In her article "Who's scared of dating journalists?", Sandra Leong wrote:
A while ago, while writing a feature about ethical eaters, I interviewed a woman who shared with me the pitfalls of standing up for her beliefs.Now, I have not yet met anyone who says he is not willing to date me because I am vegetarian. Oh wait. Maybe I had. They just didn't tell me directly. Perhaps that's why they all disappear...
Despite being attractive and intelligent, she had apparently been told by several men that they "would never date a vegetarian".
When asked to choose between the two primal needs of meat and woman, the men decided that their stomachs came first.
- Sunday Times Oct 17, 2010. Lifestyle pg 14.
But I have met people who keep saying
1) he can't believe I am vegetarian (Get over it! Vegetable proteins CAN build muscles!)
2) he will never become vegetarian (but I didn't even suggest that he should be.)
I have not made anyone choose between meat or me (yet). Well, I never got that far anyway.
But I really don't require my partner to be vegetarian. It would be ideal if our partners share the same beliefs, but life's not ideal.
However, I do hope he is willing to settle for vegetarian food when we go out on dates. Sometimes, we can go to vegetarian friendly places and he can have his meat while I eat my carrots (sometimes, not all the times). He can eat meat for all he wants at other times.
I don't think that's too much to ask. But I know for some people, that's too much.
So meat or me,
what will it be?
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