Vegan or vegetarian dating "meat-eaters"?

Question

What are your opinions on dating. If you're vegetarian or vegan would you ever date (kiss) someone who eats meat?

I wouldn't want to. But at the same time I think what if you really really like someone. It's a difficult scenario. What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

Dating is one thing and marriage is another...and are both good.

You will kiss the one you feel most comfortable with.

If you both respect each other you should not have a problem.

Just don't make an issue or try to force someone to see your way, because it will come up.

The key is respect.

Vote me best answer. Thanks.

Answer 2

I live in South Texas.  If I had limited myself to dating vegetarians, I wouldn't have dated much.  I had a hard enough time avoiding hunters, country music fans, and republicans.

My husband eats meat occasionally, but as a doctor, he admits it isn't a healthy habit.  (And, of course, he never expects me to cook it!)

Answer 3

I am a raw vegan and would not date a meat eater. I would inform people I date. It's almost like if someone is a smoker or if someone had children.

Answer 4

I am a vegetarian,

and I would date a meat-eater.

I'm not going to change other people's lives just because of my decision.

My decision is strictly about what I eat.

Let me ask you this,

would you only be friends with people who are vegetarian/vegan?

Would you ditch your best friend if you turned vegetarian/vegan and they still eat meat?

No.

It is not a difficult scenario.

Answer 5

I absolutely would. My relationships are not trumped by my politics.

Answer 6

I am a vegetarian based on my morals and ethics. I don't look down on those who choose to consume meat. In return, I don't want them to look down upon me for not eating meat. I personally would not resent someone because of the fact they eat meat. In my opinion, if you really like someone, you should be able to set aside their eating habits.  

Answer 7

vegetarian and i'm with someone who eats meat.

i won't kiss him if he's just eaten meat :P brush those teeth!

i never pushed him to eat my veg food but he's very open minded and would try it and he liked a lot of it... he really got involved in the health aspect of a veg diet as well as it's benefit to the environment and being more aware of what exactly he's eating... he still eats meat but it's much less and really only when we go out to eat... even at bbqs he opts for the veggie burgers and he'll cook us both veg food (when he could cook himself meat).... i dated him many years before he got to this point but i'm glad it's worked out... i coudln't be with someone who didn't at least somewhat share in my beliefs and was open minded and respectful... someone who said "i could never give up burgers!" when, of course you can if you want to silly :P

Answer 8

I am a vegetarian (trying to be vegan)...I am married to a wonderful man who is a "meat-eater".  Since being with him, he has slowly given up most meat products.  Normally he has 3-4 servings of meat per week.  It  doesn't bother me, I love him and if that is what he wants to eat...he should.  I try to have him make healthy meat choices (lean meats, non-red meat).  He has learned about vegetarianism from me and respects it....he is slowly giving up meat because he says "it just doesn't sound that good"...my vegetarian meals taste better to him now!!!  

Vegetarian or not....love is love.  Don't base your opinion of someone on whether or not they are a vegetarian, you could miss out on someone really wonderful!

Answer 9

My husband eats meat.  I kiss him many times a day.  We even (gasp) "do it."

Answer 10

I actually dated a CARNIVORE. ATE NOTHING BUT MEAT. WAS BREATHING BLOOD. I WOULDN'T KISS HIM. Especially since he told me I was stupid for being vegan. HE HAS EX WRITTEN ALL OVER HIM.

Answer 11

yup. i'm g*y so its hard enough trying to date let alone adding vegan as a requirement. i dated this one girl and she actually turned into a vegan so yay! and no, i didnt ask her to do it.  

Answer 12

why wouldnt you...its like saying should i kiss or date anyone who eats garlic...if thats what you base a relationship on then its kinda trivial

relationships should be based on love not if they eat meat or not

Answer 13

I dont think i could have dinner with him cause the smell of meat would turn my stomach. :L  But awh i would still date them course it shouldnt be influenced by that ;]

Answer 14

it would be horrible.i guess it would not work.cooking meat would be horrible for the veg.when the non veg grills or cooks meat...the other one will want to throw up.the veg would not want to face the fridge and freezer with meat.when they go to a restaurant...oh! forget it!

Answer 15

Im a veggie, married to a meat eater!

You cant really chat people up by asking if theyre veggie or not!

Each to their own and all that.

Answer 16

I have been veg*n for nearly 22 years, almost all of my dating life.  I have only dated meat eaters.  All things being equal, I'd rather date someone who shared that part of my value system, but I think a relationship based on mutual respect can work.  Obviously, I don't want to kiss someone who's busy eating a burger, but you can work around that.  I just ended a long-term relationship with a meat eater who was perfectly happy to eat 95% vegan at home (he kept cheese in the house) and just eat his meat outside the house.  I didn't pressure him into it, I just cooked what I cooked and he thought eating it was a far more appealing choice than cooking for himself.

Answer 17

My boyfriend is a vegetarian and I eat meat. I don't eat meat when I'm around him though. I don't wanna go kissing him with meat breath.  

Answer 18

i can see who wears the linen trousers in your relationships lol

Answer 19

I have dated two vegetarians in the past and both of them never had a problem with me eating meat and it never had any affect on our love life in any way. Just because someone eats meat doesn't affect the kind of person they are. I think not dating someone because of their eating habits is just a step to far, we are naturally carnivores after all.

Answer 20

I'm vegetarian, have only dated meat-eaters. But only ones who respect the fact that I don't eat meat, most of them try not to eat in front of me when possible, and I usually don't kiss them if they just ate meat...eeeww