eric82 Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 So hopefully I'll start meet sexy intelligent Vegetarian women sometime soon. Umm Hmm
eric82 Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 yes, big time. i won't date a vegetarian Thank you
SilkRose Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Umm Hmm Eric, where do you meet Vegetarian ladies? I have realised that I can't sit around and hope to meet hot Vegetarian guys. Along with all the fun I'm going to have and places I will go to, I'm going to visit every Vegan/Vege cafe I can over the summer and I will make the effort to go to any interesting Vegetarian events and festivals...looking 'hot' Seriously I will be dressed up! Really want to date this summer. So what are your Vege dating tips? Edited March 23, 2010 by SilkRose Incomplete
eric82 Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 Well, I'm not really the best person for advice on where to find them. For me it's mostly been through friends and acquaintances, but like I said, most people I know aren't vegetarian. A lot of my friends used to be years ago but are no longer... womp womp. This reminds me that I really need to get out more.
Author terra Posted March 23, 2010 Author Posted March 23, 2010 Eric, where do you meet Vegetarian ladies? I have realised that I can't sit around and hope to meet hot Vegetarian guys. Along with all the fun I'm going to have and places I will go to, I'm going to visit every Vegan/Vege cafe I can over the summer and I will make the effort to go to any interesting Vegetarian events and festivals...looking 'hot' Seriously I will be dressed up! Really want to date this summer. So what are your Vege dating tips? Not sure where you live but try http://vegetarian.meetup.com/
Ms. Joolie Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) I'm vegetarian and when I'm actively dating, I do look at how much of a meat-eater the guy is, and how veggie-friendly he is, because that does matter to me. I couldn't date a guy who was all about the meat cook outs or crawfish boils, and I'm sure he wouldn't date me. So yeah, there's a general auto-turnoff for the different lifestyle. I've never seriously dated a vegetarian or vegan though. Veggie men are hard to come by. ...My SO eats meat, but in moderation, and is very veggie-friendly and health conscious. Edited March 23, 2010 by Ms. Joolie
Ms. Joolie Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 I went to Montreal with my friends and we went to a famous smoked meat shop for lunch - not my idea of a great place to eat but I didn't complain once. I ordered pickles, coleslaw and French fries. One guy in the group acted annoyed and said he hates going out with 'vegetarians.' WTF? I was making the best of a restaurant I had no desire to go to but because I wasn't partaking in eating mountains of meat I wasn’t pleasant to dine. So we face judgement too! I'm so use to explaining that I'm vegetarian that I don't even think about it. I've never come across someone who stated something like the above though. wow. In fact, I've never thought that I was being judged because I was vegetarian. Don't judge others for eating meat either. I rather judge their jelly roll if they have one.
SilkRose Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 Well, I'm not really the best person for advice on where to find them. For me it's mostly been through friends and acquaintances, but like I said, most people I know aren't vegetarian. A lot of my friends used to be years ago but are no longer... womp womp. This reminds me that I really need to get out more. Not sure where you live but try http://vegetarian.meetup.com/ Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I'm thinking Vegetarian cafes and festivals?
craw Posted March 23, 2010 Posted March 23, 2010 Yes, it is a huge turn off for me. In fact, any sort of PICKY EATER. I love new cuisines, I cannot bear to be with the company of someone who is not flexible with food as I am.
Eeyore79 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 To the people who wouldn't want to date someone with a restricted diet: Does that only apply to people who are restricted by choice (e.g. vegetarians) or does it also apply to people with food allergies which they cannot help? I cannot eat gluten (bread, pasta, cake, pizza, etc) - not by choice, but because I genuinely have a medical problem with it. Should I expect people to refuse to date me because I have a complicated diet? Or should they look past that and judge how compatible I am as a person? Surely someone who loved me would be happy to accommodate my diet? When it comes to vegetarians, I don't have a problem with them as long as they don't judge me for eating meat. Too many veggie products contain gluten so I CAN'T eat them - I'm lucky to be able to eat ANY meal at a restaurant, never mind a veggie one! At restaurants the veggie option invariably contains gluten anyway (soy sauce, pasta, etc) so I couldn't eat it even if I wanted to. I'm happy to eat (mostly) veggie at home, if my gluten-free diet can work around it, but obviously my allergies have higher priority than moral choices about what to eat.
alphamale Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 i don't like vegetarians or vegans or whatever they call themselves...they're all tofu eating hippies
gypsy_nicky Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 i don't like vegetarians or vegans or whatever they call themselves...they're all tofu eating hippies and dreadlocked crusties
blind_otter Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 I don't mind. I stopped eating meat recently and I really enjoy it. I am a lot less aggro in general, and I feel fantastic. I don't mind meat eating, either, since my son still eats meat on occasion. But he seems to self select vegetarian food. He is an adventurous gourmand in general. He has to be with a mama like me. I did "baby led weaning" or BLW with him, so he didn't get much puree.
burning 4 revenge Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 I don't mind. I stopped eating meat recently and I really enjoy it. I am a lot less aggro in general, and I feel fantastic. I don't mind meat eating, either, since my son still eats meat on occasion. But he seems to self select vegetarian food. He is an adventurous gourmand in general. He has to be with a mama like me. I did "baby led weaning" or BLW with him, so he didn't get much puree. In my experience children self select carbs and dairy
CLC2008 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Are vegetarians a turn off for you? (I'm assuming it wouldn't be a deal breaker for most but possibly something that might be a bit annoying like snoring) or is no big deal what-so-ever or maybe even preferred... How about vegans? Food/cooking is a big part of our everyday life so it's going to have an impact. I'm interested to know your thoughts... If they're really weird about it, that would be too weird for me. I'm not big on red meat but I love love love cheeseburgers so I'd have to be able to still eat them.
Author terra Posted March 24, 2010 Author Posted March 24, 2010 Yes, it is a huge turn off for me. In fact, any sort of PICKY EATER. I love new cuisines, I cannot bear to be with the company of someone who is not flexible with food as I am. I disagree with you. I don't think that vegetarians = picky eaters. I can eat at virtually any restaurant and I'm very adventurous with food too (just no meat - it's not difficult just to leave it out). I'm even willing to dine on pickles and fries if the people I'm with want to eat at a smoked meat shop. My carnivore of a sister is much picker than I am and I definitely eat more different foods and am willing to try more things.
pandagirl Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 I'm a vegetarian, and I have no problem with other people eating meat around me, and no one has ever had an issue with my food choice. All of my boyfriend have been serious carnivores -- it's fine. And as for vegetarians being picky eaters? I am definitely not picky! I will eat anything that doesn't contain meat, which many of my omnivore friends can't say. My current boyfriend teases me about seducing me with a spare rib one of these days, but he frequently mentions that he admires my ability to abstain from meat.
WolfGirl21 Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 Vegetarian would be a little inconvenient. I would not date a vegan at all. how rude. vegetarians/vegans do it better. as a vegetarian, i would be highly insulted if someone refused to go out with me simply because of my more commpasionate diet
blind_otter Posted March 24, 2010 Posted March 24, 2010 In my experience children self select carbs and dairy That is pretty true, but he does ask for broccoli. He likes it because it's a flower, I suppose. I am not too rigid about my food - if I'm at a restaurant and I find out they used chicken broth or whatever in the sauce, it's no big deal. I remember once seeing some Real World on MTV (this was years ago, mind you - mid-1990s) and this vegetarian girl was at a luau and started crying and vomiting because there was pork in everything. That is not me. While I prefer not to eat meat, I still remember that pork is the food that smiles back at you.
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