Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group

I think a lot of that depends on when you become a veg. I've been dating the guy I'm with since before I stopped eating meat, so I don't have a problem with the fact that he still does it...it's part of how he's been ever since I've known him. However, I can understand why one would want a new person who came into their life to not eat meat. I'm not sure if I would have a problem dating someone new who ate meat, but I think for me personally, that's not something I'd know unless I was in that situation.

I was with my partner for 2 years, and she ate it all without a thought for what went into the actual production. I am proud to say that with my leading by example, she dropped everything but poultry and seafood. Even drank soy milk and bought cage-free eggs. However ... I think if I date again in the future, I would rather be with another vegan. Just easier that way!

I agree that the idea of kissing a meat eater is repulsive to me.

I was not that way before but the longer I am a vegetarian then the more and more that I do not like the idea of being with a meat eating woman.

And worse of all is I see them eating the greasy dead Chicken with the clear fat on their lips and it troubles me.

So I confess that I have turned into a true veggie freak myself, and I would not want to be otherwise.

In a perfect world I would only choose to date a fellow veggie or vegan but I don't live in a perfect world. If I said i'd only date a veggie/vegan I'd be excluding 97% of the population! Then add that they be a non-smoker (that's non-negotiable), an animal/pet lover, a non alcoholic or recovering alcoholic (my ex was one), culturally open minded and .......on and on.....LOL! Geesh! I guess I'd have to resign myself to being single for life!

I think I need to move out west to increase my chances.

I married a meat eater. I have no problem with it. But he cant kiss me if hes just eaten meat. I hate the smell lol. its just an old habbit we have now.

I don't really find it repulsive seeing as I do it for my greater health.

But yeah if I had to find a new partner I wouldn't have a preference....My current girlfriend is a vegetarian who eats seafood but has a few slip ups with chicken but since dating me has stopped eating chicken....
Its understandable the first year of my vegetarianism I had slip ups with chicken but It was only because I couldn't stand anything else on the menu...But no Red meat.

If my girlfriend decided to eat a entire lamb chop and kiss me after I might hate the smell but seeing as I don't have a gag reflex I will be just fine.

i have dated non-vegetarians, and am currently still friends with non-vegetarians. it's strange, because if i had to choose, i would prefer the company of people who share my views on animal cruelty. however, i think the role of vegetarianism as a personal choice is pretty small when it comes to actually influencing the way animals are treated. it's not a particularly effective boycott. i don't think it reduces the public's consumption of meat enough to change the number of animals who are killed by the food industry each day. it's really more of a gesture. it's like saying, ''i don't need to eat meat badly enough to participate in this heinous process.'' it is quite meaningful to me, but i don't necessarily think that any individual's choice to eat meat or not is going to contribute much to exacerbating or solving the problem. the most direct way to attack animal cruelty (if that's the reason you're vegetarian) is to try to get legislation passed protecting animals from mistreatment. unfortunately this is not easily done, since the agricultural lobby is so powerful, their practices are almost impossible to regulate.
whereas this all sounds very grim, i do believe that just being vegetarian can cause others to reconsider eating meat. i have noticed that being around vegetarians makes it much easier to be one yourself, and i think there are lots of people who think they don't have the discipline for it until they meet and spend time with people who don't need meat.

I could never ever date someone who wasn't a vegetarian. It's not about being repulsed by meat breath or something, it's about moral values. I couldn't be with someone who knew the kinds of animal cruelty that are happening and do nothing about it. I would view that as unfeeling. It would also be incredibly inconvenient when eating meals, since I cook all of my own meals and insist they are vegan and healthy. It makes it incredibly difficult to be around someone when they have a different diet than myself. Roommates and friends I can handle, but a partner? NO way.
I've even found lately that I have a hard time dating people that still consume dairy and eggs. I thought this wouldn't bother me too much... but it does. As a vegan, I think I need to date a vegan. There are enough difficulties in a relationship without arguments over dinner and factory farming.
But that's just me...