My boyfriend fishes out teabags from the pot after brewing, and squeezes them dry with his fist, letting it drip back in the pot.

[fesshole@mastodon.social]

My boyfriend fishes out teabags from the pot after brewing, and squeezes them dry with his fist, letting it drip back in the pot. He claims that is the strongest part of the tea, and not doing that is profligate. Should I break up with him, or would that make me shallow?

[jesusmargar@mastodon.social]

@fesshole yes

[drorbedrack@mastodon.social]

@fesshole Makes the tea bitter and less nice.
Also: use a spoon ! Not your hand!

[cppguy@infosec.space]

@fesshole

You could just ask him not to do it. That's what healthy couples do.

[paul@notnull.space]

@fesshole

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[bonehousewasps@mastodon.social]

@runningrobderby @fesshole Don't forget to microwave

[fixato@toot.cat]

@fesshole tell him he can have all the "good stuff" to himself, by letting him squeeze it out into his own cup.
Personally I'd rather not have the extra tannins in my cuppa, as it likely makes it too bitter.
Also, teach him the better way of squeezing a tea bag: put it on your spoon, roll the string around the spoon and bag, and squeeze it that way.
Or, if you desperately want everything out, get a second spoon and press down on the bag resting on the first spoon.

Alternatively, stop using teabags, and just go for the (imho better) loose leaf tea.

Finally, bag squeezing may be considered bad manners in some cultures.

[foyglgezang@social.tchncs.de]

@fesshole So many problems could be avoided by people just not having romantic relationships again and again.

[michael@westergaard.social]

I'm not saying you should, but have you considered murder as an option?