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Well, it's a little more than just a "stupid diet" Its also your long term health and habitual bad diet leads to poor health down the road. So it's a little more than a diet.
I would not consider myself a vegetarian or a vegan. Vegans I totally dis agree with. But, I would love to date a vegetarian because that is how we are "supposed" to eat as the Lord says in teh Bible to "Follow one into the garden". When I became a nutritionist/herbalist, I learned a lot about diet in relation to health issues that are epidemics. Although, I do love my beef, lamb, chicken etc. Mainly beef. I stick now to grass fed beef versus corn fatty crap, but I have some meat and lots of vegetables at a serving as I only take seconds on veggies and a small portion of meat. But if I dated a vegetarian, than she would push me to eat better which I know I should do, I just love the taste of a fat, juicy burger. But moreso what peoples problems are is they have too much of the bad and none of the good. You need more of the good and at least a little of the bad. We have flipped our priorities in this country, and now we get to have heart attacks at 40 years old, overweight blimps, have diabetes, and all other sorts of problems.
And I know the saying, you only live once, I know. That should be the point. Preserve it while you are here. Because you only live once, you don't get a second chance.
I'm a strict vegetarian (no meat, eggs or sea food) and I also refrain from animal products like leather, fur and honey. In fact, I'm trying hard to convert to vegan. I'm a vegetarian by choice, because I just ADORE animals, and wouldn't want to kill them to benefit me. Most of my friends are non-vegetarians, so I don't really mind it when at restaurants they're having non-veg while I'm having veg. In the same way, it won't matter to me if the woman I date or marry is a non-vegetarian, as long as she doesn't force me to follow her kind of diet. But suppose we have kids, then I DEFINITELY want to raise them as vegetarians (or maybe vegans). If she isn't OK with this idea, then she'll have to pack her bags and leave (and also take the non-vegetarian kids with her). This is because I love animals MUCH MORE than I can ever love my wife or kids.
People here make it seem like it's a big deal, but it's been my experience that in real life, it's not like that at all.
I'm a vegetarian (I don't it meat but I eat eggs and diary products) and I've never ever had a problem with guys because of it. None of my boyfriends ever complained (and they were all meat eaters) and no guy has lost interest in me when I told him about being a vegetarian. Some liked it 'cause they associated the idea with being healthy and slim and taking care of myself.
I don't see why it would make anyone life's complicated - I eat what I want, my boyfriend eats what he wants, there's not much to it. He's cool with my choices, I respect his too, it's a complete non-issue for us.
I am not a vegetarian or vegan... and to be honest, I barely eat meat, but I am STILL not a vegetarian. I dislike people who have food aversions in general... I mean, big ones, not little ones. It would definitely bother me, big time. Why? I hate people who complain. If you're upset the "cows are being slaughtered unjustly" then buy the freaking expensive meat. If you're worried your body "doesn't make the protein protease enough to metabolize meats" then don't eat them that often! Sorry, that does bother me.
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I'm a vegetarian. But I don't have a problem with my S.O eating meat. And as far as I know, he doesn't have a problem that I'm a vegetarian. As long as you don't enter my territory and demand that I eat meat, I'm fine with you eating meat.
I don't get why it's such a turn off. How does it make your life complicated? How do you satisfy her diet? Does she not let you eat whatever you desire?
This is going to sound sexist, but kind of, yeah. I'm a vegetarian, but I think I find it kind of emasculate when I guy doesn't eat meat. I think it's because my Dad's basically a carnivore. I guess I grew up with the idea that men can't survive without meat.
I'd be OK if he is a vegetarian. My bestie is a vegetarian, and I cook with him very often, so I'm used to it. But vegan would be a deal breaker. Even if he doesn't pester me about it, I don't want to be bothered with someone being THAT picky about food. Also someone who eats only raw food is also a deal breaker. Also a vegetarian who isn't adventurous is no fun.
I don't have a problem with it as long as they don't expect me to change my dietary habits or go on a soap box and lecture me about eating meat.
If they aren't those obnoxious high and mighty types, I am fine with it - especially since you don't have to worry much about your veggie/vegan girl getting fat on you! (there are always two sides to a coin! lol)
From somebody who is vegetarian (only because I eat honey), it wouldn't bother me as long as they didn't force me to eat meat, or cook it for them. I mean, I would rather them be a vegetarian (only because it's easier than making multiple meals), but it wouldn't be a requirement.
well, I've been a vegetarian for around 8 years now.. so obviously it wouldn't bother me if I was dating a vegetarian..just the same if he ate meat... wouldn't bother me one bit.
and I don't think that dating a vegetarian necessarily makes your life more complicated just to satisfy her "stupid" diet.
I dated a vegetarian...you are seriously overblowing the vegetarianism factor in the relationship!
Yeah I couldn't take her to a steakhouse unless they had a seafood dish, and I would separate pasta sauce for her BEFORE I add the meat to it,
but otherwise her vegetarianism was a non-factor in the relationship. :-P
I don't eat much meat anyway. I'm not a vegetarian, but I just don't like to eat meat very often.
I wouldn't care if my man was a vegetarian or a vegan. I'm a picky eater myself, and I lived with my dad all those years and he's EXTREMELY picky, so I'm used to living with someone with a restricted diet, haha!
Important is the tolerance from either part. I know a couple where she's vegetarian and he's not. He can have his meat (she even cooks for him sometimes) and she her vegetable, both can still eat together.
He's lucky in this, because 90% of the vegetarians I know are intolerant idiots who try to force everybody to follow their ideology with shallow arguments.
The Bible says clearly that eating meat is allowed, eating blood is not. An animal has to be treated right, not with cruelty, but there's no reason not to eat meat.
I couldn't agree with you more, it's big a turn off for me as well. I'm so happy, my S.O think it's also stupid.
We enjoy a balanced diet of a lot of vegetables, greens, fruit and meat. I got to have my protein. Here kitty kitty kitty kitty.
It would be an instant deal breaker. I just can't handle that. I don't want to constantly cook separate meals and not be able to go to restaurants because of him. Plus, I want to cook for him once in a while. I can't cook with only veggies.
as long as she's not making me do it lol I used to date this vegan girl and I'd always make her eggs in the morning XP but she was a pretty loose vegan like if she wanted she would eat meat or whatever else just for the most part she was against it
To be honest Diane, I'd be annoyed. I could probably deal at first, but I love meat and eat it at almost every meal, so I just can't imagine that playing out very well. I wouldn't be able to take her to a Brazilian steakhouse. Unless she just wanted to eat the salad bar and mashed potatoes.
It wouldn't bother me. I would be understanding of his diet as long as he didn't expect me to give up meat because that won't happen. If he didn't push his dietary views on me, I wouldn't push mine on him.
My boyfriend is VERY picky.
I wouldn't say he's a vegetarian, per se. But there's a lot of meats he won't eat to save his life.
I can deal with it, as long he's not pestering me about what I'm eating.
I don'n have a problem with it. I'm also a vegetarian, and so that would help the both of us. But further more, even if I wasn't vegetarian, I'd still date her, and if needed, I'd cook more vegetarian foods.
Tried it once, she would constantly cook vegetarian food stir fry, spaghetti, veggie lasagna .
It bothered me after a while, because I would feel a little awkward whenever I eat a Slim Jim next to her.
it shouldn't bother you unless she tries to convince you to become vegetarian as well.
... and if you don't have to have meat as a part of every single meal you eat, it will make things easier.
as long as she's a vegetarian/vegan for LEGITIMATE reasons - i.e. digestive or health issues. If it's because she's a hippy who doesn't agree with the mistreatment of animals, then F no.
I am one, so yes. But I'd also date a meat eater. As for a meat eater dating a vegetarian, it shouldn't be a big deal as long they're not all vocal about it and try to convert you. But if you don't want to date one of us, that's your choice and there's nothing wrong with it. I personally wouldn't date someone religious and that's my choice.
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