9 Ways to Smooth Things Over if Your Boyfriend’s Cooking is a Disaster

4. Make it an activity: “Let’s cook together next time!”


“I’d be happier if she said that than ‘I’ll teach you how to do it,’ in a condescending way.” Offer to help him in a way that won’t make him feel small, and his pride won’t be wounded. You can big him up by giving him the main role in preparing the dish.