What makes him an asshole?

Just a quick comment... I think a big reason Europeans purchase more fresh foods is because you have small grocers very close to your home. That isn't as common in the States due to how spread out we are. I can't stroll right outside my door and pick-up fruit for the day, you guys have that luxury. :)

As a single guy, I buy enough food to last 2-3 weeks typically, while many families do weekly grocery store runs.

everything... do some reading

you should wait at the end of the hallway on the second floor.. and when he gets home and gets halfway up the stairs... run and jumpkick him.... and then explain to him that you would prefer if he eats meat

Yes, I have read the whole thread. So?

You're right, I didn't take this in account. This luxury is only because of the fact that everything is so damn small here though. :1orglaugh

and previous threads?

Most fish and shrimp are frozen on the trawlers they are caught on while they are out at sea, shrimp are cooked onboard as well so theres not much you can do about that except catch it yourself or buy off small semi professional deep sea fishermen. He's already eating frozen fish. I would guess that the practicalities of the situation must allow him to loosen some amount of control over such things.

I myself am sitting on a beautiful little pearl perch hand caught a month ago by my father.. frozen fish keeps for a good while although it rarely lasts long enough in my house to worry about it.. maybe six months would be a good time period to eat it in. I myself don't eat farmed fish or shrimp but you can't always tell these days.

No, it's a different guy. :)

I think You should read this thread more closely. It's a different guy.

I go to the grocery store twice a week. I've spent time in europe, getting groceries is not the chore it is over here. It's actually a lot of fun to hit 3 stores in 10 mins and be back in the apartment cooking dinner with absolutely fresh foods :)

I freeze a lot of food. For convenience and financial savings - buying meat in bulk really saves me nearly $75 a month (I eat a lot of meat). I also buy frozen raw prawns, shrimp and scallops. I dislike previously frozen fish, it makes the texture kinda mushy. I prefer fresh seafood, but only eat it once or twice a week.

But, I dont believe freezing food can change the structure of the cells or some crap and make the food unhealthy for you. And canned veggies, while they taste nasty, are actually full of more vitamins then most *fresh* veggies we get in the supermarket. Simply because canned and frozen veggies are canned or frozen at the peak of the season, whereas the fresh veggies in the supermarket are picked just before the peak and shipped for quite a long period of time... ever notice that most veggies in the supermarket have to be eaten within a day or two or they go bad?

I plan on growing some veggies this year to see if I can taste the difference. But its just for fun :)

:1orglaugh Is that a real user or someone's fake account?

Umm... that's my real account. What can I say? I suppose you could say
I had some issues with relationships in the past.. I am sure everyone has issues/problems in their relationships that require some work. Nothing is perfect.

If it was someone else I might find it funny too, but unfortunately I don't
because it's me.

Thanks, a couple of those I had not seen before.

Phogirl... if even half of what's in these threads is true you are in one serious rut with this twit boyfriend of yours. He obviously wasn't spanked enough as a child or had major issues with his parents in some way because everything you say about the guy points to him being a spoiled little self-indulgent jerk with a poor attitude towards women and a rather disquieting volatile temper. In the thread where you said he got physically rough with you I believe I advised you to dump him and take back your life, and here you are months lateer with yet another complaint.

Stop being a victim.

I am not with him anymore. This topic is about someone else.

I do, and it is very annoying.

So... I'm not sure I understand you here. Did you dump the previous twit and are now with another twit?

Why the affinity for twits? :upsidedow


I hope the problems with this guy are all about food and not some of the stuff in those other threads. Personally I couldn't live with such a picky eater, as I like to share the things I love with someone. Vegans and vegetarians drive me nuts, I love sharing a nice barbecue and some good wine with the woman I'm with, not someone who hates everything I love.

AMEN :thumbsup

Speaking of sharing, my fiancee and I are sharing bbq steak, jambalaya a salad in 10 mins :)

And another thing. With regard to freezing meat, freezing is done to preserve food, not make it less palatable. Tell your boyfriend that in his quest for "fresh" meat he is defeating his own purpose, because fresh meat has actually been exposed to air longer than food which was instantly frozen upon being butchered. I have fish filets in the freezer right now that my brother caught at his lake months ago, and once thawed they are as fresh and bacteria-free as the moment he fileted them. No peddler of unfrozen seafood can lay the same claim, unless he's buying it as it's pulled from the water and cooking it right away.

His thinking is all wrong. Sorry.

People like what they like, if you think it is an issue, tell him. Whining here won't change anything.

I don't, thank God.

Yeah.. if it's a big enough issue just part ways. I wouldn't date a chick that ate meat. It's just not worth the hassle.. same way i wouldn't date a republican chick that only liked country music. The things you like are part of who you are, the more aligned they are the less problems you're going to have.

I have to seperate my food so its not touching, pick out any onions, peppers, etc. I also eat the food in a certain order. I bug a lot of people out at dinner. People like to laugh at my eccentricities. heh

it's alright to be eccentric, but I have to ask - do you have a reason for eating this way uno?

I'm the picky eater in my family.. But I'm not as picky as your bf.