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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think [b]you're mischaracterizing the situation[/b].  [b]She's explicitly said that she does want to socialize with you, she just doesn't want to eat with you.
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If you had a friend who had nearly died from alcoholism, and came out of rehab needing to avoid even being around anyone drinking, would you order a glass of wine with dinner?

[b]If a certain type of cuisine makes you nauseous just to smell it, what would you do if you had a friend that insisted you had to join them for dinner there? [/b] Would you go along and just hope you didn't throw up at dinner?

[b]These friends have pointed out that they are vegan and can't tolerate others eating meat[/b].  You can choose to do non-food socializing with them.  You can choose to go to vegan or vegetarian restaurants with them.  Or you can choose to end the friendship.  Take your pick, but don't characterize this as them not wanting to socialize with you because they don't want to see you eat meat.

And for the record, I'm a pretty normal omnivore with very few eating restrictions.  But I am considerate of my friends when I eat with someone with a food restriction.[/quote]

The bolded parts. Plus - this is about the belief, not only diet. Belief.. is next best thing to a religion.. so by that token so just as you would respect someone who has a certain religious restrictions regarding certain meat types that out of respect you would not eat in front of the person knowing it would offend you, then why is it even an issue among the friends? Sure, I would respect their wish without any hesitation. After all good company is more important then food.
Besides how easy it is to find a place that you can find some salad and non-meat foods now and then. Skip the meat for your own sake as well. It will do you good.[/quote]

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