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Can a union between a vegan and a meat eater be successful?

If one partner chooses not to eat meat for moral reasons and the other enjoys their meat, could they still have a harmonious relationship? Why or why not? Just for fun!!! Thanks!

Public Comments

1. The fact that this question has been asked is disturbing. I cannot imagine choosing a partner based upon her diet. Sorry
2. Why not? As long as neither one pushes their beliefs onto eachother, it should be fine. I wouldn't choose someone for their eating style alone though, there are more important things.
3. I believe so , since I am in one. But it has it's ups and downs. Some of it will depend upon how strict your s/o is , like will he still kiss you after you had cup of coffee with milk in it? Will he sometimes go out to eat at a place that serves meat to make you happy? Do you like vegetarian food, so if you go out with him you can both find something on the menu? As long as he lays off lecturing you. If he constantly makes side comments and says how disgusting it is or you are, or even things more subtle than that, it may drive you crazy and destroly the relationship. If he lets you know he loves you and doesnt try to convert you to veganism everytime you eat or make you feel like you are amoral because you eat meat, then everything should be fine. Just be willing to compromise and not comment too much on each others' lifestyles. .
4. to Mark, I don't think they're asking about CHOOSING a partner based on diet, they're saying would that factor clash in a relationship. It can if they have very strong beliefs on the subject, but if they're both accepting and understanding, then it shouldn't be a problem. One of my close friends dated a vegetarian and she was so pushy that he started eating meat again, which is very unfortunate.
5. Yes it's possible. When I met my husband I was a meat eater. I didn't turn vegetarian until 6 years later. We have now been together for 18 years and I have been vegetarian for almost 12 years.
6. sure but their insane meat is awesome
7. One can tell other people that he/she is vegan because of moral reasons, But will other people believe him/her? Is he/she becam vegan really because of moral reasons? or are there other motifs behide it? I became vegetarian 10 months ago. But some of my colleagues don't believe me became vegetarian is simply because of moral reasons. They prefer to believe there are other motif behide it. Well, what I did is just ignore them, stop to be friend with them and continue my vegetarian life style.
8. My vegan friend is engaged to a meat-eating person.
9. A good friend of mine (incidentally the one who turned me onto vegetarianism) is dating a meat eater and they've been going strong for a year now. I think so long as one doesn't force their beliefs on the other and are willing to make comprimises for one another then their relationship should be fine.
10. I hope so. my boyfriend is a meat eater and I am vegan. He was fine w/ me being vegetarian but once i made the switch to vegan he's gotten realllllly annoying. Like "we can't ever have ice cream together, ever." "you only live once, why spend your life eating gross food?" or some other stuff. i don't know why my diet affects him. I don't HOUND him about eating meat. he mentioned once that he wanted to stop eating meat for health reasons.. but he hasn't. i think i may up the vegan-ness and start hounding him to see how he likes it. but i think overall he get's it and he's not going to sabotage me being vegan or anything, he actually compromised that our kids won't drink milk. although i want to raise them completely vegan..... but i'm trying! (whenever we have kids)
11. of course,i'm doing it! we don't push each other or give each other grief over our diets. he will occ. eat my way just to go along.
12. Sure, until they have kids; then one person is going to have to compromise their beliefs.
13. Of course they can, we all make choices in life! it would be sad to change who you are for your partner
14. Me and my partner have voted in elections for different political party's for 40 years and it hasn't bothered either of us. The analogy is the same.
15. My husband is a meat eater, and I have been a vegetarian for 20 years, long before we met. It has never been an issue, and I usually do all the cooking. He has gotten to like veggie meals, and tofu too! He is a total advocate for me when we go out to eat, he always tells the waiter I am a vegetarian, so we know what is meat free and if it has chicken stock in it, etc. The only problem is when he eats pork, it grosses me out, and I can smell it coming off his pours. Eeeeewwww LOL! Even then, we are okay!