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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/inkseep1 on 2024-01-22 18:45:39.
I like to cook. And it does make a bit of a mess. But I clean up as I go. I might be simmering something for 30 minutes so I take a little time to clean up. In the end, I have very nice food. But if I leave the final pot in the sink, even while we are eating, my wife will complain that I 'make work for her'. I just say that I think it is fair for her to clean one pot after I spend all the time cooking and cleaning or she can just wait until I get it. She says that cooking is my hobby and she does not need it as she can survive on cottage cheese and toast without making a huge mess. I should do all the work myself.
So I decided to test this out. I went to the store and got all the ingredients for cod stew. I rarely make this because the ingredients cost nearly $40 or about $8 to $10 per serving. I made the stew and filled the house with the wonderful smells. I cleaned up everything while it was simmering. Then I got myself a bowl and put the rest of the stew away and washed the pot.
Then I came in for service and set down with my steaming bowl of cod stew and set her a bowl of cottage cheese and side of toast.
Update: Of course she put the cottage cheese away and she had the stew. It isn't like I can put a lock on it. But it was funny and she mellowed a little on the the cleaning after that.