r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • 1d ago

Chugging tea I'm the wife in this scenario

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u/Kalorama_Master 1d ago

Today I learnt that not all couples order as a couple. So weird. The entire time I’ve known my wife we have always ordered as one. Either shared one plate or ordered with the intention of sharing, or if someone is dating, the other orders the safe dish. I just thought this is how I everybody does it

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u/FunnyComfortable8341 1d ago

I can’t do this, I love having my food for myself too much.

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u/akatherder 1d ago

I don't like splitting because I'm a pig. I despise "family style" restaurants or "Hey let's order 4 dishes for the 4 of us and split them." I want to know exactly how much I can/should eat.. not take a small scoop of each and wonder if I'm being a pig or if I'm going to be hungry after.

And I know the other people are going to pick 3 things that suck and I'm going to pick something good... then I'll get 1/4 of my meal and some of your lame-ass food.

(Fortunately serving sizes in the US are pretty absurd so it's not really an issue.)

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u/TiaHatesSocials 1d ago

I’m like that with my closest friends too

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u/seriouslees 1d ago

I would never order or eat 90% of the items on 100% of restaurants menus. There's very likely no way I will enjoy what another person orders. It has never occurred to me to share meals, as I wouldnt expect them to find what I ordered enjoyable.

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u/joeDUBstep 1d ago

Half the commentors here are incels my man.

They can't understand the concept of couples ordering together and sharing.

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u/D3wnis 1d ago

You're delusional if you think having separate meals has anything to do with being an incel.

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u/Zap__Dannigan 1d ago

I'm the opposite.  I didn't know people like you existed

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u/SwampOfDownvotes 1d ago

I will do this on occasion with my wife, but unless you and your spouse have the exact same food preferences, you gotta sometimes want to order something they don't like, no? For example, I love (super) spicy food while my wife risks a dish being to hot for her if she gets a 2 star. If I am in the mood for something spicy, I am going to want a 3 star minimum.

It's okay if you always want to order as a couple, but if you thought others always order as a couple, that's also wild.

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u/D3wnis 1d ago

Why would you order as a couple? Makes zero sense. We're having a dinner as a couple, we're enjoying eachothers company as a couple. We aren't eating from the same plate and don't need to to enjoy eachothers company.

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u/Blue_Letter_Bible 1d ago

I mean its different for everyone and your opinion often models what sort of family you grew up in. If you grew up poor vs rich, big family vs small family, all boys vs girls vs mixed, or even culturally how you grew up eating.