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My boyfriend has come a long way, healthy-eating-wise, since we’ve been together. Pre-me, he ate fast food at least 10-15 meals per week, and that’s a conservative estimate. I also want to be clear that I don’t mean a reasonable fresh sandwich from Subway or something — I mean Krystal hamburgers and chicken wings and french fries…

I’ve never much been one for that kind of food, or for eating out in general. I’d much rather cook at home. And I’d much rather have something fresh and healthy than fried and fatty.

Our first few meals together were…interesting. It was hard, because he’s a meat-eater and I’m a pescatarian (I eat fish/seafood occasionally, but no other meat). I wanted to try innovative ethnic recipes, and he wanted to stick to “meat and potatoes.”

But last night I realized how far we’ve come. I e-mailed him before leaving work to see what sounded good for dinner. I was prepared for him to say he didn’t know, and I was going to offer a quick pasta dish or maybe baked fish… But he surprised me and said he’d been looking at recipes (my boyfriend?! who hardly knew how to turn on his stove six months ago?!) and thought it might be fun to try something new (my boyfriend?! who wants the same things over and over?!). He suggested a seared tuna steak with pineapple-jalapeno salsa. Yes!

Even though my weight is not where I want it to be, I’m glad that we are both eating better these days, and it’s nice to have someone to cook and share good, healthy, nutritious food with.