Would you date a non Vegan/Vegetarian? (fast food, indian, seafood)
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My husband and I have both been veggie for over 20 years now and if for some reason I would be single again... yes, I would go on a date with a meat eater, but it is not likely I would ever live with a meat eater or be in a long term relationship. It is too important to me and I would not want to live with someone that does not share the same values.
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No offense to anybody but I dont understand all this vegetarian, vegan and 98% vegetarian stuff. I see too many variations and it raises my eyebrow. To me it is either you are or you arent. You are for the animal rights or for eating animals. If these are your values then you stick to them. Right? I would appreciate some enlightenment.
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Originally Posted by cr1039
Dated my husband for 1 year, got engaged for 1 year and have now been married for 2 1/2.
We are both 27. I have been a vegetarian for 15 years and he has now been "mostly 98%" vegetarian for almost 2 years. I think in this calendar year, he has had tuna once and salmon once.
We have also had a vegan home for 4 months.
Things change, people change....
However, for dating - eh - I dated plenty before I met my hubby and none of the guys were vegetarian. As long as they like to share vegetarian appetizers and dont buy me leather shoes as gifts its fine - its just dating. Just dates...
No offense to anybody but I dont understand all this vegetarian, vegan and 98% vegetarian stuff. I see too many variations and it raises my eyebrow. To me it is either you are or you arent. You are for the animal rights or for eating animals. If these are your values then you stick to them. Right? I would appreciate some enlightenment.
There are a thousand different reasons for being vegan, vegetarian, or even "98%" veggie. It isn't black and white. It simply isn't. And one isn't only either for animal rights or for eating animals--there is overlap there, as well.
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There are a thousand different reasons for being vegan, vegetarian, or even "98%" veggie. It isn't black and white. It simply isn't. And one isn't only either for animal rights or for eating animals--there is overlap there, as well.
You right, like i didn't become a vegan for animal rights or environmental reasons. i just love the idea of feeling and eating healthy, not to mention animals need a life too, just like i had a dog as a pet some keep piglets as pets as well. on the other hand you have other meat eaters that include dogs, cats and pigs in their diet. i look at an animal as a food in a critical situation( lost in the jungle and haven't eaten for days) but not to be included for my daily diet. it just proves a point that many suffer the consequences of having a shorter life spun than non meat eaters.
You right, like i didn't become a vegan for animal rights or environmental reasons. i just love the idea of feeling and eating healthy, not to mention animals need a life too, just like i had a dog as a pet some keep piglets as pets as well ...
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Originally Posted by arcticlilly
No, the moose do not come to play in our sprinklers often. That was the only time and actually we have had clouds and rain regularly since that video was shot in June so we haven't used our sprinkler since nor have we seen that family since that day.
A bit of side info...the reason the sprinkler was on is that we saw that the mother was lying down a lot and panting very hard. My 7 year old son thought she was going to have another baby and I was concerned she was sick, but then we realized she was hot and that was easy to remedy with...the sprinkler
No offense to anybody but I dont understand all this vegetarian, vegan and 98% vegetarian stuff. I see too many variations and it raises my eyebrow. To me it is either you are or you arent. You are for the animal rights or for eating animals. If these are your values then you stick to them. Right? I would appreciate some enlightenment.
The reason is just because my husband has had tuna and salmon just once in 11 months that does not write off the fact that he has cut down his meat and fish intake from twice a day to twice a year.
It does not write off the fact that he has supported a vegan home both regarding our food choices, cleaning products, laundry products, dog food etc.
He supports our choices in public forums and has educated himself on this new stance.
Even so, this one incident this year when he ate tuna at a family function or ate salmon - at a 5 star restaurant in New Orleans while on a boys weekend earlier this year....
Anyway, those are not my choices, I personally will never eat that again - but its his choice and he is a good man.
I bet the divorce rate is higher than average for vegetarian/carnivore married couples than it is for people who married their own kind.
Nah, you would be amazed at how many people just drift toward the direction of their spouses eating habits. Now, if someone is a diehard vegan and another can't go a day without eating it...well I can't even see them getting to the first date!
I'm a vegetarian, have been for over 30 years now. My husband (we're together for 11 years) is a meat eater. He does not eat as much meat as he used to but still.... When dining out he normally eats meat and sometimes fish but at home he rarely eats meat and never fish. It's all about respecting each other choices. He knows I will never ever cook him a meal containing meat but that's also due to the fact I have no idea how to (can't start tasting it, can I? ).
My previous partner also eat everything, never a problem.
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