women/ladies who does not cook... is it an issue?

I'm pretty sure I have no clue how to cook. My Mum is a pretty good cook but she'll never let me touch her cooking. I sometimes stand by and watch but she doesn't tend to teach me. So I have tried to cook on my own and most of the time it comes out as a disaster. I'm quite worried that I won't be able to cook for my family in the future. My future hubby better know how to cook! I really do love cooking and I love food but I just never bother to cook because it always get discouraged, especially by my Mum. So I better meet someone who knows how to cook. I kinda feel a little pressured because some of my female friends can cook and I can't.

should nt be an issue... i would have been happy if the post read men who does not cook ..... is it an issue !!!! there is no hard rule tat only women should cook.. whoever gets hungry can cook......

Heyya se7enthbird! I know of women that don't know how to cook and it hasn't seemed to effect their relationships. I guess it would depend on the situation and waht the expectations were from their husbands. I have also known couples where the man is actually a better cook than the woman and so they decided that he would just be the one to do it..I guess we all just want some good food in the end no matter who cooks it..lol. Take care.

That's really a big issue. If someone is not good with cooking,there is no special dish that she can share with other people. Esp when there is an occasion, people always ask who did the cooking. And the cook is always proud when people ask for the recipe and how delicious their dishes are. i love to cook and I have my own specialty to share. Have a good day

I don't cook at home. I don't know how to cook a meal at all. But my husband doesn't see this as a problem. I can cook spaghetti, carbonara fettucini, i can make desserts, but tell me to prepare a meal like adobo and i don't even know how to do that. My mother was a very good cook but she was too busy managing her business she didn't have time to prepare our food. When she had the time she would just supervised our cook and check if she was doing the right thing. Our mom didn't even had the time to teach us how to cook.

I am lucky because both my fiancee and me are very simple persons when its related to food. We don't like very complicated dishes, we are happy just with pasta today, salad tomorrow, pasties, chips and pizza, stir fry rice... I would like to learn to do other stuff, but he really says it's not necessary. What I really love is baking and cook desserts.

I don't cook. I know how to, but my husband does all the cooking. I don't see why this would be an issue, at least in my city, because I do other housework. We try to share the housework and taking care of our son.

Nobody knows how to cook at the beginning. It takes the time to learn it. And actually everybody can learn how to cook. It just depends on whether they want to do it. And the practice makes perfect. As time goes by, everybody can cook delicious food, as long as you want to give nice food to your family. I love China

In the soceity where I live, it is sort of mandatory for the women to cook all the meals. In some household men dont even know how to Boil Water (This might sound funny though). But that is the real truth. But in this generation, out of necessity both men and women cook and I know some men try out traditional recipes in a different style too. But women, who are career women tend to loose the interest in cooking. But if they get a man of their choice who loves cooking, then it will make no harm.

First of all, you sure is a lucky husband who has a wife know how to cook well, not just know how to cook. Cooking skill require learning over time and some ability to read recipe in your own native language. It's also a household chores that must be like by that person doing it, some women just don't like to cook due to the time consume in the kitchen and the time require spending to do shopping especially among women who have a busy life style and a tight work schedule. It is mostly a personal choice if a woman can't cook, she may not be interested in cooking or having the need to acquire this particular skill at all as it may not be necessary for her, even it means cooking for her husband and herself.

Personally before a couple weds they would have already known that the wife does not know how to cook. If they married the person then I don't think that the lack of cooking should be an issue. Not that cooking is a must in a marriage, just saying that they should have known prior. I don't think it is an issue if the spouse is okay with it and loves her anyways. However, someone should know how to cook, unless they plan to eat out each and every day. I am lucky where although I am a very good cook that my boyfriend does know how to cook. He use to live alone and cooked his own meals, and now that we are together he does cook for me sometimes. Therefore, if the spouse is not complaining then I don't see how it can be an issue.

I grew up in a family where I saw my grandmother and mother cook all the time so I naturally picked up immediately. then when in middle school and high school home ec was offered and I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to make things more properly. I knew I wanted children some day and from health and home ec learned the importance of nutrition so cooking was not an option for me. But when I grew up there was not a McDonalds on every corner. Stores closed in the evenings by 6 pm and never open on Sundays so someone had better know how to cook as restaurants were few and far between. I make my own recipes up with a few items in the house. I even went and watched the guys making chicken teriaki at the mall and figured out how to come home and steam my veggies and make my own out of a skillet. I found ways in the kitchen to not have to have every new gadget out there but just a few basic pans and i could make anything the one investment I made wisely was adding a convection oven to my kitchen. It saves time, and electricity over using the regular stove oven. I also have a 3 layer steamer to steam and cook a whole meal in about an hour, and also have a crock pot. I barely fry anything everything is either baked or steamed. I have taught myself a lot through the years, as when I grew up every meat my mother and grandmother made was always fried. Except for a turkey or meatloaf LOL To me its not a chore Its a fun time to see what I can do with a few items and adding spices and coming up with a good nutritious meal.