What would a romantic relationship between a vegan and non-vegan look like and could it last?

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1. Nah, I was with someone who was vegan for 2 years. Didn’t cause an issue as when we went out, we each ordered our own dish and when we were home, we would just make a meatless and meat version of what we were having. Pretty easy to substitute, too, given how many options there are these days.

2. My girlfriend is pescitarian vegan, so we have a normal relationship like anyone else but I eat more of her food than she does mine. Makes sense though. Her circle of food she eats lies completely within my circle.

3. Depends on why the person is a vegan.
   If it has to do with ethics, then I doubt they would be able to have a relationship with someone who doesn’t share that same ideology.

   Easier if the non-vegan is a lacto-ovo vegetarian or something similar.

   If being vegan is for health, or allergens, etc, then it’s not too hard to eat together in and out of house.

4. It works. You both have to respect each other’s choices and be okay with one eating meat products in the same area.

   My brother is vegan and his wife isn’t. They still feed their kids meat/animal products since they recognize the benefits of it/are okay with not raising the kids vegan-only. My brother isn’t offended that his wife cooks meat/uses the same kitchen tools to cook meat.

   But my brother also is not the vegan who is very emotional about animal treatment etc and has no issue with meat usage/consumption around him.

5. There was a post here a while back. Where he was vegan and she wasn’t. They had a child that was starting to eat solids and they were having an argument where he wanted the child to only be feed vegan food and she was arguing that their child should eat vegan food sometimes but since she eat meat it meant their child should be able to eat meat too. So they were arguing about it. I don’t know what happened but I imagine many problems like that. But personally I couldn’t date a vegan. I LOVE meat. And to me it would be extremely sad to be eating a delicious steak with my Mac and cheese while I have to look at them across the table eating sad looking grass. But that’s just me.

6. I dated a non vegan, I didn’t even know any vegan men 18 years ago. I didn’t pressure him, but I did share things I learned with him. He cooked for me, researched vegan substitutes for recipes. He found places I could eat at to take me on dates. He found he liked the things he cooked for me, he liked the food when we went to vegan places. Over the years he ate less and less meat, eventually he went vegan. It wasn’t my goal, but I’m happy about his decision. We’ve been married 13 years now.