1. There aren’t many liquids foul enough to make me throw a glass across the room. Beetroot juice – that’s pretty gross. Avocado juice – the texture alone is blech. But tomato juice? Tomato juice elicits a visceral reaction much like smelling skunk piss at the breakfast table, or so I’d imagine.
2. For twenty-odd years this wasn’t a problem. Growing up our family ran strictly on OJ, and once I went to college I stuck to the basics. There was orange juice in the dining hall and it’s not like I was some high roller, enjoying a juice bar selection before class. Plus short of a gun being held to my head there was no way in hell I’d drink tomato juice.
3. So you know how they say marriage is all about compromise. “Meet each other halfway,” they said. “Appreciate your differences,” they said. And that’s all well and good right up until the moment your beloved uncaps a bottle of the stinkiest juice known to man and drinks it right in your very own kitchen.
4. That’s right. BrightSide likes tomato juice. Strike that – BrightSide loves tomato juice and he’s utterly flabbergasted that the rest of us find it super disgusting.
5. Now, I’ll take some credit here. I’ve done a good deal of compromising over the years. I never ate tomato soup before marrying this guy, and now I’m all about dunking some gooey grilled cheese in a hot bowl of tomato-y goodness. I’ve learned to love chilis and sauces with a solid tomato base. I like to think I keep an open mind.
6. But there’s just something about tomato juice itself…the smell wafting out of the glass is THICK. How does a juice smell thick? I don’t know. But it does. And suddenly all I can think about is tomato sludge gooping up my throat then I start thinking about how it kinda looks like a glass of blood and then we’re done for the day ‘cuz UGH.
7. And here’s BrightSide all, “What are you talking about? You like tomatoes, right? It tastes like tomatoes. It’s delicious!” Umm…no.
8. Not to point fingers or anything, but his glass was sitting on the coffee table when Gracie walked by last night. She stopped. She sniffed. She sniffed for a good ten seconds. Then she kept walking.
9. This dog who will eat eggs and waffles, soap and Brillo pads, tissues and Post Its and pens DID NOT WANT THE TOMATO JUICE.
10. And I think that just about sums it up.
Wait. Wut? Avocado juice? Seriously? I’m with you on the tomato juice, sure, but just the thought of avocado juice makes me gag.
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And I like avocados! What evil mind decided popping those in a blender was a good idea? Blech.
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Bloody Marys on vacation, sure. V-8 now and again, okay. But not just tomato juice. No. Also, tomato tries to kill me. It’s too acidic for me to consume regularly. Orange and grapefruit are my yummies (and surprisingly, tummy likes those fine!)
I’m sorry it’s so gross and in your kitchen. That’s tough times.
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My only saving grace is that I won’t buy it — like, ever. So every once in a while he brings a bottle into the house, I moan and groan about how disgusting it is, and then we start the whole process over again. Good times for sure.
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I go back and forth with loving and hating tomato juice. (Unlike you and the dog…) Right now I’m in a hate it phase. Last summer we were doing a lot of early morning bloody mary beach days. One of those days I had too much bloody mary and it was hot and humid and the ocean water was freezing so I couldn’t cool off and I could just feel the red tomato juice sitting in my stomach just READY to jump back out of my nauseous mouth. It never did, but I never had a bloody mary since. I ruined myself.
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Aw, man, that’s the worst. Summertime is tricky with the heat and humidity messing around with your system. I’ve given up more than a few drinks and dishes from the same sort of thing.
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Count me in on the no tomato juice crowd. It just makes me think of drinking a cold glass of thin marinara.
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Yep. So much of the gross.
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Tomato juice is like sludge. And it’s a weird color of red, not pretty red like pomegranate juice or cranberry juice. I’m not a fan of tomato juice either but my husband hates it more than I do so my marriage isn’t stressed by this issue. Sorry that you have to deal with it.
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Yes! This is it! I couldn’t put my finger on the other thing that bugs me so much but it IS the color. Like blood that has too much iron…ick.
And to be fair, I’m quite certain I bring some pretty massive stressors to our marriage! 😆
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ohgawdohgawd (remember I’m the one who made comments about guests using the kitty box in the laundry room…)(just sayin, after the comment I’m going to make in half a second, I’d totally understand if you banned me…) Your comment about iron rich blood immediately made me think of tampons. What could make a guy stop with the tomato juice faster than an artfully arranged (clean of course, geez what are we, animals?) tampon with the white string hanging over the edge of the glass or pitcher? (perhaps this is why I didn’t get the job as a marriage counselor?)
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damn, THAT would finish this conversation for good. Bwahahahaha!!!
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YW. 😀 (I take it I’m not banned then. whew)
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Oh no. We are ALL about the crazy humor around here. (Now I *am* pretty sure any man who stumbled on your comment threw up in his mouth a little but bygones. 😆)
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I was ambivalent about tomato juice. It was okay, and I had it occasionally. Then in my 20s my gut took the road less traveled vis a vis too much acid production and tomato juice was off the menu permanently. It makes me barf. But if it’s properly chilled I remember it being … as said… okay occasionally. Never thought about the thick factor though. *ulp* That is disgusting! And I can one up you sort of. Add beer to the tomato juice. Oh dear gawd. Hubby loved that horrible combination…the only one he favored more was Clamato and beer (clamato is tomato juice with clam juice added). I just ruined your day, didn’t I? Sorry ’bout that… 😛
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At the risk of oversharing I just threw up in my mouth a little. BEER and tomato juice? Beer and CLAM JUICE and tomato juice?! What kind of torture chamber did they taste test that stuff in???
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My hubby was, er, unique in his taste preferences. I don’t like beer at all, so the whole idea made me want to throw up, no mouth bit required! 😛
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Tomato juice is okay, but I prefer V-8 – although that’s a cyclical thing I think because I only want it sometimes. Usually until I actually buy some, then I no longer want it. I do like tomatoes in a lot of main dishes. I’m a stew/casserole person.
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The hubby likes V8, too. Not sure if that’s a sometimes-I’m-in-the-mood-for-spicy thing since it’s not like I’ve done a taste test between the two…this definitely falls under the live and let live thing. 😉
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But I love tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato juice……
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You are a lucky soul…plus I hear it’s healthy and stuff, so there’s that.
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Thanks. I hope that doesn’t put me in your bad books! 😜
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Nope. Of course it helps that I don’t have to smell yours!! Bwahahaha!!!
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That is an advantage 😂
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Tomato juice–YUM! Funny that you associate it with skunks and that the dog didn’t perceive it as food, since tomato juice is a traditional washing liquid for dogs who have been skunk-sprayed. I never considered that people might THINK it works because the smell of tomato juice BLENDS with the smell of skunk. lol
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Weird! That was totally subliminal — I’ve heard that about tomato juice before. I’m blown away when all the bizarre pieces drop together into a really random puzzle. 🙂
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Awww, I have to support Brightside in this one. I love tomato juice. We don’t usually have it in the house, but I almost always order a glass when we go out for breakfast. It makes going out even more special.
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He says his favorite thing about tomato juice is that he knows no one else will finish it before gets to drink it! 😆😆 (We have ice cream issues in this house.)
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Ha. I’ve always liked him. This just makes the case even stronger b
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So with you on this. How can this be seen as anything other than a form of torture. At school we had a blindfold taste test. The 3 one was tomato juice. Bad move as I was I immediately puked over the teacher. I got detention for a week. Happy days…
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Okay, SO not fair. How are you supposed to control a gag reflex?? Might as well toss a glass of spoiled buttermilk in there and call it a day. Ugh.
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