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A "food divorce" is when you and your partner no longer shop for groceries, cook, or eat together regularly.

Food-related activities can be an important way for a couple to coordinate, communicate, and bond together.

Differing food preferences and needs, as well as scheduling and personality challenges, can interfere.

Here's some food for thought. Can a divorce actually save your relationship—a "food divorce," that is? A "food divorce" is term that's being used on the internet to describe a situation where you and your partner no longer shop for groceries, cook, or eat together, even though you may be living together. Instead, each of you does the meal thing independently or even separately. You are essentially separated like oil and vinegar when it comes to things food.

Food Can Be Quite Central to a Relationship

Now, this might be quite different from what you first envisioned when you began cohabiting with your partner. After all, sharing food duties and activities is what many couples do. It certainly can be a time saver and nice having someone else available to take up the shopping and cooking slack whenever you are feeling tired. It can be a cost-saver, too, as you can finally buy and use completely that 6-pound tub of guacamole or 72-pound parmigiano reggiano cheese wheel found at Costco.

Beyond that, food can facilitate key conversations and bonding. What better time to talk about your day and feelings than a bucket of bubble and squeak or whatever the two of you can enjoy preparing and eating together. Moreover, cooking for and feeding each other are often ways to show mutual........

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