Does he fart in his sleep?

Recognize that both of you probably have a point, and try to meet each other in the middle. Talk with him about how much it bothers you that he isn't respecting your choices, and you make sure to respect his.

I was a vegetarian for about 12 years, including the first 7 I was with my DH. He was not. We occasionally talked about it, but it wasn't really an issue. He bought and ate meat, and I didn't. I didn't cook meat for him 90% of the time -- it was his thing to do if he wanted it. Most of our family meals were all vegetarian, unless we made something like tacos and he made meat to put in his while I ate a meat replacement or beans or something.

My point is that you can make it work as long as you both are willing to give a little and respect the other's decision. (And FWIW, my DH saw a documentary about 5 years ago that finally actually made him think vegetarianism was a good thing, even though I had been telling him the same things for years. He's not a vegetarian, but he tries to eat less meat now. And I'm no longer a vegetarian, but I don't eat a lot of meat. I feel like we have both compromised a little, and this works for us because it wasn't a bigger issue for us than our relationship, which we valued a lot.)

Anonymous wrote:For what it is worth (probably not much on here) I have a parent (since retired) who worked for the Department of Agriculture for many years, including being part of the negotiations when organic standards, etc. were being set. Insider opinion from them, there isn't nearly enough benefit to eating organic to justify the absurd food prices that come with it. Take it for what it is worth.

Slightly related, at one point my wife and I bought a bunch of grass fed, free range beef from a local farmer. That taste difference was incredible, though I couldn't vouch one way of the other whether it is any healthier.

FWIW, I'm not on the organic bandwagon but I would be inclined to buy organic food directly from a local farmer or source, if only to support the local farmer. But I'd not spend an extra dime to buy "organic" food from the grocery store.

Anonymous wrote:Is he the same BF that farts at night?

Organic farts would smell so much better.

For what it is worth (probably not much on here) I have a parent (since retired) who worked for the Department of Agriculture for many years, including being part of the negotiations when organic standards, etc. were being set. Insider opinion from them, there isn't nearly enough benefit to eating organic to justify the absurd food prices that come with it. Take it for what it is worth.

Slightly related, at one point my wife and I bought a bunch of grass fed, free range beef from a local farmer. That taste difference was incredible, though I couldn't vouch one way of the other whether it is any healthier.

Anonymous wrote:I try to eat organic because I want the best food possible.

You naive little girl.

OP, why is he buying your chicken for you? He says he can't afford it, but can you?

There really aren't health benefits to organic. But there are animal welfare benefits. Which, frankly, seem worth the extra money if you can afford it.

As for what you should do - if this is your biggest fight, then you should get married. If this is emblematic of other more major lifestyle differences, then break up.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares? How is your sex life? If you read this board enough you realize that's all that matters.

Do you really want to take his fluid if he's not organic?

OMG. Don't get your toxic fluid near me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It actually turns out that eating organic may be exposing you to more dangerous chemicals than traditional produce (see https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~lhom/organictext.html)

C'mon, this doesn't matter. Whatever type you buy be sure and wash it thoroughly and you'll be fine.

Maaaan, this sucks. Do I have to grow everything myself?

What about meat? I didn't read the whole thing. Is organic meat still better? Grass fed?

Of course it is!

Signed, The Organic Meat Industry

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It actually turns out that eating organic may be exposing you to more dangerous chemicals than traditional produce (see https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~lhom/organictext.html)

C'mon, this doesn't matter. Whatever type you buy be sure and wash it thoroughly and you'll be fine.

Maaaan, this sucks. Do I have to grow everything myself?

What about meat? I didn't read the whole thing. Is organic meat still better? Grass fed?

Of course it is!

Signed, The Organic Meat Industry

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It actually turns out that eating organic may be exposing you to more dangerous chemicals than traditional produce (see https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~lhom/organictext.html)

C'mon, this doesn't matter. Whatever type you buy be sure and wash it thoroughly and you'll be fine.

Maaaan, this sucks. Do I have to grow everything myself?

What about meat? I didn't read the whole thing. Is organic meat still better? Grass fed?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Organic food is a scam. It's proven to have no health benefits over non-organic food. Sheeple.

Oh please. I don't know anyone that thinks organic food has more nutrients or is healthier, but it's pretty indisputable that not exposing yourself to chemical pesticides is much better for you. I'm sorry your job at the FDA or working for the chemical lobby isn't fulfilling enough for you to be confident in your choices.

Agree with you. But just learned how much organic pesticide can be on organic produce.

That's right. Organic food is bullshit. Sometimes, literally.

Dating is about finding out if you are compatible.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. He says he literally does not have the money to spend extra on organic stuff. He says he is happy to buy me organic stuff as long as I can find. It on sale or something. The chicken we purchased last night was $8 and he says he would happily buy it for $6.

Honestly, you sound like a PITA who will always be chasing whatever the trend of the day is. I'm sure it's only a matter of time until you're eschewing gluten or something because you read some stuff on Facebook.

Your BF should bail now and find a GF who won't insist he jump through whatever hoops are fashionable at any given time.

She probably has a very minimal retirement account or savings yet insists on all-organic (I know the type).

And you probably eat junk and will die of cancer one day HA!

There are exactly zero legitimate scientific studies linking organic foods to a lower cancer rate. If you can find one, go ahead and link it here.

And I mean actual scientific data linking an organic diet to a reduced cancer risk, not just some blog post saying that it's so.