Today, I spent 5 hours preparing dinner for my fianc''s grandparents, whom I've never met. At dinner, his grandmother says to him, "If you're going to pick someone to spend the rest of your life with, at least make sure she can cook." I'm the executive chef at a 4 star restaurant. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my fiancé — a top chef — called me at work to make sure I would be home on time for the extra special dinner he'd prepared for me. The occasion, as I later discovered, was the end of our engagement. FML
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Today, I decided to surprise my girlfriend by cooking her dinner. I spent hours preparing and making sure everything was perfect. I lit candles, set the table, and even put on some soft music. When she came home, she'd already eaten and wasn't hungry. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. Being a chef of a highly-rated restaurant, I cooked a well-liked dish. Not only did she say no, but commented on how bland and tasteless the meal was. FML
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Today, I sampled some of the food my fiancée's mom is making for our wedding. Everything tasted terrible, and I almost vomited. Turns out she never actually went to culinary school as she claimed, but had just watched Julie and Julia. It's too late to book another caterer for the wedding. FML
Today, to avoid disappointing my excited great grandmother, I still attended a small family dinner to celebrate my engagement. My fiancé and I split last night, I haven't slept and had to tell her he was caught up at work. FML
Today, I spent all day preparing a big, elaborate Italian dinner for my boyfriend, who recently discovered he was part Italian. He came home, turned up his nose and said "I was in the mood for Chinese". FML
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Today, my boyfriend and I spent all day preparing an amazing meal for my extended family, and then 3 hours before dinner his crazy mother forced him home because she felt "excluded". He's spent the past 3 days with her. There's no way for me to keep him and get rid of her. FML
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Paulspacefdot 0
Further proof that some grandparents/parents will be negative - no matter what.
totalx 0
And? Maybe they just have bad taste in food, or you honestly messed up. If you know you're good, it's not a big deal, really.
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stolen_sammich 0
Maybe its just a matter of what you made for them. Did you ask your bf what kind of dishes his grandparents really like? They're tastes are probably simpler than you think, and maybe you should have stuck to making the best meatloaf and mashed potatoes you could instead of fixing up a gourmet meal or whatever you made. Some people don't appreciate that stuff or just don't to try new things. And if you took all those precautions, then...well, FYL. Maybe you should learn to do something else that would really impress them?
Ashley16 0
God, your fiance's grandparents are just plain ******* ignorant and stupid.
AeroBrat 0
Did you proceed to TELL the grandmother that you're an executive chef??? Maybe that would put her in her place.
eat_it 0
She probably wanted boiled meat and potatoes.
RLJJ 0
By the way, chefdujour, where does this take place, or where is grandma from ? In the deep middle west I happened to meet some rednecks who had a really shitty taste...
mikeloyst 0
You probably cooked something too modern, you know how old people are. Besides they probably wanted to be negative or something.
Jesus_Cookies 0
They might have just wanted to test you, to see if you crack under pressure to make a good impression
green_199 0
Maybe she actually enjoyed it, but you just misunderstood her intonation.
serenitylater 0
Elderly people have a very poor sense of taste resulting from fewer functioning taste buds.
louyfi85 0
The ****** up grandma's just jealous of your cooking. Don't mind her.