Why don't you like to cook?
Combination of factors. My mother, to this day, can only make about three different dishes. So I never learned a lot of the basic stuff. Also, I'm one of those people who hate to be bored, so I always have way to much going on and taking the time to cook frustrates me.
However, this summer I'm going to have large amounts of free time, being as I'm staying in TN and can't work (foreigner) so if you can recommend a "cooking for dummies" type book, I may give things a try.