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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is someone I am pretty friendly with via my kids school. Our husbands got along too. We have gone out for dinner with them maybe 12-13 times since we met about 2 years ago. She and her husband became hardcore vegan in last month. We have gone to a few restaurants (last few times) where my husband ordered a steak, as he generally does and I ordered a chicken dish. They ordered some vegan dish.

We have done it this way ever since they became vegan. Well.......3 days ago I get a call from her telling me she needs to speak to me in person. We agree to meet for coffee, I am thinking its something about one of the kids. She could have knocked me over with a feather by telling me that they are both uncomfortable when we are in a restaurant with them and ordering steak medium and whatever it is I am ordering. She said she cannot handle even looking at it and they are just too uncomfortable so while "they like us, they would like to continue to see us for occasions that do no involve eating"! She said maybe drinks, a movie, etc......

OK someone please clue me in. Is this the norm? Am I maybe totally clueless as to how being friends with vegans work? Is she being a nut job or am I just insensitive? Please help, I am still reeling....[/quote]

It's the norm among the vegans I know- they are grossed out by meat. I usually order a veg dish when I go out to dinner with my vegan friends. I know everyone will say they're "crazy" and so forth, but my vegan friend seriously could not eat if I ordered a burger. He wasn't judging me, he could just literally smell the meat and watch me chomp on it- grossed him out. 
Why don't you offer to go to veg restaurants- really good vegetarian restaurants are tasty. Your DH can suck it up for one night. [/quote]

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