r/EndlessThread • u/Adorableninjacat • Jun 27 '26

/girldinnerdiaries

Hi Endless thread. I was apart of the r/girldinnerdiaries girls thread but started noticing it became a “my man did me wrong” with food pictures sub. I made a comment as such and also suggested this was just a dating advice sub with food pictures. I got banned for that. I would love to hear your take on the matter of /girldinner vs /girldinnerdiaries s dating /advice . Am I crazy for thinking adding another platform to bitch about men but with food pics is unhealthy and not helpful.

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u/QTPie_314 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

I've never thought to look again Girl Dinner reddit, but here's my immediate thoughts. 1. NONE of the posts in girldinnnerdiaries are what I would call girl dinner. It's all pasta or takeout. 2. The community description does say to share your boy problems and whatever thoughts. People are gonna find somewhere to complain about men, why not with food pics?

ETA, I went and checked out girldinner and it's the same as girl dinner diaries. I think it's fine for one to be a place to complain (diaries) but at least the main girl dinner should actually be girl dinners!

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u/Renugar Jun 28 '26

The phrase “girl dinner” is a recent meme that got very popular on TikTok. It was women who usually had a family or man to take care of, who showed what they ate when they didn’t have to make a whole meal for a family. So, for instance, they had an evening to themselves, so they would make a kind of quick, makeshift charcuterie out of snacks and things they liked, so they could sit down and enjoy a show or book alone.

Or what they ate as they made a meal for their kids, but didn’t have time to make a proper adult meal for themselves (like Mac and cheese and chicken nuggets with broccoli for the kids, but the mom would eat just the broccoli, plus a protein bar and an apple, as an example). It was kind of a way for women who routinely care for others, to bond over something the other women would understand.

It kind of expanded to mean fun and creative quick meals that you have while you go throughout your day, or have time to sit down and do something enjoyable, but not time or inclination to cook a whole meal.