Would your SO peel an orange for you?

[Anonymous]

I'm the orange peeler. He'll just cut them into wedges. Part of it is that I have longer nails and can in fact peel without problems.

If it is something easy to peel like clementines, he'll peel it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think he would ask me why I wanted him to peel it? But he would probably do it.

My dad picked crabs for my mom when she was still alive.

I shave.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this - why would you need somebody to peel an orange for you? If I was going to eat an orange I'd just grab one and peel it myself. Wouldn't occur to me to ask spouse to do it.

This. But if for some reason I was unable to, he would of course do it. But I prefer my oranges in slices. Mandarins, however, I peel.

Agreed. I really don't like this trend of testing your partner with trivial games. Especially when the right answer assumes being a loving and caring partner means infantilizing them. A lot of people were failed by their parents and seeking to prolong childhood and fill that good of neglect with a SO

[Anonymous]

Would he peel it if I asked him? Yes.

Would he peel it if I just asked him for an orange? No. And thank God. He peels oranges like an animal! There is always a chunk missing or lots of the white part left. He's fantastic at cooking and it always cracks me up that his oranges look like they were peeled by an animal at the zoo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course, but I don’t eat oranges. I peel my own clementines and he gets up and throws away the peel for me. I really appreciate it!

clementines are a type of orange.

Sort of. Oranges are a cross between a pomelo and mandarin. Clementines are a cross of an orange with a mandarin, so are really mostly mandarins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fruit)?wprov=sfti1

[Anonymous]

slices for the win.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Of course. And I would for him. No questions asked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think he would ask me why I wanted him to peel it? But he would probably do it.

My dad picked crabs for my mom when she was still alive.

That’s a nice memory, isn’t it? My dad always refilled my mom’s coffee cup if he poured more for himself and he’d put the cream in hers too.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:slices for the win.

Us as well, then we do “The Godfather” orange peel face at each other and bust out laughing.

[Anonymous]

In spite of his many faults, a great thing my husband does is buy ripe fruit and prepare them for the kids and I.

[Anonymous]

That’s not something he would typically ask me to do but if for some reason he asked me, I guess I would.

It’s not my default way to give him an orange though. He’s an adult.

[Anonymous]

My DH would not. He generally eats no fruit and has an aversion to citrus smells/textures.

This has no bearing on the state of our relationship. He doesn’t hesitate to dive into other juicy, sloppy eating…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can not imagine ever asking him to but I suppose he would.

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