if im dating someone vegetarian am I allowed to eat meat?
emily
2015-02-22 17:24:51 UTC
I recently started dating someone vegetarian and I don't know if I should eat meat or not? Can I?
33 answers:
charlie
2015-02-22 17:28:54 UTC
YES. The diet of another person in no way affects YOU. Unless YOU want to go vegetarian because YOU WANT TO then there is no need for you to make any changes. If you get guilt tripped/bullied into it by your significant other then I'd suggest rethinking the relationship. I don't know why you would think you wouldn't be allowed, if you switch it around "If I'm dating someone who eats meat am I still allowed to be vegetarian?" it doesn't make much sense. So yes of course you can still eat meat under your own terms. It's all about working together and accepting one another in a relationship, is it not?
?
2015-02-23 02:02:12 UTC
I assume this someone knew you're not a vegetarian, and it didn't stop them from dating you. Of course you can eat meat.
If the person you are dating expects you to go vegetarian without as much as talking to you about it, he or she is a nut case and you should run for the hills. And that is coming from a vegetarian.
?
2015-02-24 12:31:35 UTC
I'm vegetarian and my boyfriend is not. The only issue I have is if he eats meat and then tries to kiss me after. So when I became vegetarian in the middle of our relationship he asked if he could still. Just ask her how she feels
Pieman
2015-02-25 12:10:33 UTC
You are allowed to eat meat, if your vegetarian friend doesn't mind. You have to ask your friend.
But why are you dating a vegetarian?
?
2015-02-22 22:13:17 UTC
Of course you can eat meat - it is a choice that can only be made by you, not your significant other. If you're both accepting of eachother regardless of your dietary differences then that's great. You shouldn't feel pressured to change just because your partner is a vegetarian, just like they shouldn't feel pressured to eat meat. Your own diet is all down to what you personally prefer rather than what your partner prefers.
Stacy
2015-02-23 12:45:02 UTC
Of course you are. Someone else's diet should have no affect on yours, unless you want it to. I am a vegetarian married to a meat eater, and him eating meat doesn't bother me. We just usually have to get a little creative in the kitchen.
Joshy
2015-02-22 23:06:29 UTC
Yes, of course you can eat meat. There should not be an issue with you eating meat since it is your choice to eat meat and their choice to be vegetarian. I do not think you should change your lifestyle just because your date is different from you and chooses differently. You might still want to ask him if he is going to have an issue with that though (just to be sure). Hope this helps. :)
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-Josh
2015-02-24 20:04:47 UTC
Yes, you can eat meat. Not eating meat around a vegetarian is like not drinking coffee around a person that doesn't drink coffee. It is their choice to be not eat meat.
Nikki P
2015-02-22 17:32:13 UTC
Sure you can.
If you decide to cook a meal together it would be nice to make it a vegetarian meal.
If she makes you a meal do not expect him/her to make a meat meal for you and willing eat what she/he makes.
Do not expect this person to change and think seriously about the relationship if this becomes a point of argument for either one of you.
You can not expect anyone to change for you and no one should make you change for them it does not matter if it is about eating meat, politics, religion, or anything else that you have opposing views on.
?
2015-02-22 19:35:56 UTC
Of course you can eat meat. My girlfriend is a meat eater and I am a vegetarian. I would never want her to change unless she wants to.
?
2015-02-23 15:00:56 UTC
I can't believe you're dating someone who would do that to the plants that god created, don't you realize how brutal and unplantlike those creatures are treated by vegetarians. I cry every time I see a tomato in a grocery store.
luxmipriya
2015-02-25 05:13:35 UTC
Of course you can. If you are concerned so much about you being non vegetarian and the other person whom you are dating a non vegetarian then this is not good. You should be confident enough on yourself. The other person will accept you as you are if he truly likes you.
Rebecca
2015-02-22 17:27:41 UTC
I think it completely depends on you and your relationship. You shouldn't change who you are for someone, however, it may make the person you are dating feel a lot more comfortable if you didn't eat meat around them. I think as you have just started dating, maybe avoid meat around her, and maybe discuss her opinion on people who eat meat, just so you know where you stand :)
Allison
2015-02-22 17:26:36 UTC
Yes, you can still eat meat. You do not have to change yourself just because you're dating someone. If they can't appreciate that they have different beliefs than you then it wasn't meant to be
cymru am byth
2015-02-23 04:28:39 UTC
it depends - It wouldnt bother me as I cook meat for my family but I don't eat meat for medical reasons but for most vegetarians its for moral reasons and they may take more of an issue of you eating meat in front of them - but I would ask them
shanainka bytch
2015-02-22 18:41:09 UTC
You're allowed to by law and by social standards to eat meat. Whether you still want to is your move.
?
2015-02-22 18:58:21 UTC
Yes, you can. You don't have to change yourself because your dating. Just like you partner doesn't have to change because they are dating you? Get to know each other. You might learn a vegan dish you like. But don't give up who you are. Learn to grow together
2015-02-23 00:34:22 UTC
Of course you can eat meat, why do you think you couldn't?
H
2015-02-22 19:36:34 UTC
Is the other person expecting you to? I would say that vegetarianism last longer on those who do it for the right reason(s).
2015-02-24 13:56:10 UTC
Yes but it may hard because it will with one of you converting its good have some one that eats like that
Tiffani
2015-02-24 05:13:05 UTC
it depends....of what you want... but why don't you try also some eat something different than meat!! you could like it you know...
ckngbbbls
2015-02-22 19:03:39 UTC
You need to talk to your date.
What ever SHE/HE is comfortable with and what sanctions you are willing to make.
NO ONE on here can advise you.
TALK to this person. Take that advice, and don't ask advice from perfect strangers.
Tad Dubious
2015-02-23 11:52:48 UTC
Emily, you are dating this person. They do not own you. You eat what you want, girl, and you enjoy it.
WhisperingVoices
2015-02-22 18:54:52 UTC
Is there a rule somewhere that says you have to be vegetarian?
?
2015-02-22 22:33:29 UTC
You are you, they are they. You should never change what you eat because of your partner.
?
2015-02-24 04:00:23 UTC
MEAT IS MEAT AND MAN MUST EAT....
?
2015-02-24 00:05:10 UTC
depend on your date mate
?
2015-02-25 01:57:22 UTC
why not, you may not dieting. Be confidential and go ahead, need not to hasitate
?
2015-02-22 18:13:32 UTC
Disscuss it with them. If they are okay with it go ahead
2015-02-22 17:26:01 UTC
Of course you can.
?
2015-02-23 14:22:13 UTC
Ask them if it would bother them.
?
2015-02-25 00:24:20 UTC
assume this someone
?
2015-02-22 18:50:18 UTC
yes, you are.
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