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Daily Mirror
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Paige Freshwater

'My family will refuse to speak to my girlfriend if she doesn't cook - it's tradition'

A man has sparked outrage after ordering his girlfriend to take part in his family's sexist tradition so she'll 'make a good impression'. He explained how he and his family meet at his great-grandfather's estate every other month to enjoy a meal together.

Per tradition, the meal is always prepared by the women while the men sit back and relax. While admitting it's a 'sexist tradition', he believes it's important for female newcomers to take part in it to make a good impression with the family.

Taking to Reddit, he said: "I am fully aware it’s sexist as hell. That being said, I am one of the youngest people in the family and my protests mean literally nothing. Some of those women choose not to cook, however this is usually met with a level of ostracising. The women who don’t cook are wives and long term girlfriends so they kind of already have a good family relationship doctored in.

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