Question for vegetarians.... more precisely vegans...?!
Answers: I was just wondering.... The other day someone asked me a question that really caught me off guard... It was whether or not i'd ever marry someone who eats animal products... i've never had a problem dating other people who don't have the same diet, but i couldn't imagine ever having to cook for someone who doesn't want to give up animal products for the rest of my life... it seems as though it'd defeat the purpose, purchasing all of it to cook for someone else... anyways, i was just curious what your take on that is... because it's really hard to find someone who believes in the same thing... thanks for your imput!! :)
My fiance eats meat, and I stick to a vegan diet.
We share everything except for groceries, we have a bit of a "his" and "hers" list and we cook what we want. Usually I'll put on some different veggies and he cooks any meat he wants and I might have some beans or tofu or something. I make a lot of big batches of soups and chili that are vegan, and he likes them and eats them.
Love is the most important, and if you share that everything else falls into place.
i cannot and will not cook dead animals for anyone
Date and marry, yes. Cook, no. There is nothing in a marriage contract that specifies having to cook for the other person. Cooking is something you do out of love. What foods you choose to cook for him or her are your choice.
i eat meat and my boyfriend doesn't. we have been living together for 3 years now. its no big deal really, although i have to admit that when i rarely do cook meat (i would never ask him to, he wouldnt even touch raw or cooked meat ever) we always open the windows and light a candle since he can't stand the smell. and i always take a drink or brush my teeth before kissing him if i have been eating meat. i'm use to it though, it doesnt really affect us.
My husband eats halla meat one a week. I do not. I still love my husband. I do not think it defeats the purpose. I think the problem is people abusing the animals and the way slaughter is done. I myself can't think of a good reason any animal should die or suffer. I try not to judge people by what they eat. I think it the veen's and non vegens teamed together and let the goverment know we will not stand for the current ways we could be a great team
I've dated plenty of omnis. I wouldn't cook them animal products though. They eat everything I eat, they just eat animal products on top of that. They can eat what I eat or get their own. I don't see it as a big deal. I think a bigger deal would be deciding how to raise your kids. I'm not having kids, so that's not an issue.
Well, I would marry somebody because I'm in love with them, not because of what they eat... but as far as the whole cooking issue goes, I would hope that my spouse would respect the fact that I will absolutely not support animal cruelity of any kind and purchase and cook animal products by themself... or we could come to an agreement to only buy organic animal products where the animals involved are treated humanely and not abused... but if you absolutely cannot have ANY animal products in your house at all, there are more vegans out there than you are probably aware of... you just have to go and meet them :)
I'm vegan, but my husband is not. Since we have such different diets, we each prepare our own meals. We each do our own grocery shopping, too. I get nauseated just walking by the meat in the store, so he gets to buy that for himself. When he eats meat I sometimes have to ask him to cover his plate because it makes my stomach turn, but that's really the only time that the subject comes up. Unfortunately, his body just didn't respond well to a plant protein diet, so he eats animal protein. I respect his choice to eat what he feels his body needs, and he respects my choice to be vegan. I just can't personally buy or cook animal products because it'll make me gag.
I did marry a meat eater (I also divorced a meat eater, but that's a whole 'nother story!)
I couldn't imagine having to cook meat for someone either, which is why I didn't. He either ate the vegetarian meals I cooked, cooked his own meat to add to/complement the meal, or made his own meals.
I'm now vegan and live with an omnivore. He buys frozen burgers and deli slices sometimes, but I do most of the cooking and he eats about 90% vegan at home. If it bothered him, he'd be free to do more of his own cooking, but he likes what I make.
I cannot and will not prepare a dead animal carcass for anyone. (including my future husband)
I would have to marry a vegetarian or a vegan...since I don't eat dairy, it would be a little hard if he ate cheese and drank milk, but I could stand that moreso than him eating steak and whatnot.
You're right- it IS really hard to find others with the same beliefs...
Cheers!