Divorce in food: why couples start eating separately and whether it saves the relationship.
Who cooks dinner today, who washes dishes and why did you buy the wrong products again? Small household things often become the cause of family quarrels. In an attempt to reduce stress, some couples choose a "food divorce" - they agree to buy food, cook and eat separately, while maintaining the partnership and the shared home. According to certain data, about a quarter of all married couples today are in a "food divorce". And quite happy.
Separate meals in themselves do not indicate a crisis in a relationship, and living together does not require the same tastes. But if behind the refusal of the common daily life there is resentment, ignorance and unwillingness to talk, changing habits alone will not be enough. Healthy relationships are determined not if the couple eats from the same pan, but if they know how to negotiate and respect each other's needs, says psychologist Yekaterina Klimenko.
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