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This Relationship Hack Sounds Extreme, but It Could Prevent Future Fights

Some couples are separating groceries, cooking, and meals to avoid friction over schedules, diets, and wildly different food preferences.

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From girl dinners to protein-maxxed meals, we all have our different eating preferences. So when we enter a relationship or move in with a significant other, it can be challenging to merge our food choices and find common ground in the kitchen.

I often debate with my boyfriend: should we buy our own groceries and cook our own meals, or should we share the financial burden and kitchen tasks and enjoy the same meals together? 

Since we’re often on the go, we tend to do quick, separate breakfasts and lunches during the week, but for dinner, one—or both!—of us will cook a meal we can share. This balance works for us.

However, when he’s away for the night or on a trip with friends, I don’t mind returning to my girl dinners of cheese, crackers, and pickles. In fact, some people crave a........

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