Monday, 24 November 2008
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Is The Way You Eat The Way You Date, Too?
This is a guest blog submitted by bluetrashcan. My friend Adam is a genius.
He's got this theory that you can predict the behaviors of people in relationships by their eating habits; in particular, if a person dunks his food in sauce or if he prefers to have said sauce poured over his food. So, for example, there are some people who would rather have their dressing on the side of their salad, whereas there are some people who just want you to mix it in.
As you can probably guess, those who dunk/dip their food in a dressing/sauce/what have you are more controlling in relationships, and those who would rather pour it on are less controlling and generally go with the flow more often.
Personally, I think this is legit - I thought of everyone in my life and his idea pretty much fits the bill for everyone. But one person isn't enough to make something a fact.
So what do you think - does he have a point? Are you a dunker or a pourer? What about your BF/GF?
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Comments (73)
hmmm this theory doesnt apply to myself or my ex. haha
I prefer not too have any sauce being poured over my food. I dont even dunk my food into any sauces.
what if you're both? = =; sometimes you feel like dipping..sometimes you pour..?
Interesting. Personally I like to mix all the food on my plate... it's all going to the same place. As I am generally regarded as a fairly laid back go with the flow person, this theory seems to work for me and everyone I can think of except maybe one person.
@xhime@xanga - are you both in relationships as well? Do you sometimes take the lead and try to control, and other times go with the flow?
although i like to mix mine as well, I don't think this theory is legit. I think the person's general personality is a better predictor to that person's behavior in a relationship. so I guess eating is also a habit too but dipping/mixing is a bit too general, because I believe it's more of a preference than anything.
i go with the flow, but i dip stuff...but it really depends what it is. for example, i wouldn't dip salad into dressing, and i wouldn't drench my chicken nuggets in sweet and sour sauce.
this is a very weird theory, btw.
I do both.
I'm a "dunker", but I'm more of a follower in relationships. I let my boyfriend take the lead.
I like this theoryyy.
I'm a dipper, my bf is a pourer...and I hate it -_-
it's sooo messy.
Interesting.
I've read Cosmo quizzes that say the way you eat your dinner will predict your sex appetites, but I've never heard of the dating comparison.
I think the real test is whether or not you order something with sauce on a first date. If you do, it means you aren't worried about spilling on yourself because you still think you'll get laid. Any guy who orders sauce gets an immediate red flag. lol.
Interesting, but I find it a more sure sign that my date is controling when she insists that I eat her way.
It depends on the food.
Generally both me and my boyfriend prefer to dunk. And I'm the controlling one. So this tells me nothing.
I wrote an entry similar to this. I do believe that you can match one's personality with the way they eat, although I don't think this particular theory is necessarily correct.
For the record, I am a pourer, and in a relationship, I would think that at times, I'm fine with whatever, but other times, I'd put my foot down if I believed in something strongly.
Interesting theory. It definitely applies to me. I'm a pourer and generally go w/ the flow. I love flavors!
I don't eat sauces. But I dunk fries in ketchup. So does my boyfriend. He's the least controlling person in the world.
So I don't think this theory applies to everyone.
agreed, generally.
@OshizushiSushiGirl@xanga - or maybe spilling something wouldnt be the end of the world and is survivable
well....
some foods are meant to be dipped; others are meant to have sauce poured on them.
i like to dip my foods, and in a way, i am a little controlling. however, i like my salad dressing poured on for me, which also means i can go with the flow.
Hmm...I dip the tines of my fork into a sauce/dressing and then spear the food. I also don't like my foods to really mix, even though they'll all wind up in the same place. Does this mean I'm ultra-controlling in relationships? haha
I can see where he's going with this, but I don't think it's really applicable.
i pour , baby. lol =] and dunk it sometimes, too LOLS.
I think this does make sense. With the dunking and pouring, it shows how much control you desire over the food. If you just go with the flow, pouring something on top is fine since it'll cover most of the food and you'd be content with that. With dipping, the individual shows the desire for more control since they want the sauce to be on the food just right. I believe that these kind of characteristics would show up in other parts of life apart from food. I think that's really interesting. I've never really thought about it before!
hmm I don't think this theory makes sense unless you're just talking about salad. you'd dunk for everything else anyway, no?
For myself, and the people in my social circle, this pretty much fits. I'm a picky eater, I only eat certain foods and then I only eat those foods certain ways....it's crazy trying to take me to any kind of restaurant....whereas my current is pretty loose with his food and he's a go with the flow, have fun kinda guy....I on the other hand worry about and nitpick everything....which I guess he thinks is cute rather than annoying?
I don't like salad, and if I have one, tons of chicken and cheese and no dressing, please ! :P
In general, I don't like sauces, and if I do, it depends on how much I like it and how much is usually put on the meal for me to decide if I want it on the side or not.