meal time troubles with hubbie?

Question

i like to eat my dinner between 5:30 and 7 p.m. he likes to eat from 7 to 10 p.m. i ate tonight by myself cause i am tired of eating 2 hours after i say i am cooking something would you like to join me & he said in just a couple minutes that turns into 1-2 hours quite often. so i got a lecture on that when i eat i should announce i am eating so we can eat together. i have done this a wait 1-2 hours and then i get fat and sick from eating too late. he says i am at fault for not saying anything. i am just feeding myself because i need to eat and am tired of waiting for him. kids said their mom would just go ahead and fix dinner at normal hours and eat. he can eat leftovers. what can be done to resolve this?

very large old house where a person can get lost in and he usually does or in front of the computer

everyone thank you for all your great answers. they all are pretty much on the same page. i know what i have to do and will do it. thanks again

Answer 1

Tell Hubby that you will meet him half way. Fix dinner and serve at 7:00 sharp, tell him when dinner is ready, then eat. He will either eat or have a cold dinner.

Answer 2

Keep with your normal cooking and eating hours. Call him for dinner, and start eating. If you have kids, it's too late to wait and feed them later. If he doesn't come eat, make him a plate and put it in the microwave so he can eat it when he's ready.

You also have to have time to clean up after dinner, so you have a real legitimate reason to eat during the earlier hours.

Answer 3

If he is home at 5:30 what reason is there not to eat except lack of consideration. I would tell him dinner is on the table at 6:00
be there or your on your own. There had better be a good reason to delay. Its not fair to have to clean up at 8:30. Sounds like some maturity needed there.

Answer 4

first of all, what kind of husband doesn't know that your eating. Me and my man make dinner together when ever the first one gets hungry. What is he doing, sitting in front of the tv.

I would go in and announce I'm making dinner, then go in and say it's almost ready, then say it's ready, then say it's on the table, or take it to him and sit there in front of the tv with him and eat together.

Answer 5

Then have dinner at 7pm. Tell him if he doesn't come eat you will throw the food away. That should wake him up

Answer 6

I think you have the answer. Since you're the one cooking, cook, announce the mealtime, and eat. After that, he's on his own.