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Asking Eric: Couple’s differing standards about when food goes bad results in a huge argument
Asking Eric: Couple’s differing standards about when food goes bad results in a huge argument
Asking Eric: Couple’s differing standards about when food goes bad results in a huge argument

Published on: 06/28/2026

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Eric: Ask him how he judges whether food is still good enough to eat. Clearly, you both have different standards. Getty Images

Dear Eric: My husband and I always disagree about when to throw out food. This has been a 21-year battle. He went to a four-day conference and left our dogs ground chicken which made them very sick for three days. I was furious and disposed of everything in the freezer over a year old or undated, out-of-date refrigerator items or canned goods. I replaced everything I remembered with grocery delivery and told him my credit card was available to him for

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/06/asking-eric-couples-differing-standards-about-when-food-goes-bad-results-in-a-huge-argument.html

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