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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stick to drinks or coffee?

How much time does she spend photographing her food?  I'd think like a few seconds, right?  And then, how much time talking about or dissecting the meal?

Just tell her that you want to spend time catching up with her and not talking about the food.  You can frame it in a positive way ...."I am really excited to hear about...(your new project, boyfriend, hobby, etc) so it doesn't sound like you are super annoyed with her behavior.  [/quote]

I'm guessing you've never had a meal with a "foodie" like this. My MIL gets into this sometimes. It takes her like 10 min to property setup her plate, remove background distractions from the view of the camera, keep checking the picture on her phone to see if she got it just right, and the uploading & writing the post. Sometimes she wants to do this with other people's food or with shared dishes as well. We're all supposed to just sit there and not eat until she's done. SUPER annoying. And the food discussion can take up the ENTIRE meal.

I feel your pain, OP. If you really like her and want to continue the friendship you need to either avoid eating together or be upfront with her about this. If she can't recognize this behavior is annoying to you and try to curb it, I wonder how good of a friend she is. All relationships are about compromise. You can tolerate some food talk and photographing of food and she should be able to keep it to a minimum and not post or be on her phone until you've parted ways.[/quote]

You are right.  I can't say I've ever had dinner with a foodie like this.  I am amazed the food discussion can last the entire meal.  Like, really?  What are you all saying for an hour or more?[/quote]

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