Sharing Food With A Man

January 29, 2011

Today Bob and I went out to eat. We never do this, but we both ordered the same thing. Normally, we’ll each order something that the other would like too and we share. (Don’t we sound like an old married couple!) But today, Bob got sick of me ordering the best thing on the menu (the fish sandwich) while he ordered a salad. Boring. So we each got our fish sandwich.

Now I always have this theory that he eats all his food and then eats all mine, not because he’s trying to starve me, but because he thinks we’re getting the same portion because we’re eating it at the same time. However, he eats like  one of those dogs that’s possessive of his food. He eats a banana in 3 bites. If I offer him a bite of my mom’s delicious chocolate chip cookies, he takes two thirds of it and laughs when I get mad.

Well, his meal was gone (fries and all) before I even finished the first half of mine. The rest of the time I ate he stared at me/my food with bug eyes just waiting for me to put it down and look away and he’d grab it like an angry vulture that hadn’t eaten in days.(You’d think the boy never eats!) I proceeded to tell him that I wanted all of it and he was in denial. “Yeah, put some sauce on that, I’m gonna want sauce.”

I ate it all and he told me I was a douche bag. Guess that’s what I get for training him that I like to share with him.

Jenny Present Neckalce

American Eagle Jeans

H&M Sweater

Necklaces: Jenny Present & F21
Tank: Gap Outlet
Jeans: American Eagle

  • http://myheartblogged.blogspot.com/ vanessa

    Wow you must share your food a lot. When we divide dinner I always get the smaller portion. But, I never share unless I have leftovers. If we go out to eat we share bites. Your hubby must have a big appetite.
    My Heart Blogged

  • amanda

    hahaha! that’s so cute!! and sounds exactly like my husband and me.

  • http://brookefield.blogspot.com/ brooke field

    i love your bird (?) necklace! i wish i were somewhere hot right now, the beach looks amazing!

  • http://fashiontherapist.blogspot.com fashion therapist

    My husband and I rarely order the same thing, but he inhales his food. Hardly takes time to breath, whereas I’m a really slow eater, so he definitely ends up eating half of my meal too. What is it with men and their food?

  • HeatheRoseBee

    I wanna know what book you’re reading…

  • http://goodlifeforless.blogspot.com Jill

    Ha! I’ve learned to eat super fast just so I make sure to get my fair portion! It’s terrible! :)

  • http://rosealamode.com Linda

    Oh Heather. I am reading “Living a life of fire” by Reinhard Bonnke of course! :)

  • Marissa

    I literally JUST bought that same tank today from the Gap Outlet! I got the white one though. We’ve got good taste! :)

  • http://doriengoodtimesneverseemedsogood.blogspot.com Dorien

    So funny, don’t you feed your man? :D No, but sometimes guys really know how to eat..a lot. I’m never gonna understand that! Oh, I love your top btw, and those sweet seaside photos!

  • http://www.lifeoftheliles.blogspot.com CarrieJo

    1. My husband does the same thing…finishes his meal before I have barely put my napkin in my lap and am situated…and of course he knows he will get to eat my leftovers!

    2. Reading at the beach with a drink in hand looks incredibly relaxing! I love that you make time for yourself that way!

    3. Love the outfit! :)

  • Shelley

    Hey Linda! I enjoy reading your blog! Looks like yall are having a great time in Florida. Thanks for inspiring me to get a pair of silver Toms! I love them! But tell me…do they stretch (at the top of the foot) at all?

  • Lauren

    Hilarious story!! You described it so perfectly that I could see the whole thing happening! :-)

  • http://g-bowsandpearls.blogspot.com Gertrude

    Haha! My boyfriend always ends up taking from mine as well! And when he’s finished and I’m still eating, the way he looks at me is like he’s praying that I get fed up of eating lol. x

  • http://snappycasual.tumblr.com kelsey

    Good for you, eating the same amount as your husband! And you look amazing in that sun! AND I love those jeans!

  • http://thecapitalbarbie.blogspot.com Kelsey

    Hey! I discovered you as a fellow It Lister and just wanted to say hi. I love the design of your site it is so sleek! Also– great story about eating with a man. Ain’t it the truth!

  • http://modamama.blogspot.com modamama.blgospot.com

    yeah, my husband does the same thing. He eats his super fast then stares while I eat mine. Must be a boy thing!

  • http://rosealamode.com Linda

    Oh Marissa, don’t you love it! You do have good taste! :)

  • http://rosealamode.com Linda

    @Shelly – Yes, they do stretch out a bit. I notice that when I first put them on for the day, they still seem a little tight, but within 5 minutes (or less) I don’t even feel them anymore. They’re great.

  • http://everydayessentials.wordpress.com/ Meg

    Love the floral top!

  • http://www.sequinissues.blogspot.com Kayla

    Sometimes I finish my whole meal just to prove the point! He also stares at me casually until I finish my meal ( or I take to long of a breath) and he dives in after me. I think it’s so funny that all men seem to be so similar :)

  • http://rosealamode.com Linda

    Kayla! Bob does the same thing! Ha ha ha! So funny. BOYS!

  • http://pleasingespeciallytothesenses.blogspot.com/ Stephanie

    this post made me laugh! my husband is the same way and the only way I’ll share with him is if we split it down the middle and I put it on my own plate BEFORE we start eating.

  • http://www.theusualmischief.blogspot.com ellie

    My huz eats in exactly the same way, he even goes for the douch bag comment the second i dare to eat all of my food. haha. glad to know i’m not the only one fighting for my left overs… :)

  • Jen

    Our husbands may be related! I have the same food issues and he hates to share but loves to eat my food. My husband did that cookie thing to me when I was pregnant, I nearly divorced him! LOL!

  • http://www.rosyandtart.com julie @ rosy + tart

    Ooooh, how I understand. If I even sneeze, the hubs manages to swipe half my plate in one swoop. He’s so evil. And when I go in for one measly little fry.. well, you’d think the world was coming to an end. ;)

  • http://bexastylediary.blogspot.com bex

    ahhhh hahaha!
    Sorry this is too funny not to comment! Ben {hubs to me} is the same way with food! We always share but one meal, portion sizes are massive plus we’re cheap. But he’s usually completely finished eating before I’ve taken the forth bite of my meal. Ah men, they’re funny ;)
    *kinda funny Bobs comment to you, silly boys!

    bex

  • http://adorablydeliciouslp.blogspot.com/ Laurita P

    isn’t it amazing how much food men can put away!

    http://adorablydeliciouslp.blogspot.com/

  • lauren

    I just stumbled accross you today… fun site. The big chunky bracelet you’re wearing wouldn’t happen to be from Express would it? My girlfriend and I each bought one, very similiar if not the same, SEVERAL years ago at express for $1.99 in their clearance bucket and always get comps when we where them… we live in diff states, so no matchy matchy going on :) Just a little FYI…

  • Pinkroses918

    My husband inhales his food with monster bites. It disgusts me and I cannot watch him eat

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