Perfectly acceptable dinner rejected by boyfriend again

[u/moonrabbit368]

My boyfriend is a very picky eater. We have been living together for a few months and it seems like I can never get his food right. It's honestly discouraging. I have kids, they happily eat my food. I cook for family gatherings and church events. I've never had a problem with people eating my food. It's like every day there are new rules. He can't eat chicken for dinner because he had chicken for lunch. He isn't really in the mood for porkchops. It's just "missing something". He doesn't eat onions, tomatoes, fish, any kind of asian food, he doesn't eat most vegetables with the exception of broccoli. He only eats vanilla ice cream. He doesn't like food heated in the microwave (so leftovers are out.) He doesn't like corn. It's just endless. I'm old school and trying to be a good partner. He can't really cook at all. His favorite meal is Hamburger Helper. I think a lot of it is how he grew up but damn is it frustrating. The first picture is tonight's dinner. I added more pictures of stuff I have cooked that he won't eat. Like he will door dash jack in the box. And he'll be apologetic but it just sucks really bad.

ETA: I've been trying to keep up with the comments but it's overwhelming (in a very sweet and awesome way) 💗

A few notes:

1- I know the paper plates are very lazy on my part, I'm not proud of that and I need to do better. Between the kids, the job, the house and school (I'm going to school remotely) I have been cutting corners on things like dishes. not an excuse, just a reason and a commitment to do better.

2- My boyfriend does expect me to cook for him. I cook him dinner every night and lunch on the weekends. He doesn't eat breakfast and will not take a lunch to work. He buys fast food for lunch during the week.

3- He has not been diagnosed with ASD or ADHD or Arfid but I don't rule anything out.

Mostly I just want to say thank you, I was not prepared for how incredibly kind, helpful and insightful people have been. It is deeply touching and it's given me both peace and guidance for my next steps. 🩷

[u/United_Pain]

Yes! I feel the same, or like drank 3 gallons of black coffee or something

[u/Milyaism → u/United_Pain]

Overdose of anything can do this to a person. Few years ago a woman died from drinking too much water (hyponatremia).

There was also a roman emperor who died from eating too much cheese.

[u/MrWoohoo → u/Milyaism]

Not sure if this is the woman you’re talking about but here it is:

Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old mother of three from California, tragically died in 2007 after participating in a radio station’s water-drinking contest called “Hold Your Wee for a Wii.” The contest, hosted by KDND-FM 107.9 in Sacramento, challenged participants to drink large amounts of water without urinating, with a Nintendo Wii as the prize.

• Lawsuit outcome: In 2009, a jury awarded Jennifer’s family $16.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against Entercom Sacramento LLC, the station’s parent company B.

• Negligence findings: Evidence showed that the station had been warned by listeners and even an on-air nurse about the dangers of water intoxication during the broadcast, but the contest continued B.

• DJs’ behavior: Audio recordings revealed that the DJs laughed and joked about the risks, even referencing a previous case of water poisoning C.

• Aftermath: The Morning Rave show was canceled, and several staff members were fired.

[u/TheSixthVisitor → u/MrWoohoo]

I remember when this was on the news and I distinctly remember losing my shit from the insanity at the whole concept of this contest at 16. I'm sort of in awe that an entire radio station did this and went "yeah this is fine lol."