I feel so much pressure to be a good cook
Salam. I’m 24 and the search has begun.
Now I’m not the type to feel sad if I’m unmarried whilst mt friends are etc. if it happens it will. All is in Allahs hands.
However. My mum is a bloody amazing cook. So everyone keeps expecting me to be as well. In fact that’s what they’ve been telling people too.
The thing is I care a lot about my education and my life. I’ve worked so hard. My mum thinks I’m on my phone all the time but I’m usually reading or studying on my phone too. I genuinely don’t even have proper hobbies because I love learning that much.
My mum keeps saying people have expectations and they’ll spit on us if they see I’m not as good of a cook as her.
I feel sick to my stomach and just cry for hours every time she says it to me.
Posted Sep 10, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC