In case I have a date with someone, I cook something for them. If someone else will cook for me, it's because they want to and are not forced to.
Since I stopped going to restaurants, I started having picnics (I had never had one before). The food is healthier, the atmosphere is calmer, everything is better.
I feel like you're destined to use Windows for the rest of your life. You want to replicate your Windows workflow to GNU/Linux, and I think that's the main problem and the reason why people change their minds and go back to Windows.