If you were going out with a vegetarian, would you eat meat?

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:43 pm

Just thinking about this one, I am a meat eater, but I have gone out with some vegetarians, and so naturally you tend to eat less meat and all that as you share food, and go to vegetarian restaurants, and all of that. I have to say that any of the vegetarian girls I did go out with were not food nazis and didn't mind me being a meat-eating guy, though you could tell that the blue steaks did disturb some of them. I also found that when I was eating less meat in my diet I didn't mind at all, and I was always able to have the odd bacon sandwich if I get a craving for some proper animal flesh, but when left to my own devices I tend to eat more meat, more out of habit than anything else I would say. So, what are other people's experiences about going out with veggies, and veggies what about us meat eaters? Anyone lose a lover because of a ham roll? Its an interesting one I think.

Also where does fish fit into the whole picture? I love fish most of all I think!

Tater Tazz · Post by **Tater Tazz** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:56 pm

I really think if they are going out with you and you tell them you are not a vegetarian, it should not matter. I did go out with vegetarian once, and he took me to a steak house.

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:00 pm

I wouldn't by any stretch of the imagination, call myself a vegetarian, but I tend to use meat more as a garnish than as the main event.

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:03 pm

Galbally;512821 wrote: Just thinking about this one, I am a meat eater, but I have gone out with some vegetarians, and so naturally you tend to eat less meat and all that as you share food, and go to vegetarian restaurants, and all of that. I have to say that any of the vegetarian girls I did go out with were not food nazis and didn't mind me being a meat-eating guy, though you could tell that the blue steaks did disturb some of them. I also found that when I was eating less meat in my diet I didn't mind at all, and I was always able to have the odd bacon sandwich if I get a craving for some proper animal flesh, but when left to my own devices I tend to eat more meat, more out of habit than anything else I would say. So, what are other people's experiences about going out with veggies, and veggies what about us meat eaters? Anyone lose a lover because of a ham roll? Its an interesting one I think.

Also where does fish fit into the whole picture? I love fish most of all I think!

:yh_rotfl

It depends on why the person is a vegetarian, in part. If it is because "meat is murder" then I would think seeing things the same way would be rather important. I was vegan for a while but for allergy reasons. I couldn't eat at restaurants because I needed to know the complete list of ingredients including spices before I could eat anything. Cooking at home can make for a much better date anyway.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:08 pm

Chookie;512840 wrote: I wouldn't by any stretch of the imagination, call myself a vegetarian, but I tend to use meat more as a garnish than as the main event.

:yh_rotfl

greydeadhead · Post by **greydeadhead** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:10 pm

it really makes no difference to me. I can be happy chasing a nice rare steak across the plate.. or eating a killer veghead meal. I was veghead for about a year when I lived in Spain. course it was lot easier to get wicked fresh veggies and seafood so that helped alot.

But..to answer the question.. I would just ask them to respect my tastes, as I would respect theirs.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:28 pm

I was with Ian (veggie) nearly 5 years and found myself eating meat and fish less.

When he was here we'd have quorn in place of meat, it made more sense cooking veggie style

rather than two seperate meals.

I was on the Atkins diet for a year and he would'nt mind cooking my meat,

if i had egg and bacon for brekkie he'd have vegatarian bacon and sausage cos he found the smell of my bacon made his mouth water

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:33 pm

I will eat what I like, when I like it. If a person's date or significant other wants to make a big deal about what the OTHER person eats, how does that set any foundation for a relationship? You can't dictate to people anything, much less what they choose to eat. If a person won't accept you for who you are, you don't want to waste your time.

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:00 pm

i would most deffinately have a steak.

and believe me, if she wasnted any sort of relationship, she'd be eating meat too.:sneaky:

MuWahahahahaha! evil genius laugh

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:06 pm

OMG i dont believe he just said that :wah:

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:07 pm

what??

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:11 pm

I would think oral sex with a vegetarian would be the safest.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:16 pm

I have been a vegetarian since 1992. It was my own choice for myself. Fish used to be my favourite. However, I have not missed meat, poultry, fish, etc. since becoming a vegetarian.

I do not believe I can dictate to anyone what they should eat. Neither do I make a point of raising the matter. Although, if the subject does arise, or I am asked, I will discuss it and why I became a vegetarian. As far as I am concerned, it's up to the individual what they eat.

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:19 pm

YZGI;512915 wrote: I would think oral sex with a vegetarian would be the safest.

forgive me Lord. i must ask; how is it safer with a vegertarian?

jennyswan · Post by **jennyswan** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:19 pm

I would do what I normally do, I'm not a big meat eater anyway but I would eat it if I felt like it. You have to be true to yourself and the other person wouldn't be respecting you if they thought you must do it their way.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:21 pm

OpenMind;512925 wrote: I have been a vegetarian since 1992. It was my own choice for myself. Fish used to be my favourite. However, I have not missed meat, poultry, fish, etc. since becoming a vegetarian.

I do not believe I can dictate to anyone what they should eat. Neither do I make a point of raising the matter. Although, if the subject does arise, or I am asked, I will discuss it and why I became a vegetarian. As far as I am concerned, it's up to the individual what they eat.
So what were the reasons you became a vegetarian? Do you eat eggs?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:23 pm

Wolverine;512931 wrote: forgive me Lord. i must ask; how is it safer with a vegertarian?
Well if ya make em mad during the act, There is less chance of a chomping since they dont eat meat.

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:27 pm

I wouldn't eat meat in front of them but i would probably become a person sneaking out to the fast food resturant to get my meat fix.:sneaky:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:28 pm

Hamster;512947 wrote: Doh of course! Has this happened to you many times then YZGI?? :wah:
Not yet, but it makes for one scary nightmare.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:32 pm

YZGI;512940 wrote: So what were the reasons you became a vegetarian? Do you eat eggs?

I'm not a vegan, I eat dairy products. I will not eat eggs if I believe they have been fertilised.

My principles for becoming a vegetarian are basically down to only having to kill for food and for self defence. Since there's an abundance of vegetables and fruit available, I don't have to kill for food.

In becoming a vegetarian, I have looked into nutrition a lot to make sure I'm eating ok. Fruit and vegetables are slightly harder for the body to consume than flesh. However, fruit and vegetables provide first hand rather than second hand nourishment and is purer in this respect. There is no nutritional benefit from eating meat. Since nature provides for the herbivores, there is even a source of the essential fatty acids available without having to eat fish.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:10 pm

Thank you everyone, this has been a most entertaining thread, it seems that everyone is pretty tolerant of the whole meat thing, and I never really thought about the oral sex issue before, but you live and learn dont you? :wah:

What I discovered from going out with veggies is that vegitarian food is actually very nice if you can cook it right and are a bit imaginative with it, and aside from the moral thing I never felt hard done by not eating meat for a while, its been interesting hearing the opinions!

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:13 pm

Galbally;513035 wrote: Thank you everyone, this has been a most entertaining thread, it seems that everyone is pretty tolerant of the whole meat thing, and I never really thought about the oral sex issue before, but you live and learn dont you? :wah:

What I discovered from going out with veggies is that vegitarian food is actually very nice if you can cook it right and are a bit imaginative with it, and aside from the moral thing I never felt hard done by not eating meat for a while, its been interesting hearing the opinions!

Do you have something that reads the posts out to you then, Galbally?

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:16 pm

YZGI;512944 wrote: Well if ya make em mad during the act, There is less chance of a chomping since they dont eat meat.

that's..... what i thought.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:21 pm

I wouldn't expect to change my diet as I wouldn't expect her to change her diet. Each to their own. Have to say though, that when I was seeing a vegetarian, cooking for her was a pain in the arse.

Some of the best food I've ever had was in a Vegetarian restaurant, but for me, if God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them meat flavoured.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:42 pm

Galbally;512821 wrote: So, what are other people's experiences about going out with veggies, and veggies what about us meat eaters? Anyone lose a lover because of a ham roll? Its an interesting one I think.

Also where does fish fit into the whole picture? I love fish most of all I think!

Vegetarians who aren't thoughtful seem to lack "something". Some also

generally tend to be rather "air headed", if that's the phrase - no slight to

the ones who have thought carefully, and can manage their diet. To be a

"vegetarian" or "meat eater" are opposite extremes... I do not think that

either diet in isolation is the best, but I think that it is true to say, in the

main, that too much "meat" is on the average omnivore's plate. Only a

couple of ounces daily are useful. There are also different kinds of "meat",

some of which are apparently unpalatable to some people, but yet which

contain very useful nutrients. Perhaps Ted H. will comment? Ted?

With "animal welfare", which is a Big Thing for some vegetarians, well -

where do the eggs, milk, etc., come from, and why are those animals there

in the first place? How comfortably do these animals live their lives?

Re. fish - I will observe, as have others, "which way up do you plant a fish?"

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:44 pm

OpenMind;513040 wrote: Do you have something that reads the posts out to you then, Galbally?

Yes, I have stephen hawking hooked up to the machine here, so you all sound like a voice synthesizer, its quite soothing actually, though you know he is far more sarky in real life than you would think, the cheeky bugger. :wah:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:49 pm

Galbally;513080 wrote: Yes, I have stephen hawking hooked up to the machine here, so you all sound like a voice synthesizer, its quite soothing actually, though you know he is far more sarky in real life than you would think, the cheeky bugger. :wah::yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:52 pm

OpenMind;512965 wrote: I'm not a vegan, I eat dairy products. I will not eat eggs if I believe they have been fertilised.

My principles for becoming a vegetarian are basically down to only having to kill for food and for self defence. Since there's an abundance of vegetables and fruit available, I don't have to kill for food.

In becoming a vegetarian, I have looked into nutrition a lot to make sure I'm eating ok. Fruit and vegetables are slightly harder for the body to consume than flesh. However, fruit and vegetables provide first hand rather than second hand nourishment and is purer in this respect. There is no nutritional benefit from eating meat. Since nature provides for the herbivores, there is even a source of the essential fatty acids available without having to eat fish.

Hi OM :-4

Its soooo good to see you, may i ask - do you wear leather shoes ect? i ask this in relation to another thread i started about animal skins. It occured to me that just as many people may use animal skins & not eat the flesh as eat the flesh & not use the skins if you see what i mean?

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:18 pm

Our nearest relatives (chimps/bonobos) are MOSTLY vegetarian but do eat meat on occasion. This seems sensible to me. I've been exclusively vegetarian (although never vegan) and always appreciated it when friends made sure we went to a restaurant where there were many options.

I'd never dictate what a friend could/couldn't eat, and, as B'R said...if they want to get testy about my diet, there's probably not much chance of a relationship, anyway.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:10 pm

I am not a veggie..but if I were dating one, I would tend to be aware of where we were going to eat to assure there was a variety of stuff on the menu he could choose from to eat..so we both would find something we enjoyed.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:41 pm

I would eat whatever I wanted to. I dont think a vegeterian as sensitive as one who was opposed to leather shoes etc.... would choose to be in my company. There are those who are vegeterians because of an oulook pertaining to health, and there are those who attach religious or spiritual meaning to the lifestyle. The latter having a less live and let live attitude.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:51 am

Galbally;513080 wrote: Yes, I have stephen hawking hooked up to the machine here, so you all sound like a voice synthesizer, its quite soothing actually, though you know he is far more sarky in real life than you would think, the cheeky bugger. :wah:

I don't mind his sarcasm as he does like to take the michael out of himself too.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:57 am

OpenMind;513909 wrote: I don't mind his sarcasm as he does like to take the michael out of himself too.

Yes, he is alright in my book, though I wish he'd stop nicking the Jaffa cakes.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:59 am

buttercup;513087 wrote: Hi OM :-4

Its soooo good to see you, may i ask - do you wear leather shoes ect? i ask this in relation to another thread i started about animal skins. It occured to me that just as many people may use animal skins & not eat the flesh as eat the flesh & not use the skins if you see what i mean?

Hi, Buttercup. Good to see you too.

As far as it is humanly possible, I buy non-flesh products for clothing and footwear. The only reason I've had to break with this protocol is where I've had to buy safety shoes and boots for contracts I've been on in the past. I am thankful that I don't have to do this now.

A good question, though. I have also come across principled vegetarians that forget this aspect.

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:02 am

Galbally;513915 wrote: Yes, he is alright in my book, though I wish he'd stop nicking the Jaffa cakes.

He can have them all as far as I'm concerned. They're full of hydrogenated vegetable oil.:yh_shame

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:04 am

a piece of advice from your friendly neighbour hood moron

don't ever ever try to prove to your son that fresh raw garlic is both good for them and tasty by eating a whole raw bunch at once

i did this earlier and now i have a pain in my chest like that thing outa the alien movie is trying to burst through it

not to mention breath like the french rugby team

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:07 am

jimbo;513926 wrote: a piece of advice from your friendly neighbour hood moron

don't ever ever try to prove to your son that fresh raw garlic is both good for them and tasty by eating a whole raw bunch at once

i did this earlier and now i have a pain in my chest like that thing outa the alien movie is trying to burst through it

not to mention breath like the french rugby team

I take it you really liked garlic then, Jimbo.:-3

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:13 am

OpenMind;513931 wrote: I take it you really liked garlic then, Jimbo.:-3

i do mate but it dont seem to like me right at this moment in time

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:17 am

Hamster;513942 wrote: Is that wind problem rearing up again Jimbo? :wah:

that was funny :wah: :wah:

garlic garlic garlic garlic garlic garlic sorry it keeps repeating on me :wah:

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:19 am

jimbo;513926 wrote: a piece of advice from your friendly neighbour hood moron

don't ever ever try to prove to your son that fresh raw garlic is both good for them and tasty by eating a whole raw bunch at once

i did this earlier and now i have a pain in my chest like that thing outa the alien movie is trying to burst through it

not to mention breath like the french rugby team

I love garlic too jimbo, but I wouldn't eat a whole one. :wah:

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:20 am

OpenMind;513923 wrote: He can have them all as far as I'm concerned. They're full of hydrogenated vegetable oil.:yh_shame

I know, I know. But its the orangey bit. Yum. :rolleyes: