Are most men really unable to cook even simple things for themselves?

oh lori I am so glad you really have a great guy and he even cooks'thats lovely.myhusband loved to cook too and when I was'wsorking part time at the library I would come home to hot meals he had cooked for me and it was so good.just to sit and relax.

hi sunny thats what I thought that most guys can do some
cooking even if it is by trial and error. a lot of women'learn to cook that way too. lol lol.

hi spalladino my hubby and I were brought up during the depression years and my hubbys mom taught him to cook as a kid and so did my'mom. we lived on a farm and i think most farm girls all learned to cook by working with their moms at mealtimes. I was so glad I knew how when I finally did get married.

If I could find a guy who could cook, clean and do household chores - I would be married - lol.

I CAN cook, however, I don't particularly enjoy it. I serve three meals - frozen, microwave and takeout. Fortunately, it is just myself I am cooking for so it's all good.

A couple of my brothers, on the other hand, are excellent cooks and really enjoy it. Alas for me, that are not exactly available to me as husbands, so I just eat over at their place a lot! At least my sister-in-laws like me - ahem, at least they say they do....

hi malamar my hubby would love to cook, vacumn and sweep but he never ever did a dish. he worked as a cook and he was used to having people wash the dishes so that was my mileu which I didnt mind at all. I mean he would cook such great meals I did the dishes which I hate to do but was no chore when he cooked for me. loved it.

hi redhotpogo my sentiments exactly mymom taught me to cook when I was a little girl and she also had a ton of cook books. so anyone'can teach themselves if they just will. You are so right, my dad never would cook anything for himself, no matter what.He was in his 50ths too. if my mom wasnt there I had to do it, if I wasnt there he went hungry.lol lol lol

Yep. I taught myself the basics by reading the simple directions of things that I bought, and then watching lots of the food network. Trial and error. And if you just can't cook get a crock pot. Anyone can cook with a crock pot. You pour some water, or a little wine, some seasonings, dump in some meat and veggies, and turn the knob. And just wait. About 8 hours. So plenty of time to do some chores, hang out, and when you're hungry it will be ready. You can't screw it up.

hi redhotpogo yes hotpots are just fantastic mybest friend fixes 'things in the morning before work and when she gets'homi she has anice dinner all ready and waiting for her to sit down
relax and eat it. I have no place to cook now. alas.

hi tantrums a lot of guys are better cooks than women. I'know some
guys will just open a can or go out to eat. thats sad as cooking'can
be fun and you can really make some neat dishes.

hi catdla1 oh I am with you on that, some guys like my dad when he
was in his late fifties and early sixties, he would sit and go
hungry unless a woman waited on him. and since we lived in the country and there werent any fast food joints around well sometimes he would
open a can of soup but that was about it. my husband loved to
cook.

hi mister wit could be sometimes huh he he he My hubby was a'professional cook so I enjoyed his cooking at home, although
I really loved to cook myself. He didnt wash dishes though.
but that was fair enough as he fixed the meak so that was
okay to me.

hi mansoak yes really boys should be taught when they are'young
as often men dont get married right away and cooking for oneself'
is cheaper than eating out all the time. some farm kids do learn
'to cook for themselves.it will come in handy.

hi thea that sounds like a lotof american men only you
would find them at Carls junior or Burger King unless'they luck
out at a bar that serves meals as well as drinks. My'husband
didnt mind cooking for himself but alas he would not wash a
single dish. I was in the hospital for a week, and every'cooking
utensil,dish, cup etc was dirty and in the sink. enough to make
'me want to turn around and pretend I was sick again. he he he.

Even though my son is happy to learn to cook and bake even at this tender age, the whole concept of clearing up afterwards already eludes him, beyond scraping out the bowl of course

hi hatley I have so smile when my son's best friend told his mom and me that my son has learned to wash dishes and dry them, whee oh my word what a change. he never did that at home,right up til we had to move out it was me who did the dishes.so ha ha ha. love to see that one.

Bravo taz,blast them my boy!!!!!!

hi both of you you have a great point there.a lot of prominent'chefs
are guys, and I was also married to a cook. He wasnt one of the'prominent chefs but he did a great job of cooking, and his'
beef stew was to die for it was so good. I liked to cook too'
but my beef stew was never quite as good as his.No I do know'that
a lot of guys could do a great job cooking if they wanted to.