What's the relevance of "for my wife"? It gives the impression that you're stuck in the 1950's.
Not that complicated really. It could have been more clear with something like "A meal planner I made for my wife", but hey.
Show HN is not limited to startups out of Silicon Valley. It's literally just a prefix to say "Hey HN, I want to show you something I built..." In this case, you can add "for my wife..."
Of course, judging by some of the comments, he'd have to add: "because she wanted this thing, and I figured it others might find it interesting" for those that like to infer things that were never said.
Why the downvotes? I wrote "Gives the impression", which is valuable feedback for someone trying to design an attractive product.
[EDIT] To answer icebraining: It's relevant to his marketing. It may also be indicative of his preconceptions of the market. If he's intentionally aiming at traditional women, then great. It will turn others off.
I tried to find the part where OP was turning this into a business and trying to market it to customers. I assumed this was like most other "Show HNs" and was simple something someone created for his wife and decided others might find it interesting or useful.
> Why the downvotes? I wrote "Gives the impression", which is valuable feedback for someone trying to design an attractive product.
Because your post gave the impression that you were misrepresenting what was fairly clear to many others. You are also giving the impression that you know far more than you actually do. You are finally giving the impression that Show HN is not the place for this. Frankly, all your comments give the impression of someone who isn't honestly contributing to this discussion.
That's probably why you are getting down votes. That, and your lack of HN etiquette.
Not all of us are as fortunate as I am to be a brilliant programmer _and_ purveyor of french toast.
As for the 1950s, my grandmother actually couldn't cook a lick, though she could bake, and my grandfather was the gourmet as well as the breadwinner. Before he passed he taught her to make her favorite of his dishes. I suspect as a child in that household, if dad wasn't around and you were hungry, you got a grilled cheese, because they were never really prevalent in my time until after bobo passed. ;)
Heh, french toast was the first thing I cooked for my (now) wife.