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I’m not a vegetarian, BUT I have a whole host of food allergies. I wouldn’t expect my significant other to go gluten-free just because I have to. There are much more important things to be on the same page about than diet. It’s just food.

Yes, provided they were respectful of my diet and didn’t shove their eating philosophy down my throat.  Few things are more obnoxious than someone who is self righteous about what they eat (or don’t eat).

I am a new-vegetarian, cause I have started my vegetarian life in june this year, and I feel happy with my decision not eating any meat anymore. I actually had been starting with this earlier. 

However, I sure can imagine to date a guy who is still eating meat. I mean, as long as he respects my decision. It is not important what the partner is eating or not, it is important wether they are matching (e.g. interests, hobbies, personality). For myself the most important fact about wether my date matches to me or not is the personality, the diet of that guy is taking the back seat! 

I wouldn’t mind dating a vegan or vegiatrian as long as they don’t try to guilt me out of eating meat.  I agree with TropicalOceanSunset, there are much more important things than the food someone eats.

i guess as long as I am okay with it , its fine. 

I won’t force him to not eat meat and he shouldn’t force me to eat his hamburger. 
but do I expect him to always brush his teeth before kissing me? no. because that’s just a bit.. inconvenient i guess. 

I quit eating meat when I was 12 (I’m 32 now) and I have never dated someone who didn’t eat meat. As a matter of fact I don’t think I have ever met a man who admitted that he didn’t eat meat.

Given my love of chicken and dairy and lack of it for vegetables, that vegan/vegetarian guy would have to be pretty amazing. It would be difficult to have plan dinners together. I wouldn’t want to feel guilty over my diet or make him uncomfortable. 

Sure, I eat what I want and he can eat whatever he wants–as long as neither of our diets is identical to that of Morgan Spurlock’s in Super Size Me. I’d definitely be concerned and have an issue with him eating like that, and I’m sure he would too if the situation was reversed.

II married my husband and we have different diets.  As long as my SO doesn’t try to shove their decisions down my throat, I would not care.

I’ve been vegetarian since I was 11, and have never even met a vegetarian boy.  My current SO barely eats meat himself, usually just chicken and sushi, so he’s not a hard core meat eater. 

The boy I dated before him had a terrible diet, and I could literally SMELL his diet on him.  He smelled of meat, and it was repulsive to me.

The man I’m dating is very different from me, like we are talking extreme ends of both spectrums and no crossover. I’m vegetarian, he doesn’t eat a meal without meat. I’m liberal, he’s republican. I am atheist, he is devoutly Christian. However, we are both very respectful of the other’s beliefs and viewpoints and, although it may not be recipe for forever, our differences spark amazing conversation and challenge me in such an invigorating way everyday. I don’t know if I would recommend my relationship to anyone else, but it seems to work just fine. 

I would prefer that my SO was a vegan, but it’s not a necessity. In fact, the only thing I require is that he doesn’t completely disrespect my choice. I’ve been in that situation before [and was taken out to a steak restaurant for our one year anniversary- clever!] and it was not very fun.

I’ve actually dated a vegan before and I broke up with him for his antisemitism. C’est la vie.

As long as they respect what I eat, it’s fine. I’m used to making my own food now because no one eats what I like. LOL It wouldnt be a big deal but when you get married & have kids, you should discuss how the kids would eat. I say let the kids decide but really unless they have a medical condition that needs a strict/special diet, the children shouldnt be deprived of things.

I don’t think I could. I love meat.  I mean my meat is such a big part of me and my life, if the girl I’m with isn’t willing to eat my meat then I guess there’s no way for us to live together.

That said if we start off the same, and then over time she changes I’d probably try to work it out due to the fact that I’m obviously in love, but from the get go? Naw.

i could. As long as that person respected my omnivorousness and didn’t try to make it seem like they were a zillion times better than me because of their diet. 

I’ve been a vegetarian for most of my life, but I don’t care if other people eat meat. I think I could date a guy with a different diet as long as he is respectful of mine and doesn’t expect me to prepare any meat dishes for him.

of course i would, i don’t eat red meat (haven’t for seven years) – but i have no issue with anyone else who does or does so around me. they’ll get a burger and i’ll get a chicken sandwich. that’s it easy.same goes for if i were to date a vegetarian. as long as whomever respects my choices in how i eat – i’m fine with anyone having a different diet than me since i have a different diet from a lot of people i know.

It would be a silly reason to brush off someone that you were compatible with in every other area.

@cherry_cello@twitter - well said

I’m vegan and my fiancée is a fierce meat eater. She’s generally always got her hands delving through a bucket of chicken or asking me to cook meaty things for her. I don’t mind cooking her meat, and she’s learned how to adapt many recipies so that I can eat them too. We found some nice vegan restaurants near us, and if we’re in a conventional restaurant I’ll just have fries or something haha.

All I ask, is that if she wants to have a sloppy make-out sesh afterwards… she brushes her teeth. Either that, or I’ll throw up in her mouth.

Although, eating sardines in my bed is certainly a habit that’s not particularly thrilling… I think even a lot of omnivores would say that though haha!!

I love meat! I couldn’t date a man who was vegetarian/vegan. I don’t wanna cook two meals everytime or stuff myself with something I consider a side dish.. or eat cold food all the time. I don’t know many vegetarians, but the ones I know seem to mostly eat cold food (sandwiches, salads). I need warm food to feel full and content.

Mehhhh, if I had to ask my boyfriend to cook in my own home I wouldn’t want to date them. I make plenty of food, veggie, vegan and meat-centric… I love cooking, so I try it all. I don’t think I would mind having to cook my own portions of meat or veggie things, I do that all the time since my bf loves canned veggies and mine need to be fresh or frozen, and I love tofu and he will only eat it if its disguised.. haha.. but the thing I wouldn’t like is having to worry about brushing my teeth when I eat every time, or not being able to cook what I wanted without asking. Plus, I would never want to force a specific diet on my children (by special I mean gluten-free or carb-free or veggie or no veggies, etc., I’d have no problem with not having junkfoods and sodas in the house) and I only see that causing an argument in even the best of relationships… it’s like religion, if you were Catholic, would you marry someone who didn’t want their children baptized? Probs not.

I’ve been a pescetarian longer in life than I was a normal omnivore.  I’ve never dated a guy that practiced any sort of vegetarianism.  As long as he respects my choices, I’ll respect his.  There is occasional banter about it, but as long as its playful and they don’t mind me bantering back its all good  

As for the people who can’t imagine cooking 2 meals: My mother and I are pescetarians. I made the choice to become a pescetarian when I was 10 years old.  My mom decided she would do it, too.  My father and my sister stayed regular omnivores.  My mom cooks 2 separate dinners probably 2-3 nights a week.  When my dad grills, he has to grill at least 2 options.  When we go to family functions, they always make sure to provide an entree my mom and I can eat, even if everyone else is having roast beef.  Last year, when it was my turn to cook, my roommates had to be open to tofu and seafood.  When it was their turn to cook, they always made sure there was enough non-meat food for me to make some semblance of a meal (even if that meant my main course was rice lol).  If you love someone, whether that love is romantic or platonic or familial or whatever, you take an extra effort for them.  I personally don’t know how to cook meat, but I would be willing to learn if someone I cared about asked me to.  And yes, that would mean I have to cook a second meal for myself.  

@OnceAponaLongLostRoad@xanga - Wow! Opposites attract, huh? Haha. But that’s so interesting how different y’all are on several spectrums! How did you two meet?

I keep kosher, my partner doesn’t except when I cook, he does. … because we have dairy allergies in the family, we as a family limit our dairy consumption to a minimum. It only makes sense, wven if we have four sets of dishes now: meat, dairy, pasover and Kevin’s.

I currently eat meat, and my boyfriend’s a vegetarian. For a while I stopped eating meat completely, when I was going through diet changes and he motivated me to. But since my vegetarianism somewhat had annoyed my parents, I went back to eating meat, but I still sometimes just order vegetarian dishes when my boyfriend and I go out to eat since they satisfy me enough. Overall, we get along well, even when my family, who are heavy meat eaters, are with us at the dinner table.

it shouldn’t, but still make way more sense than picking partners based on religious affinity.

i’m vegetarian and my boyfriend is a meat-eater. it doesn’t bother me at all. he’s understanding and usually doesn’t bring it up, but sometimes we go to restaurants of his choice that have almost nothing vegetarian on the menu but it’s really not too bad. i also love cooking for him, even if it is meat…

I wouldnt care. I’m vegetarian and I’m bulimic which means my diet is pretty messed up. Whilst my boyfriend works in a beef factory and eats well.
I think thats pretty shallow not dating someone just because of their diet.

Relationships are a bit of give and take anyway… you can’t pull too hard. I hate when somebody eats corn chips near me, because the smell literally makes me sick, so I understand that you wouldn’t want somebody who is going to be disgusting and eat gobs of meat in front of you. I’ve been in a semi-vegan lifestyle for myself, and I’ve been in relationships where we each made our own seperate dinners, or he made a seperate dinner for both me and him, or I made a seperate dinner for both him and I. I still cooked meat for him. I didn’t eat it, but I cooked it. I wouldn’t expect somebody to stop eating something just because I don’t eat it. And I think it’s a bit selfish to expect that your kids would be vegan just because it’s what you are. People go through many diets in their life. My parents are a perfect example… mom; always nibbling on a carrot stick, dad; always eating chocolates and junk food while sitting next to her. We are human, we have a mind for our own self.

I thought it would not be okay..”eww he’s gonna kiss me with his meat mouth”.

However, it’s okay. My guy is like yours. He loves my food and understands my choices. I don’t have to cook meat, be near meat, if my food was prepared wrong it gets taken care of without him criticizing my pickyness, he doesn’t offer food unless he’s certain about it, he doesn’t kiss me without brushing his teeth first, doesn’t really even touch me after eating meat without washing his hands first. I have become more comfortable with situations as well. Our differences have come less of an issue with time, love, and trust.