Deciding to go on this journey has put me into a somewhat interesting position dating-wise. How does what you eat affect a relationship?
Yes, in the dating world I’m now considered as one of “those” women. You know. You get us in different flavours. The carb avoidant, the low-fat obsessed, the gluten intolerant and *gasp* the vegan, etc. etc. etc. In some senses I understand that most men would prefer a girl who would eat a cheese burger and fries with him. Life is too short, right?
Or is it? Is caring what you put down your gullet necessarily a bad thing? Surely, if you don’t have optimum health you can’t enjoy a high quality of life. Caring for animals and environment should get extra brownie points.
So here I am back on the dating scene. Who do I date? Ideally, I want someone who is veggie already or in the transition phase like me. Yet, I’ve dated a 90% vegan who called me a fake, which was quite hurtful. On the other hand, I’ve dated a staunch meat eater who refuses even to consider altering his diet one bit.
Ultimately, I know I should focus on myself but it will be nice to find someone whose beliefs aligned with mine….
more vegetarian recipes
Another sweet month with a dash of Caribbean in it!
Chris @thinlyspread says
I hope you find someone who fits you perfectly – it is definitely a bonus if they eat the same way you do! We are an all veggie/vegan household which makes things much simpler.
Dannii says
I would find it really hard to date someone that didn’t eat the same way as I did, as food is such a big part of life.
Choclette says
Oh, I didn’t know you’d become a vegetarian. Good luck with it and finding the right person. I would find it very hard to live with meat or fish in the house, but I’m OK living with my occasional meat eater because he’s actually happy to eat only veggie in the house and will sometimes eat veggie when we’re out too.