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FOOD

When I wore the apron

for my wife

By Funso Ero‑Phillips

I have never really enjoyed cooking but the things earlier than usual, she kept
we do for love, eh? getting distracted from all the
small talk. Till she eventually
As an unmarried man, I hardly ever bothered to blurted, “You made food,
cook. I didn’t enjoy it, so I outsourced most of my please let’s eat before it gets
cooking and frequented restaurants. Besides, cold.” And eat, we did.
food is not really something I dwell on much.
After the meal, she was
My wife, however, is a different person. She enjoys humming. My wife never
cooking. Revels in the activity. She would think hums, except on occasions
and prepare something special almost every day. like this. I knew that she was
She loves cooking, and this makes us a ‘happy contented, and this made
couple’. Another fact about my wife, her primary me immensely happy. She
love languages are “Quality Time” and “Acts of thanked me for dinner and
Service”. So, some of our bonding happens to be explained that she wasn’t
in the kitchen. I share the highlights of my day, and having a particularly great
she does likewise. And I help with spicing the fish day, so coming home to my
while she preps the oil. I occasionally chop onions, cooking, was such a lovely
which I hate doing. Again, the things we do for surprise. And she stated that
love. I should do it more often. I was
going to blurt out that it was a one-
On our second anniversary, I had bought my time thing, but I realised that it made
wife some elegant gifts beforehand, perfumes her happy, and it, in turn, made me
which she finds delightful, I bought Asun from her happy, to see her so happy. So, I knew
favourite spot and I decided to make some pasta I would cook for her again. And I wasn’t
to go with it. I hadn’t exactly planned the pasta; going to wait an entire year too. I started
it was a spur of the moment thing. And gratefully noting the meals she says she would love to
so. When she returned from work, somewhat try and look up their recipes, and if they surpass

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