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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you're mischaracterizing the situation.  She's explicitly said that she does want to socialize with you, she just doesn't want to eat with you.

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?

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?  Would you go along and just hope you didn't throw up at dinner?

These friends have pointed out that they are vegan and can't tolerate others eating meat.  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.  [b]But I am considerate of my friends when I eat with someone with a food restriction[/b].[/quote]

Please. This is not a "food restriction." It's a personal choice that this "friend" does not have a right to impose on anyone else.[/quote]

Barring a food allergy or medical condition, that's all any food restrictions are.  It's a choice for someone who is Jewish to keep Kosher or for someone who is Muslim to eat Halal.  It is as much a food restriction to choose not to eat meat as it is a food restriction for a Hindu to not eat beef.  I'm not sure why you are so disdainful of someone who keeps vegan because they have an ethical objection to eating animals vs someone who avoids certain foods due to a religion, but if it is not a medical condition like an allergy, then all food restrictions are a personal choice.[/quote]

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