[literalAardvark]

My thought process was that anyone who is trained or interested would seek to get them sharpened.

I've been in this position and my partner at the time decided to use a separate set of knives from me, as my sharp knives made her focus on the danger and pulled her out of her zoned out cooking-with-a-glass-of-wine mood.

Fair enough, how she approaches tools isn't my decision.

[cactacea]

Respectfully, proper technique is just a matter of searching and reading for 2-3 minutes followed by a bit of practice and repetition to get fast. You can skip the getting fast part if you want. Nobody needs "training" to become proficient with a kitchen knife.

[literalAardvark]

She doesn't care. It's not possible to force someone to be a gear nerd.

She cooks, she enjoys it, she does it with a medium sharp knife that doesn't slip because that's not a real thing, and isn't scaring her because it's just medium sharp.

Easy as