Growing up we only had dessert on special occasions, big family dinners, birthdays, easter, xmas, and the like.
Usually things like roly poly, pears in jelly, or very occasionally in summer mum would buy two fruits ina can and we'd have that, with ice cream and cream.
DP's not into dessert, I really only ever make it if we have people over for dinner.
my mum and aunties are always banging on about who is bringing "sweets" to a gathering..