Miss Manners: Do you cook?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude for a man to ask a woman during a first date, “Do you know how to cook?” or “Are you a good cook?”

I have just turned 30 and prefer to date men in their late 30s or early 40s, but find it incredibly rude when this is one of their first questions to me. I seldom cook and cooking is never on the forefront of my mind or on my to-do list, but I am a good cook.

I understand men are looking for a wife and a “good wife” cooks and cleans, but I would never ask a man early on, “How much money do you make?” simply because I am looking for a man who makes a good living. What do you think? Miss Manners answers here.

Well. Are you a good cook?