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xxbabeechick...people CAN change...maybe these men have just never experienced gooood food.....could you not look at it as a challenge and introduce them to the finer cuisines??...sometimes the opportunity can create a desire to change....maybe you could have converted one, and found him to be "compatible" after all?
I am trying to live a healthy lifestyle. Sure, I like to indulge occasionally, but for the most part, the guy I end up with has to want to try new, different and healthy foods.
The guy I dated last year ate nothing but junk food. If I cooked something healthy, he usually turned his nose up at it. If I suggested that we go out to eat at a restaurant that had healthy/different choices, he would turn around and suggest some fast food crap instead.
I think he was a good guy deep down, but we were not compatible, due to this (and other issues).
I can (Trimac's thread about veggie haters inspired me).
If someone on a date for instance, orders a med well burger with American cheese, no lettuce, onion or tomato, I know it won't work.
If someone won't do ethnic cuisines, like Thai, Indian, etc. on a date, then I know it won't work.
If someone's idea of a good meal is chicken fingers, then I know it won't work.
If someone says they point blank never eat vegetables, then I know it won't work.
Really? Really?
Look, are you just trying to make it harder for yourself to find someone?
Here's the deal. It's hard enough finding a soulmate in life without holding up any number of hoops for that poor person to jump through. I mean, in the great scheme of things, the things you should be looking for are his innate goodness, his sense of humor, and your mutual chemistry. You should paying attention to how he treats others and how he views the world. You should make sure if the guy is going to be a good and considerate partner in life. If we had to rank things in order of importance, what he orders off the menu is about #5,439.
I mean, heck. MrsCPG and I have some pretty opposite tastes in food, music, books, and the what not. But when it comes to what really matters, you couldn't slide a piece of paper between our beliefs.
And yet, you'll be posting in another few months about how hard it is to find someone. Sheesh.
xxbabeechick...people CAN change...maybe these men have just never experienced gooood food.....could you not look at it as a challenge and introduce them to the finer cuisines??...sometimes the opportunity can create a desire to change....maybe you could have converted one, and found him to be "compatible" after all?
When I met my SO, he wasn't much into wine. Now he has a chiller, has eclectic tastes and has preferences in varietals and winemakers, and is even learning how to make it, himself.
Also, he had never tried Thai food. Now he's a Thai food junkie.
Oh, and I went veggie in 2009. He still eats meat, but he eats much less of it than before, and enjoys the vegetarian meals I cook.
Good thing I didn't deem him "incompatible" all those years ago, eh?
Ugh! How narrow minded. I am a very avid alt rock listener but I'll date people who have other tastes in music (even through I think country and rap are terrible) because I don't want to miss out on a whole group of guys simply because they've never heard of a single band I listen to. After a couple months of dating I invade their ipods and convert them anyways.
Food choice doesn't even come to mind when I think of someone's compatibility, unless he's consuming nothing but chicken McNuggets like that poor girl in the news.
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