A Good Life: My cousin's wife never eats the food I serve her. She always says she likes it, but her barely-touched plate says otherwise. What do I do?
We often get together with our cousin; his wife is a very particular eater. I try bringing things that I think she'll like but nothing ever seems to be a hit. She always says no problem, she enjoyed it. Should I take her answer at face value? I really want her to enjoy the meal.
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