Tonight I came across an old magazine article titled Why Men Find Your Food Angst So Unsexy. Written by a man, the article described a restaurant visit he experienced in the company of his mother and sister. When the waiter came around to take dessert orders, he ordered a sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice-cream. The women passed on dessert, but requested that the waiter bring three spoons.
The man lost it and bellowed at the waiter. “Don’t bring three spoons. If they want dessert they can order their own.”
The restaurant grew quiet, and he turned around to find everyone staring at him. He thought to himself – was it his imagination or did most of the men look as if they wanted to clap?
Some women pilfer food off their boyfriends/partners’ plates. Seemingly, the theory is that if the food isn’t on their plates then the calories don’t matter.
I remember watching an episode of Friends where Joey’s date helped herself to his food—I think it was fries from memory. A big no-no in his book, because he was very serious about his food. He didn’t think it was right and became very upset. Joey dumped her after the food stealing incident.
I have to admit that I’m very territorial about my plate of food. If I order a dessert, I don’t want to share. Call me selfish, but I think people should order their own desserts. This extra spoon business sucks big time, and I don’t subscribe to it at all.
The article goes on to discuss fussy eaters who interrogate wait-staff about the menu and practically starve themselves, embarrassing their dates big time. It finishes with this advice to make peace with food.
1. Don’t starve yourself. Eat when you’re hungry and stop when you’re full.
2. Forget diets. Munching on bits of lettuce will not make you happy. It will just make you crabby, and everyone around you will suffer too.
3. Get real. Eating a piece of cake now and then isn’t a crime.
According to the article, the truth is that most men don’t like super skinny women. They prefer a little padding to hold on to and to spend time with a woman who is happy. And they hate women who pilfer their food, especially desserts.
Source: Cleo Magazine, Damon Syson
What do you think? Are you a food pilferer?
