Cooking is a labour of love due to all the preparation and the effort involved, with sweat and tears(from cutting the onions) to accompany them.
I was watching the Rachel Ray show and there was an interview with Kim Khardashian. Kim has been involved in a long-time relationship with her boyfriend Reggie. Rachel asked if she loved to cook and she replied in the affirmative. She added that the reason why they have been together for so long is because of her cooking skills. Rachel ended the interview with the saying "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach".
The implication is that Kim schemed to keep Reggie by her side through her cooking. As she strives to improve it, she succeeds in retaining him as her boyfriend. This takes away the true meaning of cooking; the one I mentioned in the introduction. It seems as if there is no love and sincerity involved in cooking for him; but conscious deviousness for selfish reasons.
I cannot fathom ever trying to seduce my partner through cooking. I do cook for my loved ones but I do so with sincere feelings. I cook to share with them my favourite food or to cater to their liking for certain food, as simple as that. There are no complicated reasons or underlying motives.
