Feeling guilty about being bothered by my girlfriend’s home food
I’m an undergraduate in a government university and I’ve been dating my girlfriend for a while. Everything between us is genuinely good. We’re both from middle-class families and there’s no issue regarding money or lifestyle.
But there’s one thing that’s been bothering me internally, and I feel guilty even thinking about it. Her homemade food is usually not very enjoyable for me, while my mom’s cooking is honestly extremely good even my friends and my girlfriend say so. When my girlfriend opens her lunch around friends, people kind of just take one bite politely and stop eating.
I know this sounds shallow, and I’m not blaming her or her family. But somehow it still affects me emotionally more than it probably should. Maybe because food is a big thing in my family culture.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Why does something this small bother me this much, even though the relationship itself is healthy?