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|||And besides, even if there were no protein in vegetarian foods, one meal every now and then at a vego restaurant would not kill him! In fact, I think he'd be amazed at the choices. All the best.
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|||...there *was* no protein... I hate making spelling and grammatical errors!
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|||Dump this boyfriend...he sounds dim very dim. Most people in the world who eat enough calories in a day get more than enough protein for themselves and probably enough for several other people.
That whole protein thing is a stupid myth started by the meat industry
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|||My sister has been a vegetarian for over 35 years. A few years ago, when she was visiting us, she made us a lovely pot roast for supper. I was amazed she still knew how to work with meat.
She has none of this revulsion, nor does she go "ew". She is psychologically healthy and mature.
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|||Obviously you are biased towards B, because you are not putting equal value on both answers. You're describing the first scenario as though it's a torture chamber from the Inquisition.
I don't eat meat or animal products of any kind and deplore eating and killing animals but sheesh.
If your attitude is anything to go by, your poor BF however meat riddled his greasy fat brain is, must be really nervous expecting his GF to go anywhere with him. It's as if you'd sit down in a vegetarian place and sigh with relief saying "AaaAAh, REAL vegetarian food at last, nobody here murdering baby calves and cooking them alive". I mean, rant if you must ( I do so I know), but consider he might just wanna go somewhere nice with his GF.
FInd a Japanese Chinese place together. The answer is of course NO, you should not have to go to a meat lovers place to make him happy. But you are also supposed to have a calm quiet confidence about your lifestyle, enough to calmy and happily look for places everybody can enjoy, instead of getting off on the fact your BF eats dead animals.
You guys obviously had a fight, and such things are usually encountered by emotional individuals who rise up neurotically when confronted with a wall of opposition. You have no need to defend yourself so strongly. It makes you look like a harpy.|||Sounds like the girl is being completely unreasonable and over-dramatic.
How many sacrifices does the boyfriend make? How many times does he go to vegetarian only restaurants with her? How many times does he refrain from eating meat in front of her? How many times does he indulge in vegetarian meals for her?
Relationships are a give and take. And if the smell of meat disturbs her THAT much then she should probably re-think dating an omnivore, because that is life. I married an omnivore. That is MY life. I don't have the option of crying to my husband every time he cooks himself chicken for dinner. I don't have the option of dragging him to vegetarian only restaurants every time we want to go out. I don't have the option of turning my dietary restrictions into a ridiculous production of gagging/choking/vomiting. I chose to be a vegetarian and with that I chose to endure all the hardships that come with it, INCLUDING being "inconvenienced" by the occassional omnivore who dares eat in my presence.
I would be a lonely lonely person with no husband, no children, and no friends if I threw a fit every time someone ate a chicken breast near me.|||I mean sheesh it's just food, don't you think he could get over it if his girlfriend doesn't want to go to his favorite resturaunt? I don't see why people want to put this girl down because of this. You need to be really sweet and just talk to him and tell him how you feel and maybe cook him a nice chocolate desert at home and have a beautiful night together. Just like another person said, if he wants to go, he can go with another friend who eats meat. He should respect your feelings. It's not even a big deal! Just because someone is more sensitive to something than you does not mean she is an idiot, she never even told us her views or feelings on the matter, so why do you feel like you have the right to judge her on them?I just don't get why people like to be mean and critical over something so simple.|||seriously? My family likes Benihana and I have to deal with it. The food is pretty gross, but you can't avoid smells. that's just dumb. Just don't get the tofu, they've never cooked it edible for me. Just ask for rice and vegetables.|||If the restaurant upsets his girlfriend so much, the guy should understand that and not force her into going there. Besides, if his girlfriend is sitting across from him trying not to choke on cooked animal fumes and puke in his face, he isn't really going to enjoy is meal anyway is he? Best to go somewhere else.|||Ok so don't take this personal- I'm not a vegetarian but if I were dating a guy who was I'd try to compromise. Go to his fave place, yes maybe gag and whatever but then he has to return the favor and go to your fave place in return. My bf loves seafood and I vomit at the smell (basically) but we take turns and accept eachothers likes and dislikes as much as we hate certain foods or restaurants|||I'm pretty sure that this guy has had to do plenty of things he didn't want to do to please his girlfriend. She can handle one meal. How many times has he had to go to her restaurants? Relationships are about give and take. Sometimes you go to his favorite place, sometimes they go to yours.|||This guy should break up with her.
She is rigid and inflexible, and it will not just be her eating habits
Furthermore, there is not physiological reason for her to vomit because of the odors .. this all in her head and she is making herself sick.
She just doesn't have any relationship potential, so he should break up with her.|||He shouldn't pressure her go to a place that upsets her. That isn't very respectful of him. A dinner out with your girlfriend or boyfriend is supposed to be enjoyable. If he wants to go so bad, he can go without her.|||Dump the guy. Seriously he doesn't exactly sound mature enough for you.
Option A is worse. Nobody should have to go to a place like that if they don't want or do anything they don't want. If your "boy"friend wants to go then so be it he is making a poor decision and acting selfish and forcing his beliefs on whatever animals he will eat there. You don't need to be there for that or be with him.
You are likely more intelligent then he is and more grown up and you need to find someone who fits better with you. You deserve better than what he is giving you or not giving you.
I love all the whiners and complainers here: "duh the guy is so great and shud dump da girl" Yeah there are compromises that is a relationship for you but attacking someone beliefs or trying to get them into a situation they don't want to be in is not compromise it is just a bad boyfriend. Knowing these sort of situations and hearing about them many times from different people, I can usually the situation is the guy is a total jerk about it and of course everyone wants to side with the jerk because they are in the same boat they only care about themselves and think compromise is the girl doing whatever the guy wants. It is just a bunch of sexist b.s. and nobody should ever put up with that.
People should be in relationships that are meaningful and the people have a lot in common not just oh "s/he is cute" or whatever stuff like that we use as an excuse to be with someone of whom we aren't compatible.
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