Most girls will probably agree that wings should not be eaten in the presence of men. I won't deny that they're messy, but I've always thought that it's harder to eat salads neatly than wings because all the pieces are different sizes. Or maybe I just love wings too much that I cannot resist! And lucky for me, my boyfriend loves wings too.
One night we were both craving wings, so we ordered a bunch - spicy and extra spicy. We opened the two containers on the coffee table, had our individual glasses of water, and a tissue box for the mess. And we dug in.
It was when the wings were almost gone that I noticed that my boyfriend was staring at me.
I was in the middle of licking off the sauce from my fingers, and he was just watching me. My nose was watery because of the spiciness, and I knew I probably had sauce around my mouth as well.
He smiled and said to me, "I love you for loving wings so much."It could have easily become an awkward situation in which I would have become very self-conscious. After all, as tasty as wings are, no one looks very ladylike eating them. My boyfriend could have said something that would have pushed me to vow to never eat wings in front of him again, making me feel ugly and very much like a pig. But I just smiled back and grabbed another wing to eat.
I'm sure the day will come when my eating won't be as cute to him--maybe crabs or even sloppy joes. But I was glad that we could enjoy the wings
and each other.
Do you watch what you eat in front of your SO? Has your SO ever made you feel insecure when you were eating something?
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I would just like to give you props on the title of this post. I LOVE THE TITLE OF THIS POST.
My ex used to say that a man knows he is truly comfortable with a woman when he can eat ribs in front of her. He also said that a woman that orders a salad on the first date isn't worth it. Mreh. I disagree about the salad, but I think I'd agree with the ribs.That's cute :) In my experience, guys seem to like girls who aren't insecure about what they eat around them. You get a lot more points with a guy if you eat "grown-up" food, as opposed to just things like salads. Guys know you're human, ladies! and I'm sure they love you more because of it. So dig in!
just eat whatever, it's cute.
@Wait_by_Moonlight@xanga - Butbut.. What if we actually like salads and we order one with fried chicken or something? D=
I was made fun of by my boyfriend once while I was eating pizza, but I deserved it. I was having a day of failure, and cheese kept sticking to me, I dropped it a lot, etc, etc. It was... pathetic. xD
I dont like wings...I dont eat "messy" foods.. For some reason I just dont
@unabridgedtales@xanga - That's what I said! Luckily enough, I went for a big, juicy hunk of cow that night, before he'd told me. :P
i was trying to eat sushi the other day and i felt self-conscious stuffing the rolls in my mouth in front of him. it got awkward, real fast. but i made it awkward. he didnt care
I'm not sure I'd go for it on the first date, but messy foods can be silly and fun and a good time. I'd be more turned off by the girl too uncomfortable to eat in front of me than the girl with spaghetti sauce down her chin.
I make fun of people (usually girls) who use utensils for finger food just because they don't want to seem messy. Look, I'm sorry, but pizza, wings, corn on the cob, and most tacos/burritos are meant to be eaten with your hands. No one is seriously going to judge you because the pizza was extra cheesy or the wings were amazing and you've got a little on your face.
People who are so self conscious that they can't even eat without worrying what others are thinking is horribly unattractive.
once at a restaurant with friends, my ex suggested in front of everyone that i should just go with a salad and didn't understand afterwards why i was pissed at him. i wasn't overweight or anything (not that it would make it ok) but it was just so rude and hurtful. you're lucky to have found a guy who appreciates u and loves u for who u are!
I generally don't like messy foods. I just hate the 'dirty' feeling when I get food all over my hands/face. x__x
@Liera@xanga - Whoa, that was really an assholeish thing to do. x__x
We had dinner last night, it was fine. Mm oysters <3
Messy/finger foods are awesome. End of story.
I eat what I want when I want it in front of whoever may be there, consequences be damned.
That's very, very cute. One of my old gfs would never eat in front of me, and didn't like when I'd eat in front of her. It was extremely awkward...I tried to be understanding and stop eating around her....but it just didn't work.
We spent all of finals week studying and ordering pizza at 3AM every night. No insecurities at all. We both like being fatties. :)
Thats adorable.
I don't know what it is, but I just feel so insecure and uncomfortable eating in front of people. It seems like when people are watching i eat the messiest :S
If it's just with him then it's no problem...If there's other people or his relativies then I'll be super self-conscious.
Very cute! At this point, I'll eat anything in front of my boyfriend. Messy is no problem for us. However, my mom always said, don't order a salad on a first date. Too hard to eat "daintily"...
I'm an extremely fast eater! So that means when I'm out to eat with someone new I have to be conscious of my eating. I try to eat slow so I don't look like a hog. But it seriously takes all the enjoyment out of the food. I really have to work hard to eat slow.
There's nothing more embarrassing then someone saying "dang, save some water for the fish." when you're inhaling your drink, except possibly "save some food for the starving children in africa"
@AnonymousBlonde@xanga - very true
that's funny, because I had wings last night and my bf bought them for me and I definitely ate in front of him..lol ; regardless I'm a messy eater anyhow..so why would it bother me to eat in front of the one person I loved? they will eventually see you eat..xD
i don't really care what i eat in front of my so, we just eat and enjoy each other's company.
Hmm...I think when I was way younger, I use to be more self conscious and totally did the whole eating politely in front of the guy. But as I got older and more comfortable with myself, I didn't care what I ate as long as I was enjoying it. Heck, I even told one of my date to put on a lobster bib for me once. How's that for an impression? ^_^
My boyfriend tends to stare at me a lot when we eat. I eat slower than he does so he's usually always finished first & then I catch him staring at me smiling. I think I look gross but he think's I'm cute & it makes me happy too. It doesn't make me wanna stop eating or any thing, but some times I feel shy & he thinks that's cute too. I just try not to blush too much cuz i feel silly. lol