“What do you want to eat?” “Anything.” “Okay, how about pasta?” “Not pasta.” Sound familiar? Food is one of the most common sources of friendly friction between newlyweds, because every household has its own habits. One partner may grew up on spicy home-cooked meals and the other prefers something light, or one may love ordering in while the other wants to cook. Add the question of who cooks, who shops and who decides the weekly menu, and a simple dinner turns into a negotiation. Planning meals together, even loosely, can take away most of the daily stress.
