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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't understand how grown-ups can be so clueless. When you are a picky eater (and yes, being a vegetarian is the same as being a picky eater...as opposed to the person who is willing to try anything), it's your issue. Nobody is obligated to jump through hoops for you. When food is served, you eat what appeals to you and skip whatever doesn't. Easy peasy.

I'm sure there will be a side salad and dessert. You'll live.

I once had someone tell me he's gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian...and he asked me what he would be able to eat at an event I was hosting. I said, "I suppose fruit and salad, right? I mean, what *do you eat* IRL?"

FWIW, the people I know with life threatening food allergies are far more easygoing and less demanding than vegetarians and those who are dairy free and gluten free (largely by choice and not for medical reasons). [/quote]

That's fine to answer that way. It's also fine if your guests find that to be weirdly rigid. Part of what you have to navigate is how important these relationships are to you. If you don't give a crap about this guest's comfort, and are willing to risk the social and professional fallout of being a shit to someone you have invited to an event, then by all means take that attitude! Similarly, if the guest is the person who has more to lose, then they have to decide how much they want to demand - someone with everything to lose probably wouldn't make any requests; someone who is a special guest would probably expect their dietary restrictions to be accommodated. Most of us are on that spectrum somewhere, right?[/quote]

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