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Was this the Barnes and Noble chick?

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Be nice. Get some cooking lessons. Great conversation piece and may get you a permanent love. If that is what you want.

No it was someone else. The Barnes and Noble chick was full of sh*

So what you've just said is that your mother has taken care of you through college and you are now perplexed that a woman would want to know if you are self-sufficient. I doubt that women who ask that question want you to be a world class chef but they want to know that if they are tired and don't want to cook every night after work, that you can do your share.

If you can't cook, then tell her you can't cook but make enough coin to eat out every night.

If you can't cook and you rely on mom to come by every night to make something for you, then the woman is thinking that she will have to compete against mom's cooking/influence/guidance in all future endeavors and that you are a momma's boy.

if you can't cook and you're not eating out every night and your mom doesn't take care of you, then how the heck are you getting food?

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Man and I thought my cousins in Italy were ridiculous and momma's boys! Me and my girlfriend actually make a good cooking team. Cleaning up stinks and cooking and cleaning is time consuming but it's pretty rewarding, more healthy and less expensive than dining out all the time. Plus girls dig self sufficient men and it's fun or was fun until I got hooked up when you go to the supermarket. I just get annoyed at the women who look in my cart to see what I'm buying and sizing me up based on what's in there. I do keep thinking of that episode in Happy Days when Fonzie was teaching Richie how to pick up women at the supermarket by bumping their cart and making small talk. Richie launching his cart is a classic along with the episode...

You need to respond to the cooking question with one that determines if she is Karla Homolka behind closed doors. If she is, sans illegalities, then it's worth it to learn how to cook.

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If you can't cook, consider taking some cooking classes. You'll learn a good skill that will please others as well as yourself. Plus, lots of women take cooking classes, so maybe you'll meet someone nice. Or, you could make new friends.

Whole Foods used to offer some classes. Lots of restaurants also have classes. Fun night out, and generally good eats while you're at it. They show you how to prepare recipes and give you the recipes; some classes are more hands-on than others.

BTW, I CAN cook, but I've also taken cooking classes to learn new things.

I eat out sometimes or put stuff in the oven or microwave or may just buy rolls and lunch meat and make a sandwich

I think this is being read to deeply. First of all we don't know the context of the "do you cook" question. It could have been small talk. Or it could have been, as everyone seems to be leaning, the more nefarious - are you a suitable suitor.

Second, being a "cook" is all relative. I don't think she is assuming Michelin-rated chefs are the only ones who cook. Can you make something decent. My boyfriend cooks for me. It's good food, he usually adds things as he goes and it turns out well. But at the end of the day it wasn't about how delectible the meal was, it's about a) not dealing with the hassle and expense of a restaurant and b) spending some quality time with your significant other. No dressing up, no reservations, no crying children.

And as an aside "the boyfriend" was the guy who had Mom cook for him. But he movedout and he realized he had to eat too - and it was not going to be mac and cheese. He just tried things. No cooking classes, no Le Bec Fin level meals.