My colleague refused to eat food prepared by women who weren't his wife because of his religious beliefs.
One afternoon, he visited his friend, and the friend's wife served him food.
He pushed the plate away and said he couldn't eat food prepared by another woman.
The woman was embarrassed, but she didn't argue with him.
A few days later, he invited his friends to his house for a meeting.
His wife had travelled, so he ordered food from a restaurant.
When the food arrived, one of his friends asked who had prepared it.
He proudly replied, "I ordered it from a restaurant."
His friend looked at him and said, "But you told us you don't eat food prepared by women who aren't your wife."
He went silent.
Another friend frowned and said, "So the woman who cooked this food doesn't count because you didn't see her face?"
Nobody said another word.
They all stood up and left.