On Wed 04 May 2005 01:43:35p, Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:
Just because a situation is acceptable to you does not automatically make it acceptable to someone else. Apparently, no reason would be good enough for you to find this an unacceptable situation. However, it doesn't have to be acceptable to you.
My partner and I both work full time. We don't have children, but we do have numerous pets, though that is a minor issue. There's no way that either of us would find it acceptable to host a guest during the work week, and neither of us would expect the other to "perform" and put on such a show. If we really needed or wanted the additional company for a meal during the week, it would be more than acceptable to dine out. All of us would enjoy it more.
Because that happens to be the case does not mean that our house is unacceptably dirty, our time ill-organized, or our pantry bare. We simply prefer it that way.
Now...IF circumstances fostered by my partner forced me to set forth both hospitality and food, I would definitely expect some reward in return. Things like that just aren't a part of our plan.
-- Wayne Boatwright
Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
