The Mega Cook Spouse non-Cook
The Mega Cook Spouse Non-Cook is the non-cook who is married to or partnered with a major league cook -- not necessarily a chef or food professional, but someone who is a confident food person, a person who loves to cook and is generally widely acknowledged for this quality. How the non-cook attached to this worthy person feels about the food and cooking situation varies widely.
The most common feelings are gratitude toward the Mega Cook and relief that the cooking thing is being taken care of. In many happy unions there is reverence and deep respect for the Mega Cook. Less commonly, the Mega Cook Spouse Non-Cook feels little gratitude, forgets to feel relieved, and just takes the situation for granted. In another scenario, there could be resentment on the part of the Mega Cook Spouse Non-Cook, if you can possible believe it, but it might be better not to even mention that, except perhaps to say this: If the kitchen becomes a locus of control, somebody might start to feel controlled. Last, but not at all least, the feelings of the Mega Cook Spouse Non-Cook can be directed inward: I'm talking here about the guilt and pervasive feelings of lameness in the presence of daily greatness.
The Mega Cook Spouse Non-Cook is an important non-cook category, especially is this age of food food food and cooking cooking cooking. Several non-cook types are often (but not always) sub groups of this larger designation. These include: The Default Non-Cook, The Circumstantial Non-Cook, and The Unauthorized Non-Cook.