The secret is that all those ideas come from when we had big open kitchens, now most people can’t afford that
Our kitchen only allows to pass each other moving sideways and we have about two and a half spaces on the working top. It still is romantic.
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As an husband, my wife definitely appreciates it if we cook together. I enjoy it, she enjoys it, and it makes our food more delicious. Plus it’s am exercise in how you work as a team as a family.
This is how my wife and I operate as well. But because both of us cook, when my wife is busy being a pediatrician, I can take care of the meals for the week. It allows us lots of flexibility, unlike in the house I grew up in where my mom did all the cooking. I didn’t really learn how to cook until fairly recently.
That’s exaxtly what I was thinking
My partner is a chemist, and she becomes an absolutely despotic autocrat when we try to cook together.
Deny her the freedom. Listen to the intrusive thoughts and make a sauce less pineapple pizza with no cheese. Only pineapple.
Assert true dominance: None pizza with left pineapple.
A pineapple-apricot pizza with cauliflower crust
Sounds perfect
That’s so recognisable. She can help with eating.
I’m fine with her setting the table.
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Yep, that’s just quality time. Quality time can be romantic but its definition depends on the people involved in the relationship. Someone might find it romantic to watch a movie together, someone might find it romantic to just talk for a couple hours. Someone might find it romantic to play video games together!
this is the reason i haven’t bought overcooked on my xbox despite us playing a ton of coop games together
we cook together well enough (i chop he stir) but screw that noise
Overcooked is super fun, but you need hard core communication and organisation. If not, one will sleep on the couch.
Overcooked is the only videogame that has given me a panic attack lol
When I played it with my partner we would let ourselves get heated and yell with the understanding that when the games over none of it was meant. Although of course we avoid directly insulting each other lol
Yeah. It basically requires high level of execution from both sides, and if the other’s not great the entire operation breaks down.
It made me furious sometimes when I would do things right and she wouldn’t, though I shouldn’t have gotten angry at all, it’s a nice friendly game that has no stakes.
We decided to stop playing this so we won’t fight.
Got any recommendations for good coop games to play with a partner?
On a more casual game, I can’t sing Kingdom: Two Crowns enough. We’d play hours later than we intended. The Norse expansion is worth it as well.
Once you play through a few campaigns it gets same-y, so not infinite playability, but it’s great.
Stardew valley or any of the Lego games are pretty good for casual coop games
We’ve been having a great time with Diablo 3. Also, all borderlands are great fun, we’ve enjoyed BL3 a lot.
Other than that, Trackmania is always fun and Vampire Survivors is a blast. Gangbeasts is hilariously frustrating and Battleblock Theater is quite fun if you’re into sidescrollers.
It Takes Two is an absolute gem of a co op game and is super casual. It looks really simple on the surface but the devs went all the way in making sure the game stays fresh, interesting, and fun.
Biped is pretty good and casual. I don’t know if it’s available for consoles. Probably is.
Then there’s Portal 2, the LEGO franchise, Moving Out, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
When I’m out of ideas of games to play with my SO I just emulate some games from SNES and Genesis when couch co-op was golden. Donkey Kong Country, Sonic 3…
There seems to be a sharp dichotomy between those with big and small kitchens here.
We have a small kitchen and after a couple decades we have a dance and some patience so we are able to work well together in a 6x6 space liena chef and sous chef.
It did take a couple decades of “move!” To get here though…
Yeah dude, nothing like a night of silence playing video games to make your partner really hot.
What we do is, we decide who leads - usually it the one who knows the recipe at heart.
The leader assigns tasks and the other does them. Can be stuff like cutting onions, making a sauce and so on. Then the other gets his own corner where they simply do tasks.
We put music we both like as well.
A CdC and a sous chef.
Source: I’ve watched the bear 3 times.
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Lol. Agreed. Me and my partner both cook but not together.
Yeah being a bitch about it doesn’t help. It’s only romantic when you enjoy each other’s company. I bet they’re the type of person that would be annoyed by literally anything.
It really depends on our mood. Is it a holiday dinner or a BBQ with friends? We can hardly keep our hands off of each other. Is it just regular dinner time? Go away and do something else useful.
So you’re just exhibitionists.
My wife and I have opposing chirality.
We are able to both use the same stove to cook on, so long as we both use the correct side. Cooking together is something we do often.
