re: Welp....here's a new one with the SO

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I am 62 and have got two marriages and a bunch of girlfriends under my belt, life is too short for this kind of non-sense, change your door locks and phone number.

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Haha. This story reminds me of the time I told a 30 year old woman "aren't you a little old to be going out every night."

Was married 27 years myself. Like another poster, also in my 60's. A fork is not that important to get in a fight over. Learn to pick your battles and learn that females are wired differently than males in terms of perceptions and emotions. Learn how they process information and you will have a lot easier time communicating.

Oh............and learn to choose your battles a little more wisely.

Believe it or not, if you ever have the privilege of sitting at a formal dinner one day, and it is with her, she will quickly figure things out and do as the Romans.

How bad do you want to keep this girl?

Table manners are important.

Especially at business lunches or formal dinners.

You did the right thing to try to help her.

Wait til you go to sleep tonight. That's when she shows you she knows how to hold a knife properly.

frick that. She needs to be told she holds her fork like a raccoon. shite's embarrassing.

She will come back around. Some people can't handle any sort of criticism.

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Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy? It really is that simple.

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I suppose that's very good advice.

bullshite. Like another poster mentioned

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Table manners are important.

Especially at business lunches or formal dinners

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Does she smack her food? If she does that and the fork thing, I would say something. Just the fork thing is forgivable IMO.

I'd call out my girl if she ate like that, but I wouldn't do it how you did it. I would have just jokingly asked her why she eats like a caveman