I don't like these generalizations - "men" &amp; "wemen". It is so idividual and different depending on a lot of things such as family status, working time, home equipment. Different people, different habits. Both me and my boyfriend cook and its because we love cooking and eating, we love to eat fresh or home made food and the culinary as a whole. The difference in our case is that I'm more likely to be the traditional one and he likes to experiment with exotic spices or recepies from around the world. We cook four or five times a week altogether and the rest of the days we eat outside. Even so if I'm not in the mood or I'm just tired or lazy I won't cook. Or if I was living by myself I would never cook so often because the most important thing is sharing what you cook with someone special and even try harder to make it more delicious and arrange it better. You should also feel the pleasure of preparing your own food and not find cooking boring or annoying.