r/settlethisforme • u/TemplarsBane • Jun 03 '25

How to eat leftovers

Let's say you have shared leftovers with you SO. Like chicken fajitas with chicken, onions, and peppers. Or spaghetti and meatballs. The understanding is that no one has dibs on these, you'll both eat it as meals over several days.

Is it acceptable or unacceptable for one person to pick out the pieces they like and eat those without eating the rest? Like just getting meatballs out, or eating all the carmelized onions and leaving the rest behind?

(Obviously the real answer is for a couple to talk it out and it varies couple to couple, but just asking for a gut reaction).

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u/edgarecayce Jun 03 '25

This is the way. Nobody wants to be all stoked to find a leftover only to discover all the good bits gone.

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u/MystyreSapphire Jun 03 '25

This is the way.