Would you date/marry a vegan/vegetarian?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a vegan (and had been for 5 years) when DH and I married. For various personal reasons I’m not a vegan anymore.

Really glad he didn’t reject me over something so minor!

Being a Vegan isn’t “minor”. I dated one picky eater a long time ago and would never choose to do it again.

[Anonymous]

I cook a lot. I wouldn’t date a vegan or vegetarian. Too many restrictions and I’m not making multiple meals.

[Anonymous]

Vegetarian, sure. We try to keep our meat consumption down for environmental reasons anyway (though I've learned it would probably have a bigger impact to eat less cheese and more chicken, and have not yet adjusted my diet accordingly).

Vegan...no. It's just so restrictive. I really like dairy.

[Anonymous]

I was married to a vegetarian. The marriage ended for other reasons, but I found it very difficult to be married to someone who doesn't eat meat and who eats eggs selectively (like in cookies, but not as a part of breakfast). Constantly having to make two versions of meals, or eat vegetarian and not feeling full or satisfied gets very old. Food and cooking is a big part of my culture and I specifically looked for someone who didn't have dietary restrictions when I was dating. Luckily I found someone who eats pretty much anything!

[Anonymous]

This would be hard for me. Especially vegans. I absolutely love eating out and all different foods, so I would find this super limiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not date or marry anyone who is high maintenance about their food. This includes omnivores, vegans, fad dieters and picky eaters. You can have food preferences or restrictions without talking about it incessantly or making an annoying production about it at every meal.

I agree! Picky eaters are a HUGE turn off for me.

[Anonymous]

I am a vegetarian who does not eat eggs. DH and kids eat steak with fries, etc. while I eat same sides but beans cooked days earlier as my main. Not so tough.

[Anonymous]

I’ve been vegetarian for 30 years. My partner realized he had become an accidental vegetarian after living with me for several months, since he prefers my cooking.

[Anonymous]

It didn't occur to me to consider people's eating habits as part of my vetting process for relationships. I guess if they were a strict vegan, we might not have gotten along because I eat/consume a lot of various animal products.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vegetarian, sure. We try to keep our meat consumption down for environmental reasons anyway (though I've learned it would probably have a bigger impact to eat less cheese and more chicken, and have not yet adjusted my diet accordingly).

Vegan...no. It's just so restrictive. I really like dairy.

Same here (though we haven't made any serious efforts to keep meat consumption down).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a vegan (and had been for 5 years) when DH and I married. For various personal reasons I’m not a vegan anymore.

Really glad he didn’t reject me over something so minor!

? if it's such a minor thing, why not give up being a vegan?

To op's question - no, I love different kinds of food. DH and I bonded over different foods. Being a picky eater is a deal breaker to me. I once went on vacation with a friend who was a picky eater, and it was annoying. And this was just a friend. I can't imagine being married to such a person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It didn't occur to me to consider people's eating habits as part of my vetting process for relationships. I guess if they were a strict vegan, we might not have gotten along because I eat/consume a lot of various animal products.

In the beginning of a relationship, it won't appear to be a big deal. But, if you become serious, you have family dinners together, always eating together, after a while, it would become annoying, especially traveling to different countries where being a vegan/vegetarian isn't a thing.

[Anonymous]

Vegetarian yes, vegan no. My SO can't eat meat and we get along fine but vegans generally choose that diet for ethical reasons and I am not going to stop eating fish/seafood because I don't want to, it's tasty. We would be incompatible in values, I would think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It didn't occur to me to consider people's eating habits as part of my vetting process for relationships. I guess if they were a strict vegan, we might not have gotten along because I eat/consume a lot of various animal products.

I'm vegetarian and wanted to make sure I wasn't marrying an absolute carnivore. I'm not high maintenance and can make do in restaurants, but if he was one of those guys who insisted that it isn't a meal unless there's a huge hunk of meat in it, we wouldn't be compatible.

[Anonymous]

As long as their not fussy or judgy about it; I would.