This thought just crossed my mind :-) While we've mostly grown up to accept the woman as the 'Director in charge of Food Affairs' in the home, do you think a man who loves cooking (and is good at it) should be given some time to show his skills?

I am going to get this printed out and hang it on my wall. Then I want a raise.

My husband and I took turns cooking. And we were both involved in shopping and prep work and clean-up etc.

I think ADULTS should all be able to cook their own meals. I think if a man likes to cook but can also PROVIDE,, he should go for it

just like a woman might want to work(outside the home) but can still cook a meal should go for working too,,

Anytime a man wants to take over my role in the kitchen he is more than welcome.
Not only will I share the cooking I will let him have the laundry, cleaning, shopping and any other domestic skills he wants to have.

lol, u got that right

just because keeping home or children is not PAID, doesnt mean its not WORK,,,,

I think it has been quite a long time since it was only women who were expected to cook. So yes, of course men should be cooking as well.

Weird question.

It is really hard work. I remeber working full time ,then coming home and starting all over again.Its rough and my Husband was a good man but he wasn't into helping with Domestic chores. I am glad to see that changing nowadays.

right? I agree

I still believe in the traditional 'role' of women being nurturers and men being provided WHEN there is a family involved

YET, I dont believe one should have a 24/7 role and the other be able to punch in and out and then have their 'own' time

if I am at home while he is out providing, Im gonna take care of home

but once his 'job' that provided is done for the day,, so is my 'job' as housekeeper

than we go to being PARTNERS at home, and I Expect a little help,,,

This is right out of the Bible, MsHarmony. When the people of Moses were wondering in the wilderness, hungry and tired, the greatest Provider and Cook delivered for them the best food ever from the sky.

Though it was fast food (accelerating at 8.9 metres per seconds squared as the pieces fell) the delivery must have took longer than 40 minutes, coz it was free of charge.

(I know. "Must have taken" has been corrected to reflect the mind set of the type of speaker who sees mainly fast food and is thoroughly knowledgable about its manifests.)

Actually there was a guy a lived with who was an excellent cook so he did all the cooking and I did the clean up. Never made a difference to me who does what chore in the house. We were taught in our military leadership course to always use your experts to accomplish a task and he was an expert cook.

I think it is Great sharing the kitchen.

Hahaha it is part of my list they must be able to cook....If not it is a strike against them... When I was growing up it was only the women in the kitchen thank goodness women woke up and men started liking to cook!

Besides sharing the duties of cooking can be fun..... never know what you will get cooking in the kitchen

I know many men who can cook, so I'd think it was weird if people still expected only women to be in the kitchen.

Then you would be surprised at the men my age that still thinks that!

Yeah, but I'm dating men my age :P. I'd be surprised if someone my age expected me to be in the kitchen doing all the cooking simply because I am a woman.

I dont think 'dating' is really going to have the expectations of an actual relationship where people ahsre their home and their life.

when two people are still individually responsible for providing their own wants and needs, its harder to sell that they should have any responsibility toward anyone elses

I checked out his profile and see it as a reasonable question.

Where he's from, they have strict laws about what sex can do what types of chores.

I'm not talking about a first date. But yes, when people date, sometimes they go to each other's home. They share what's going on in their lives. So, it is reasonable to think someone may cook someone else dinner.

Mr. BBX,

Are there dating rules where you live?

If so, how do they work?