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You Want to Eat Healthier, But Your Partner Doesn’t. How Do You Navigate That? - Cleveland Clinic
Food-related conflict doesn’t have to sour your relationship
You got your exercise in for the day and are spending your afternoon chopping vegetables and whipping up homemade hummus for the week ahead. You’re feeling pretty pumped about the changes you’re making to your lifestyle.
Then your partner strolls into the kitchen and declares, “I’m hungry. Let’s order a pizza.”
Things can get tricky when you’re trying to get healthy but your dearly beloved isn’t on the same path — especially if you share a home and a kitchen.
Food-related conflict doesn’t have to sour your relationship
You got your exercise in for the day and are spending your afternoon chopping vegetables and whipping up homemade hummus for the week ahead. You’re feeling pretty pumped about the changes you’re making to your lifestyle.
Then your partner strolls into the kitchen and declares, “I’m hungry. Let’s order a pizza.”
Things can get tricky when you’re trying to get healthy but your dearly beloved isn’t on the same path — especially if you share a home and a kitchen.