Vegetarian vs Non-Vege
 

any idea how to handle the vegetarian woman? LoL
I hope I can go through my day with her..
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learn to love the veggies.
serious. :rheart:

We vegetarians and religious people are just the same as you[and I don't want a religious discussion!]. We are not aliens. If we cut ourselves,there isn't gonna be coloured party streams. "YAY!" Although that would be pretty cool.

Maybe she'll buy her own food and you won't have to worry about buying her the wrong thing.

This is not about religious discussion, I'm a free thinker... I just wonder how I can live with her later... LoL... some more she is a teacher and good girl and I'm just a student with a little photography skill.. and I love party... LoL...

Vegan or Non-Vege
 

I agree with you, let her buy her own food or learn to love the veggies :-)

You asked about vegetarianism in specific, so I'll respond to that first. Why do you think that you will have any issues or problems with her being vegetarian? It doesn't define a person's personality. If you think eating out or meals will be a problem, then why? If you like candy and your girlfriend didn't, would you be going "how do I handle this?" like you did in your first post? If you want meat and she doesn't then just order different meals, or if you're cooking then it's not that hard to cook a piece of meat seperately and only put it on your plate and not on hers. What is the issue?

Also if she's your teacher then forget it. It's against the law for a teacher to date a student under eighteen, and even if you're over eighteen she'd lose her job for dating you.

actually, she is 2 years younger than me... :p
so, that's it... this is my first I'm dating with a vegetarian... Ciao~

Cows eat plants, I eat cows...I am therefore a vegetarian.

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I used to be a vegetarian but then after a year I realized I can't live without meat and dairy products anymore.

That would make you a vegan, not a vegeterian.

^ This.

Honestly,Come Dine with Me was on before and this vegetarian made everyone a meal and these people were making such a big deal because they had a meal and there was NO MEAT INVOLVED! Shock horror! I'm not talking about anyone here but people are pathetic.

We have an abbatoir in our village, we drove past today with the windows down . . . have you ever heard a pig squealing in either agony or terror? I was tempted never to touch meat again, and I can understand now why Clarice was so freaking traumatised in "Silence of the Lambs". If people could hear that sound I don't think people would eat as much meat as they do . . .

I've just turned veggie. I saw a pretty awful news article which was enough to put me off for a good while, and I also wanted to lose weight and be more healthy so I thought this was a good route to go down in terms of experimenting with food more.

That being said - I've been a veggie about 2 weeks, so it's really nothing I can comment on at this moment.

Meat doesn't bother me. Killing animals for meat doesn't bother me. The fact that I cannot be sure the animal has been treated humanely, particularly in death, is what bothers me, and because it's very difficult at this time to be sure that the animal has been treated with respect then I decided not to eat meat.

At the end of the day it's no big deal, I got over it in a few days.

I have pet chickens and they lay eggs, the are free range so it's all good. :) Nom.

Apart from that it has no bearing on my personality obviously. It's just like not liking certain foods, you aren't gonna dump someone because they don't like pizza or something right? Lol, you deal with them the same as you deal with anyone.

Indeed. XD

Compromise.

Since you are dating her, there should be something you two both like to eat together.

I am also dating someone who does not eat pork , not because of religion or anything, his body just rejects swine. So we compromise. When we go out to eat, we have this silent agreement not to order anything with pork in it. But there are times when what I want have pork in it , then sometimes I do order it:mtongue: .

So basically, talk to her about it and learn to meet halfway. :vsign:

Lol...@ handle "the" vegetarian woman.
I think this has more to do with you than her but maybe not...
It seems a vegetarian would have a harder time with someone who eats meat due to ethical / moral reasons rather than the other way around.

Is she trying to convert you to being a vegetarian?
Are you trying to convert her?

What is your worry that we're missing when you say "later on"?

sorry but this is really lame example you have here. everyone knows vegetarianism is about moral implications and not physical like taste. and because of that it actually can affect long term relationships. human nature usually isn't so understanding as to have a couple sitting peacefully at the diner table year after year with totally different views on food (huge par of our lives) without having any fights/discussions.

not saying vegetarians should only date other like them, just know that at one point or another there will be a discussion about who is right among you.

Is more of a question of live and let live, of mutual respect and tolerance of different views. If you put a slab of meat or half a greenhouse on your plate don't matter to me. It's your stomach and your hide that has to exist on what you stuff it with. Just don't go on a crusade trying to foist your lifestyle on me. Is like with any other lifestyle/faith/ideology : as long as you don't go taliban with it, everyone will be fine...

In day-to-day live, no problem, cook more veggies, prepare more greenery,an extra pan/skillet/pot/wok/whatever to do your meat in, simple as that.

Oddly nough my favourite dish is meatless: A good hommus with a slice of flat bread fresh out of the oven ... hmmm... I'd kill for that :)

I am thinking heavily on being a pescetarian personally, and not for moral reasons. I just wanna personally watch my weight a bit more. (Not heavy but with a small frame too much can overcome). I dont mind vegetarians, its vegans i would have trouble trying to entertain at a party or something.

I love fish

i just would have to give up some curries and soups made with beef broth/chicken broth....

I hope the day went well.

It simply isn't true that there has to be arguments about being a vegetarian.

My entire family eat meat. I do not mind this, this is their choice. If they wanted to support my views, they would be vegetarian themselves. They are not, I respect their difference of opinion, if they wanted to take that step they would have done so already, so me taking the moral high ground would make no ounce of difference, particularly when I've only been a veggie 2 weeks.

My best and closest friend has been a vegetarian all her life. It has never ever been even 1% of a problem. She accepted I ate meat, I accepted she didn't.

So no, there doesn't have to be fights. I've never even had the discussion with my best friend about being a vegetarian because she always has been and what she eats is completely none of my business. I have never ever met a normal vegetarian who has tried to preach to me or tell me what to eat.

first misamisa. you are not a vegetarian. at least not yet. for now you are just another girl on her new diet. 2 weeks doesn't make you a vegetarian.
also with friends there usually aren't any problems. i go to school with a girl who has been a vegan for 12 years and it is fine.

however problems are more likely to rise in a relationship. when you spend all your diners and suppers together. not saying they will, but it is far more likely.

I'm not just a 'girl on her new diet.' It isn't just a diet for me, and maybe the fact you are like that is the reason you are going to cause confrontation with people. I wouldn't be surprised if you were always involved in confrontation with that kind of attitude, but not everyone has to be.

Once you stop eating meat for moral reasons, you are a vegetarian. I didn't know there was an exclusive veggie club that requires a certain length of time before you are initiated. :/

I spend all my meals with my family - breakfast, dinner, tea, supper. They have no problem with it. I have no problem with them eating meat. End.

Since when do you get to decide who is and who is not a veggie?

I have to disagree. Whether it is a moral issue, or for some a matter of taste, I don't think it has to be an issue between a couple, nor will there always be a discussion about 'who is right'.

Marraiges, relationships, and friendships are all about compromise and acceptance. If your friend wore a headscarf for religious reasons, would you? If your wife didn't eat meat for moral reasons, would you? And - in the 'lame example' - if you didn't eat candy for its taste, would you expect other people not to either? The answer to all three (I would hope) is 'no'.

MissMisa already gave a very good and eloquent explanation, and I quite a agree with her. My best friend is a vegetarian for religious reasons, she won't even handle or touch meat, but if we eat out together and I eat meat and she doesn't then she doesn't complain or argue with me about 'who is right'. Sometimes we may have a discussion about our choices, but we never try to claim one person is right. We love one another and so we accept that we are different, our personal lifestyles do not affect one another's and so why argue about whose way is superior? Why risk a relationship over something so trivial?

I maintain that something like whether a person does or does not eat meat is trivial in the scheme of things, and that a person's choice in the matter should in no way influence a relationship with another. If it does I would question just how solid a relationship it was to begin with.

[quote=MissMisa;875271]I'm not just a 'girl on her new diet.' It isn't just a diet for me, and maybe the fact you are like that is the reason you are going to cause confrontation with people. I wouldn't be surprised if you were always involved in confrontation with that kind of attitude, but not everyone has to be.
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eh. i meant it that 2 weeks without meat isn't much and you could very easily change your mind soon enough.

and...actually i know i can sometimes seem like an a-hole on internet, which is weird since i am a really nice guy in real life. and i have no idea why on the net it is different...hm :rolleyes:


and ronin...i quickly ran over your text with my eyes..so i assume it went something like "bla bla, if you love someone then it won't matter...bla la", right? :cool:
my point was, which no one on this forum ever gets, ...ah. ill edit this later...i am too bored to be answering.

What would you know? I don't even understand the relevence of that.

[quote=evanny;875311]Your point was none. As in, you had none. You were just looking for trouble.

You're a funny guy Evanny. You totally insult Ronin by admitting you didn't bother to fully read his text and assume what he's actually trying to say is some malarchy which is not even worth reading (i.e. bla bla) and wonder why on the net you have trouble coming off as a "nice guy" lolll.

You're getting beat up today but ... okay you deserved it just a little. :mad:

Actually, a vegan would mean they don't partake in just dairy products, but also eggs or processed foods containing other animal-derived ingredients such as gelatin. Vegans also do not consume honey and certain sugars and wines.

Actually not everyone is a vegetarian due to 'moral implications'. My best friend is a pescatarian (eats fish and chicken) but doesn't eat other meats mainly due to the fact that she honestly just doesn't like the taste of it. Another friend of mine (who ironically has the same name as the first) is a vegetarian because she actually hates animals (and the taste of them) to the extent that she won't eat one. Has little to do with morals. My sister is a vegan and her choice is simply for the health benefits actually. She's moving to become a raw vegan, again, for health reasons. My ex was a vegetarian and I wasn't; we fought a lot but our taste or decision in what we ate never came up.

Quite! You should never try and stop people becoming vegetarian even if you're not one yourself. We're actually doing something good.

Yes, I realize but she/he included both meat and dairy products, which could be characterized as vegan as well, due to the different variations of vegetarianism and veganism.

In this case it may have nothing to do with morals, but for many it does. Also, how is being vegan actually healthy, unless you have certain dieting restrictions because your body has trouble processing certain foods? The human body is meant to have a certain amount of animal proteins, and foods such as tofu and nuts may have protein but we can't use it as well as we can with animal products. Also, being vegan doesn't stop you from eating the processed food that everyone else eats, and in some cases it's even worse to eat such products because they have to have so many chemicals put into them in order to create similar substances to those that aren't vegan. It's stupid that people give up so many of the nutrients that they need because they think it's healthy or they find it morally right.

woah now, that's a pretty tough stance to take don't you think!? People are stupid because they don't view the world exactly like you do? Gese!

When you learn to value the difference you find that people who are different than you are interesting.

The reason I talk to people who are different than I am is because I value their insights into the world. I can learn things that work (as well as don't work) and also just interesting things in general. If everyone was the same, why would I want to talk to you or listen to you? I would already know what you thought, what you ate, why you ate it, what you like and don't like to do, and why you bought those ugly ass bell-bottom jeans....heh

I understand people might not want to be vegetarians but you can not pretend for one minute that you ''need'' meat.

My simple mind cannot seem to grasp the relevance of this thread. "How do I tackle a vegetarian girl?" Wtf? You don't do anything. Just let her be a vegetarian. Why does it even matter? Unless she tries to force her beliefs and morals down your throat, then I see no problem.

@Misa OH GURL HEY! How's that going btw? Your fb statuses seem pretty positive : D

Going pretty well :D Taking multivitamins and iron, tbh I'm not really missing out on a huge deal as I didn't eat that much meet beforehand, I just used to eat a lot of chicken. Things are so much easier now then they were a few years back, there is a lot more choice in the supermarkets for veggies. :) <3

Quite! Then again,the media doesn't do us any favours. I can see why he'd think she was a mammoth task.

non vegetarian
 

I love eating Non-veg
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Being a vegetarian doesn't mean you only eat processed foods; some eat a lot of raw or just cooked foods in general. I'm not going to list the wide variety of health benefits because it'll take up half this forum, but it does indeed have plenty of benefits. And the only thing stupid is the fact that you think it's stupid people have different diets (and opinions) other than your own. I find that incredibly close-minded. If you read up on the positives instead of just googling the negatives, you'll realize that there are plenty of alternative methods to gain the proper nutrients you need to stay healthy without consuming meat.

For me personally, I'm not a vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, etc. simply because I like the taste of meat and because I'm too lazy to even cook a proper meal after work to begin with.

Uhm... right.. whut?


Haha, yeah I know! : D You can get so many snacks and dishes that are appropriate for vegetarians these days. It's becoming quite fancy to be a veggie ; D Haha! I'd never give up chicken though. I love that shit <3

Like any sort of diet, Vegetarianism is good for most people, and I have millions of friends who are and they actually prefer it that way. Cuz it's less effort to cook, and also it keeps you healthier. I used to try to eat veggie every other day and meat alternatively because it's cheaper, especially if you're a poor student. I rather spend money on a salad than meat because i'd prefer the salad.

On the side of non-veggie though, it can be hard for some people to STAY veggie, not because they hate it. But because their body can't take it. Megan Fox and Julia Stiles had to stop being vegetarian for a while because they felt that whereas it did help their weight go down, they weren't able to get much strength from their diet. Like they needed more protein. Not to say Vegetarianism isn't bad, but everyone has different vegetarian diets. Not all vegetarian diets are the same. Like one person might love peppers and the next veggie might hate them.