Man Tells Girlfriend: Stop Competing with My Deceased Father’s Cooking! ️

Imagine having a girlfriend who loves to cook and is really good at it. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, not for this 25-year-old man, whose girlfriend became obsessed with outdoing his deceased father’s cooking skills. The man’s father was a chef and used to prepare delicious 5-course meals for the family. Now, his girlfriend is on a mission to prove that she’s better than the man’s father, but things take an unexpected turn when the man finally confronts her about it. ️

A Father’s Cooking Legacy ‍

Family Cooking Tradition ‍ ‍ ‍

The Girlfriend Joins In

A Growing Obsession ️

Unsatisfied with Compliments

The Big Question

Confrontation Time! ️

A Losing Battle ⚔️

The Aftermath ❄️

EDIT: Clarifications

No Comparisons Allowed ️

Family Time, Not Father Time ⏰ ‍ ‍ ‍

Cooking Together, Eating Together ‍ ‍ ‍

A Father’s Presence ‍

Planning to Talk ️ ️

Can’t Beat a Father’s Cooking, Even in Spirit

This man’s girlfriend became obsessed with proving that her cooking skills were better than his deceased father’s, who was a chef. She started recreating his dishes, but was never satisfied with the compliments she received. When she finally asked if her food was better than his father’s, the man told her she was competing with a ghost and fighting a losing battle. She kicked him out, and now their relationship is on thin ice. Will they be able to clear things up and move forward? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this culinary conundrum… ️

NTA. Girlfriend’s competition with deceased father’s cooking is concerning and disrespectful.

Girlfriend’s immaturity shines through in competition with deceased father’s cooking. ‍♂️

Commenter praises OP for handling situation well, asks if girlfriend is generally competitive or narcissistic. OP responds with clarification.

Girlfriend’s behavior is gross according to commenter.

NTA. Girlfriend’s cooking competition with deceased father is insensitive.

Girlfriend trying to replace a memory of deceased father? NTA

A thoughtful reply to a delicate situation.

Girlfriend fishing for compliments, kicks partner out for fair explanation. NTA

NTA comment receives praise for elegant and graceful response.

NTA. Competing with deceased father’s cooking is psycho

NTA handles situation with kindness, but girlfriend still unresponsive. ‍♂️

Partner using dad’s death for emotional manipulation. NTA handled well

NTA. Girlfriend’s irrational obsession with outdoing deceased father is disrespectful.

NTA! Setting boundaries is important. Her response is a red flag

Different types of love, weird competition. NTA wins.

User agrees with OP and suggests girlfriend needs therapy.

Competing with deceased father is abusive. Run far away.

NTA. Is she on a power trip or trying to impress?

Deceased father’s cooking vs girlfriend’s cooking, can’t compare ‍♂️

Sweet gesture turns sour, but OP is still NTA.

Food nostalgia is real, even for significant others.

Respecting deceased father’s memory vs girlfriend’s disrespect. NTA wins.

Handling competition with a deceased father’s cooking. NTA

Encourage therapy for cooking competition with deceased father. NTA.

NTA commenter supports OP and throws some shade at ex-girlfriend

NTA. Commenter’s mom also makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches.

NTA comment shuts down girlfriend’s strange behavior

Short and to the point.

Loving response to girlfriend’s cooking competition. Emotional maturity wins ❤️

Short and spicy. ️

Navigating sensitive topics in a relationship can be tricky

Analogy aside, good food isn’t enjoyable for who made it.

Understanding grief vs. competition: NTA comment wins hearts ❤️

NTA comment gets straight to the point

NTA shuts down insecure girlfriend’s cooking competition.

Insecure girlfriend competes with deceased father’s cooking. NTA’s advice.

Girlfriend’s cooking competition with deceased father is unacceptable. NTA.

NTA comment shuts down girlfriend’s cooking competition.

NTA commenter warns OP about toxic behavior of girlfriend.

Short and to the point. ‍♀️

Girlfriend’s strange behavior with deceased father’s cooking. NTA.

NTA commenter calls girlfriend’s behavior ‘crazy and insensitive’

Supportive comment with no replies

Suggests finding new dishes to bond over and redirecting her need to prove herself.

NTA. Relationship doomed if girlfriend can’t accept father’s cooking legacy.

NTA. Suggest having her prepare her own dishes to shine.

Commenter suggests OP may have unknowingly contributed to girlfriend’s insecurities.

Respectful response to girlfriend’s competition with deceased father’s cooking.

Commenter suggests girlfriend has ‘main character syndrome’

Unreasonable girlfriend puts him in unwinnable position. NTA

Commenter praises OP for dodging an insecure and jealous partner

Jealousy over deceased father’s cooking is a red flag. NTA

NTA, but reconsider relationship. It’s a sensitive topic

Commenter finds situation weird and expresses shock with emojis.

NTA. The commenter suggests giving the girlfriend a chance to explain.

Grandma’s cooking reigns supreme even over Gordon Ramsay’s spaghetti

Cooking competition with deceased mother-in-law? Girlfriend is psychotic. NTA

Commenter finds girlfriend’s behavior crazy.

NTA, but don’t run yet. Explain the unattainable task with empathy.

NTA for mentioning dad’s cooking unless it’s every meal.

Navigating comparisons to a deceased loved one’s cooking.

Girlfriend insecure about deceased father’s cooking, NTA handles well.

NTA, girlfriend’s insecurity causing cooking competition. Communicate and resolve.

NTA: Girlfriend competing with deceased father’s cooking is concerning

NTA suggests girlfriend stop competing with deceased father’s cooking.

Supportive comment acknowledges OP’s loss and praises their response.

Commenter agrees with OP’s behavior, uses ‘crazy’ emoji.

NTA’s comment warns OP of red flags in girlfriend’s behavior.

Commenter supports OP and calls girlfriend’s behavior ‘disgusting’.