Who should be responsible for cooking for a couple?

Not me, that's for sure, because I am not good at cooking at all. All I can do is boil water and boil some eggs. So, the best I can do is breakfast, and even that is not easy for me. So, I always have to go out to restaurants for lunch and dinner.

My grandmother usually cooks dinner in our house. She just really loves it and enjoys cooking for us, and actually gets upset sometimes if we try cooking dinner. So we just let her have that "job." But as far as a husband-wife family goes, I think it should be even. If the husband has had a hard day at work, then it might be better for the wife to make dinner that night. If it's the weekend then maybe the husband should cook for the wife. It really depends on the couple/family.

The one who should be responsible for the cooking should be the one who knows how to cook. I don't know how to cook so I let my girlfriend cook for me. She knows decent cooking so I always depend on her.

Not only in old times and not only in china the cooking and other household chores fall as the responsibility in majority of cases. In western countries the trend is somewhat different. Anyway cooking remains the responsibility of the woman and the man lends his hand to lessen the burden. Like that it is said the best chefs in the world are men. By and large the chefs in major hotels and restaurants are males. At home they still depend on their wives. Some wives enjoy the expertise of their partners also. What really determines the role is depending upon the availability of time. Gone are those days when the men insist that women should do the cooking even after a days hard work. It becomes a joint responsibility.

i think with the changing times, it really does not matter who cooks, the man or the wife because they are both equal. it really depends on the availability of the other to do the work. my father and my mother cooks well and i love them.

I'm single, living at home with my parents, so I don't know about that yet. I hate cooking though. I'll fix simple things, but I can't stand being in the kitchen for more than 15 minutes. I never cook meat, even though I eat it. When I move out, I imagine my meals will mostly be fast, easy things to prepare, lots of frozen foods, and some occasional take out or fast food. When I get married, my husband will either have to cook, or agree with my idea of meals :) In terms of who should be responsible, it depends on the situation. First, I'd say who ever isn't working, or who ever works part time. If both people are working, then it should be split evenly, unless one doesn't mind doing all or most of the cooking. If the couple both works, I don't think it would be fair for the woman to cook just because she is the woman. That's old-fashioned, unfair thinking.

In our house, it's whoever gets home from work/kids' activities first, or whoever has more free time that night. The only exceptions to that are 1) if we are using the outdoor grill, then my husband cooks, and 2) if we are making something more complicated or fancy (usually on the weekend), then I cook. My father always helped with the cooking, as does my husband's father, so I can't even imagine what it would be like to be in a house where the husband refuses to help with the cooking.

i think the person who should cook in any home should be the one who enjoys it most, and, hopefully, is best at it. though i think sharing is the ideal option, as even someone who loves it could get bored if they do it everyday. it is nice to see so much movement on from the traditional role of the wife alwahs cooking. as i think there are many men who enjoy cooking, and many women who don't. so it is good that it is now more common to share this task.