<human>: Sorry if this is not appropriate for this sub.  This hasn't been a huge deal or a fight at all, we were just curious on how other people handle this expense.  We just moved in together and never encountered it before.

I am fine with eating the same thing most of the time. I dont cook extravagently or go the extra mile to make crazy lunches.  But she loves to cook, loves to make new recipes, and loves to go crazy with buying stuff at the grocery store.  When she lived alone I would help her make these things and eat with her when visiting.  But now we live together so I will be eating a lot of what we/she makes.

The big concern is that, while I appreciate the extravagent meals she makes, I do not necessarily need them and would rather not pay for the more expensive items that are more for enjoyment rather than necessity.  She understands this and we are looking for a happy medium of how to split grocery bills.  How can I contribute to grocery shopping while not having to contribute to her personal hobby?

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<bot>: Girlfriend loves to cook expensive meals, how can we split the grocery bill fairly between things we need and things only she wants.