What to eat when everyone's unsure

We were all standing in the kitchen, the decision hanging in the air like the hum of the fridge. I’d opened it three times already, hoping something would just announce itself. No one wanted to be the one to pick.

The weight of a simple choice

It’s funny how something so small can feel so heavy. You don’t want to pick the wrong thing and have everyone just go along with it out of politeness. Someone would sigh, and we’d all know it was a compromise.My friend was scrolling on her phone, thumb moving but not really seeing anything. We were all waiting for someone else to have the good idea, the one that would make everyone go, “Oh, yes, perfect.” It never came.

Letting something else decide

I remembered an old site with a spinning wheel. It felt a little silly, honestly. But the relief was immediate the moment I suggested it. The responsibility just… lifted.We all crowded around the screen. There was a quiet, almost giddy anticipation. It wasn’t about the food anymore, not really. It was about being freed from the loop of “I don’t know, what do you want?”

The spin itself

The wheel whirred on the screen, colors blurring past the little pointer. We were all watching it, completely silent for those few seconds.

When it landed

It stopped on ‘Thai’. A collective, genuine “Oh!” went around. Not a sigh. It was just… the answer. The debate was over.We found a place and ordered. The conversation shifted to other things, easier things. The air in the room felt lighter. We were just people about to eat, not a committee stuck in a kitchen.