My fiancée does not know how to order off a menu. Actually she does, she doesn’t care to order from a menu like most people do.
Going out to eat with her is pretty much an hour long ordeal of me gritting my teeth while she racks up a bill 3x mine, all while trying nicely to steer her to just one item. She’ll open the menu, get overwhelmed with options, and end up ordering a la carte from places that do not work that way, asking for endless substitutions and upcharges. As an example, at a restaraunt, she might not be able to decide between a burger or chicken tenders, so she’ll ask for “a half order” of both of them, then she likes the sound of one specific dipping sauce that comes with another entree so she’ll ask for a cup of that, etc. Etc. I’ll say something before we go in, she’ll promise me she’ll just get a water, and then get a water - and a margarita. It’s draining. At this point, we go out maybe once pr twice a year unless something forces us out more than that.
The scenario that prompted this rant was that tonight was one of those times. Our bill was $82.10. My entree plus water was $10.99.
Shoot her the menu for the location on the drive over, and be specific; ‘hon, we don’t have time for pussyfooting around. Go ahead and take the ride over to pick an entree, an appetizer, and a drink.’
Or just order for her, that’ll certainly make things better at home.
I very much doubt this will make things more manageable.
For someone who’s indecisive trying to hurry them along is counter productive, although getting her to look at the menu in advance might help.
Ordering for her is just going to put OP in harms way.
If he doesn’t already know speaking for her would end up in fight, then he needs to learn now. Hopefully my advice helps him figure that part out sooner than later.
Nah mate. This is more like “start a fight with your partner to discover whether she’s submissive”. You sound like a bit of a jerk TBH.
Right. Make it worse to make it better?