8. You tell him, “It took me two hours to prepare this dish,” which makes him question why you didn’t just get it from the supermarket
“It kind of turns me off when she emphasizes how much work she’s put in.” Even if you spend a lot of time and effort making a dish for him, he might not take it well when you emphasize it. If you don’t want your boyfriend to take it negatively, you can follow it up with a comment filled with excitement, like “The more time it takes, the better it tastes!”