices!

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house_cat — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:07:50 GMT

Well, in a nutshell, he hates pasta and I could live on it.

He has a very small appetite and a huge sweet tooth.

I have a very large appetite and almost no sweet tooth.

They say opposites attract, right?

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Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:15:22 GMT

I was Ying and he was Yang....we were very different people. I think he loved me because I am very outgoing and never met a stranger, he was the opposite (then changed). I am a slob and he was very neat (he used to tease me about being so messy) I once told him if I would 'allow' it he would line up the soup labels alphabetically...He said, "I think you are right". I hate taking showers, etc (back to being a slob) he was meticulous in life and his appearance.....I am very good in spelling and any kind of English, he wasn't but he was very good at making business decisions...I lead with my heart and anger and he led with his heart and goodness...he loved all children....I loved MY children...like I said, "We were like oil and water" but we tried to get married within a few weeks after we met but had to wait 3 months. We were so deeply in love it was crazy. People who knew him and worked for him would say to me, "I can't believe the two of you are married....you're so different from each other".

I sure do miss him every minute of every day.

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IamMrsG — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:20:37 GMT

My DH eats breakfast within the hour of waking. Me? It's hours and several cups o'coffee before I am ready to eat, and, when I do, I'm likely to choose something sweet. That is about the biggest, if not only, (culinary) difference between us. In general, we share a pure enjoyment of good food, wine and bourbon. His is the better palate, though.

Oh, I just thought of one big difference--he likes beer. I cannot abide it.

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Daysdee — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:22:37 GMT

We had very similar tastes.

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IamMrsG — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:26:45 GMT

@Annabellethecat66 From reading your posts over time, it is apparent you loved your husband a great deal. I have little doubt he knew it--which is a special blessing.

I am sincerely sorry for the loss and trauma you have endured. How long has he been gone from you?

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ECBG — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:27:26 GMT

@IamMrsG wrote:
My DH eats breakfast within the hour of waking. Me? It's hours and several cups o'coffee before I am ready to eat, and, when I do, I'm likely to choose something sweet. That is about the biggest, if not only, (culinary) difference between us. In general, we share a pure enjoyment of good food, wine and bourbon. His is the better palate, though.

Oh, I just thought of one big difference--he likes beer. I cannot abide it.

@IamMrsGI bet you're a coffe cake girl! I could OD on it! Especially Sarah Lees with pecans!

sara lee coffee cake with pecans - Google Search

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Julie928 — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:28:04 GMT

Oh, man! We'll be married eight years this Wednesday, and for the past eight years I've made two lunches & two dinners probably 99% of the time. I don't eat chicken or turkey ~ he loves chicken and turkey. I love cheese, he doesn't eat cheese (but he eats pizza with mozzarella on it)??? Pizza? Sausage for me, he picks it off. I love a good salad, he picks out all the carrots & red cabbage. When I make tuna casserole, it always amazes me how he manages to pick out EVERY SINGLE PEA!!!!!! This, my forum friends, drives me nuts! I love him dearly, though. (And we both love a good shrimp fried rice)! ;-)

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Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:55:43 GMT

He died October 1, 2004 while I was holding him. I did CPR but couldn't bring him back. The Drs couldn't find a reason why he died. He was in perfect shape, not sick at all. Worked out every single day, even had stomach muscles....Never made sense....but what does, right? We recently (Sept) celebrated 50 years being married...

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momtochloe — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:08:50 GMT

@Annabellethecat66 wrote:
He died October 1, 2004 while I was holding him. I did CPR but couldn't bring him back. The Drs couldn't find a reason why he died. He was in perfect shape, not sick at all. Worked out every single day, even had stomach muscles....Never made sense....but what does, right? We recently (Sept) celebrated 50 years being married...

(((Annabellethecat))) . . . I have always felt the love you have for your husband through all of your posts . . . good thoughts and many hugs to you my friend for your loss.

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IamMrsG — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:20:10 GMT

@ECBG Coffee cake or any other kind of cake, pie, danish, doughnut, cookie(s), etc., you have to offer, I'm your girl!

@Annabellethecat66 It scares me mightily to think of the loss and aloneness you must have felt and may still feel. I hope your memories give you solace, and that you feel his love still surrounding you.

While I understand a woman has no choice in the matter, I don't know how you go on. DH and I have been together 45 years. He is in poor health now, and, combined with our ages, I accept it's just a matter of time before one of us is left behind. Statistically, it will most likely be me.

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pggoody — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:40:35 GMT

Fortunately, my husband is not a picky eater. He will eat anything I put in front of him. That being said, if left on his own, he will eat cereal or make a sandwich. Or, he will sometimes not eat. Cooking is not his thing. I have always enjoyed cooking and trying new recipes. I stopped eating beef 10 years ago, but will cook a pot roast several times a year for my husband. When we go out to eat he will sometimes order a beef dish. We set a lot of chicken and fish. Over the years I've tried to teach him a few simply things to make but he won't go to the trouble of making something for himself. I've usually got some kind of leftovers in the refrigerator or something in the freezer that he could easily warm up, but he's too lazy to look. 😳

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Evie2004 — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:50:49 GMT

Annabellethecat, you honestly just described my husband & me! After 49 years of wedded bliss (😊), we are still as different as ever..he is a morning person & I have never been..after 5 years of retirement, sometimes I think we are just getting to know each other...

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RedTop — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:52:56 GMT

My husband and I are polar opposites on practically everything, including food.

He loves eggs and would eat them every day; I'm allergic to egg whites, and only eat eggs as an ingredient.

He loves breakfast food in the morning; a great breakfast to me is a hotdog, hamburger, a BBQ, or cold pizza. He loves cold cereal and could eat an entire box at one time. In my entire lifetime (60 years) I may have eaten an entire box of Cheerios or Rice Krispies.

He loves fish, sardines, and seafood; you couldn't pay me to eat any of it. You couldn't pay him to eat chicken livers or cooked cabbage.

He loves pork; I love beef.

He uses 3 trays of ice every day; I like all drinks warm and never add ice.

He likes to see bread with most meals; I generally pass on bread. I will eat cornbread with beans or a biscuit with gravy, but bread is an easy thing for me to leave off the table.

He loves pie; I love cake.

He craves greens, like spinach and kale; I crave hamburgers.

He loves cheese and could eat it every day; I only eat it on pizza once a month.

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Leu — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 03:07:59 GMT

Regarding food, my husband is the more adventurous of us. He's willing to try most anything at least once. He likes spicy food, I can't even eat simple black pepper. He'll ear sushi, I won't touch it. He likes most vegetables, I did them terribly bitter and won't eat many.

Personality wise, even though I'm an avowed introvert, I'm the more social one in that I have people whom I get together with on occasion. That said, he never meets someone who doesn't instantly like him. People tend to take time to warm up to me, but that's likely my fault: see introverted.