Vegans, your opinion on non vegan partners/lovers?

Question

Would you date/kiss/have s*x with someone not vegan?

Lol, im vegan... I just want to know what others think.

Answer 1

I don't see why anybody  would want a girly man...

eat a freakin burger.

Answer 2

My bf kissed me he is vegetarian and I'm not. I'm glad he isn't predigest against meat eaters.

Answer 3

I am married to a non vegan, he cooks all my meals for me and he may even try one every so often!! I have no problem with him being a non vegan its a personal choice!! He supports my lifestyle, we never have had a conflict over food!!

Answer 4

I wouldn't cook for him or buy meat for him.

But seeing as my husband knows he's not the world's greatest cook I can get by with making sure he remains vegetarian ;o)

Actually, he can make frozen pizzas ok :o)

If he decided to become a carnivore again I don't think I'd divorce him or kick him out...I've grown accustomed to him :o)

That said, I don't know if I would date a meat-eater if I were single...I don't think I would want to.

Answer 5

That's a tough one.

What would happen if I fell in love with someone that did not follow my morals when it came to food?

For some vegans, I'm sure food is no big deal for them, they just eat and that's it, they eat because they are hungry and have no passion for food etc. so a lover/partner who eats differently would likely have no affect on them.  For me, I love food and it's big part of my life as I love to cook and eat and try different things etc.

Well, for example, what would happen if I was really really into Italian food and loved to eat it every day, but the person I fell in love with is totally not interested in Italian food or really not into food at all.  Well, a big part of my life revolves around food and I would want to share in that with the person I love, it would pretty much suck if they were not into food like I am, vegan or not.  So, I'd have to say, yeah, date, kiss, s*x, sure, but a long term relationship might be lacking in that department.  Maybe if the rest of the relationship was so fantastic that it just made the food part no big deal, sure, maybe I could live with that, but... man, yeah, it just might suck.  I'd just have to live with it and try to focus on the other things we have in common.  Being vegan would defiantly make things easier and more enjoyable since I'm really into food.  I'm currently single, so the thought has crossed my mind more than once.  [single vegan females out there -- hello!]

Answer 6

Well, I married an omnivore.

Thankfully, he eats vegan at home and is slowly making the transition to vegetarianism.

Answer 7

People are people regardless of vegan, or vegetarian. My husband eats meat and he is a good everything. he grew up that way.. can't change him, wouldn't want to. I am veggie because I choose it.

Answer 8

this is kind of ironic....

the other night I was thinking about how uncomfortable I am with the fact that me and my boyfriend didnt share the same beliefs on animals/meat eating. And since animal rights are something I feel strong about it kind of made me flip out on him a couple times.

I even tried telling him that he couldnt kiss me anymore until he at least tried....

( he ended up laying one on me, and that deal was over)

Its a big turn off that he eats meat and doesnt care... it really does bother me. But I know I can't change him, and I'll except that he's different than me.

Answer 9

I think there's a key difference between vegetarians in general and Vegans that needs to be mentioned. Vegetarian has degrees, some still eat fish, or chicken, or whatever exceptiong they make. And most still eat dairy or eggs. But a vegan refuses to consume anything that comes from an animal, any animal. I think they even avoid honey. So with that kind of elitist diet, could you live compatibly with even a lax vegetarian? After all, would you as a vegan be willing to tolerate your partner eating a cheese omlette for breakfast?

Essentially it will be up to the vegan to decide what they are willing to accept from their partner. Because the none vegan isn't going to be bothered by what you eat.

Answer 10

I'm a vegetarian, not vegan so it's not completly the same. But my boyfriend is a meat eater. Although I'm slowly trying to convert him it's taking a very long time and I really don't hold high hopes for him ever really wanting to be vegetarian.

I don't like to kiss him for a while after he's eaten meat... makes me feel kinda queasy...

Will this affect our relationship in the future? I'm not sure. I don't think I want my future children to eat meat and I'm not sure how having a husband who didn't agree with those principles would work out... but that's not something I have to think about for a long while yet...

In the mean time I take solace in the fact that I do most of the cooking so at least one meat eater in the world is eating less meat then they would normally, and getting to try lots of really yummy veggie food!

Answer 11

It all depends on the person, really. I think love can transcend personal beliefs.

Answer 12

I guess so. It's not about beliefs, it's about love! That's just like i'd do those things with an athiest even though I believe in God.