It’s not just about class, but sexism. Cooking is women’s work.

While I may be older than most here, I was one of the few among my friends to cook, as a guy. I never got teased directly but people would say things in my presence. I loved to bake so always made desserts for My family, plus there were a few dishes that were always “mine”.

When I got married, we did both agree that we liked traditional roles, but she didn’t let me cook. Sure parts of it were that she is the better cook and also the more picky eater, but a lot of it was “her role”. She felt anxious about not doing “her part”. It was too ingrained that cooking was women’s work

But we both made sure our boys could cook. Now that they’re home from college for the summer, i try to get them to cook at least once a week