would a non-vegetarian go out with a vegetarian?

Question

or vice versa?

Answer 1

Some would, as is clearly borne out in the answers you've had so far. However, as a man who has become a vegetarian, then vegan through having a vegetarian girlfriend (now wife) I can say that there is something about love which forces you to follow through on your beliefs. I've always been an animal lover and it took the love of another human being for me to see that my meat eating didn't fit with my ethical view of the world.

Since then, i think I've become the more political vegan and my wife has fitted in with that.

I guess what I feel is that I'd rather spend the rest of my life with my vegan wife than even contemplate going out with a meat eater. I guess I feel that if someone can show enough compassion to creation to choose not to exploit or harm it, then they must have enough compassion to love me and that means a lot.

It all comes down to personal choice, but if it were my choice, everyone would be vegan ;~)

Answer 2

a personally prefer vegetarian and vegan
females. I think this is because I am
almost purely ethical in my vegetarianism.
I don't like the sight or smell of meat
and don't want to smell it on my partners
breath. I feel it is unfair and very controlling
to try to get an omnivore to switch their
diet.

Because I am so staunch about
having a mate that can be complimentary
and supportive of my lifestyle and vice-verse
I'm a member of a veg-date site and a few
veg societies in my state.
This probably seems cultish, clannish, excluding,
and extreme to some, but since I am male it
really doesn't make that much difference.
It's not as though non-veg females are climbing
over walls to get to me. Since I don't approach
meat-eating women or women that I know
nothing about it it's of no consequence to anyone.

Back when I was a meat eater I got about the
same amount of dates that I do now. Since
I'm the male and the pursuer it's obvious that
most non-veg females could care less any-
way. Every girlfriend I've had is one that I won
and every date I've gotten is one that I've asked
for.


Obviously I'm not representative of all
vegetarians on this view looking at the
prior comments. So I think the decision
is a personal one for each and every
veggie.

Answer 3

Yes, but there are a lot of hurdles to cross. I am a vegetarian married to a huge meat eater for almost 15 years. In the beginning, I was a vegetarian then started eating meat when I became pregnant with my children. Recently I started my crusade to not be cruel to animals again and this time it is much harder to deal with. I am a HUGE animal lover and the horrific way that cows and pigs and other creatures are torchered and slaughtered makes me sick to my stomach. I can't buy meat, and the smell of cooking cow flesh makes me yak. Sometimes my husband is very understanding, sometimes when he really wants to do a meat meal at home, it's harder to get along. I would be totally fine with no meat coming in here at all. I don't buy it at the store. I make sure that there is enough of a variety that my family isn't suffering. If he wants the meat he can go get it himself.

Answer 4

I'm a non-vegetrian and I would love to go out with a Vegatarian for many reasons, but the main reason is because something is that the gears are actually turning inside of the mind of a vegetarian. So many people out there just eat whatever they want w/o pondering about what this food might actually do to them. Also vegetarian seem to make really good cooks. Sorry if that sounds bad. But I'm not very good at cooking. Vegatarians seems to live fairly healthy life styles.

Answer 5

Yes, I have several married "mixed" couples/sets of friends where one is a carnivore and the other is veggie. People just have to have an open mind and respect the others choices. Of the couples I know where it didn't work out, it was the vegetarian trying to change the other person too forcefully and being holier than thou. Just be open to differences of opinion, which is actually good advice for any relationship really

Answer 6

Well, I'm a vegetarian and depending on the person I would go out with them if they weren't. It's simple, really, just when we go out to dinner or somewhere I could get a veggie-option. When I started being veggie in high school, of course I still lived with my parents, and I was the only veggie in the house (that sounds very rapper-ish!). But I still love my family! What's the difference?

Answer 7

I'm not a vegetarian, but I would go out with a vegetarian. I admire vegetarians and especially vegans. That must be really hard sometimes. It seems like meat and dairy are served everywhere.

Answer 8

I'm a meat eater but would have no problems going out will a vegetarian. As long as they do not try to push their views onto me or vice versa it should be fine.

Answer 9

Gosh, I don't know. It would definitely be tough.
I dated a meat-eater once. I didn't really even notice, but he became vegetarian a few months into the relationship. He obviously did it for the wrong reasons (to do what he thought would please me when I didn't ask him to.)

Toward the end of our relationship, he decided to start eating meat again. Initially, it didn't bother me. But he started kissing me while eating nacho-cheese slim jims and all other sorts of things. In retrospect, it was complete disrespect for me and who I am.

I was very lucky to end up with a vegan boyfriend later. He even taught me how to cook. Because I still have some cheese and milk now and again, I guess I am the gross one :)
... but I don't eat mac& cheese and stick my toungue in his mouth.
lol

Sorry, I am giving way more than your question.
I suppose (if I didn't already have an awesome and wonderful boyfriend) I might. But I think I could only do it if we had a mostly vegetarian household. He could make meat for himself when he decides. If we went to a resturaunt, I wouldn't mind what he ordered, but I wouldn't cook it, and I wouldn't feel comfortable if he didn't respect my lifestlye and beliefs to kiss me with steak-filled mouth.

Answer 10

i'm a vegetarian and i would go out with someone who eats meat as long as they didn't make a point of eating meat every time we went out or anything like that. they don't have to be a vegetarian, they just have to respect the fact that i am, which means no lectures on why eating meat is supposedly good for you (it's not) and no trying to convince me to eat meat again. otherwise it's fine, but a veggie bf would be nice.