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Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over

835 points · 738 comments · barry-cotter

  1. lordleft · · focus · HN ↗
    When I met my wife, I discovered very quickly that she had savant-level hosting skills. She is an amazing cook, she prioritizes space to dine in our home (we made sure to have a dining table in our NYC apartment) and she thinks carefully about the experience of her guests. It's a quality that I benefit greatly from, and I'm grateful to her for it.
    1. ferguess_k · · focus · HN ↗
      I do agree that this is a very good quality of a wife. I have a friend whose wife is like this and I can't tell you how much effort he saved for himself.
      1. flowerlad · · focus · HN ↗
        If a husband has the same quality it would be very good too. It is not something only a wife can possess!
        1. ferguess_k · · focus · HN ↗
          Let's say it's a good quality for a partner, or, anyone!
          1. rcbdev · · focus · HN ↗
            Why is there such a narrow world view apparent on HN as to suggest that this is only a good quality for a human to have? It's a good quality for almost anything to have!
        2. bluGill · · focus · HN ↗
          There are more good qualities to look for than anyone can possess. Just make sure your partner has good qualities and encourage them. Then have "a village" where other good qualities that you have have between the two of you cover as much of the rest as possible.
        3. lopis · · focus · HN ↗
          Yeah, I would 100% not be in a relationship with a man who cannot cook and host.
        4. triceratops · · focus · HN ↗
          True! But in an ideal partnership each partner brings something that the other needs.
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