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My crush
Hello! My name is Caitlyn. At school, I have a crush named Nolan I really love and care about. We have a lot in common, but I'm actually a vegetarian, so it scares me to see him eat meat in front of me at lunch. How do I help myself from being so afraid?
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I can understand your problem.i am also a veggie.so its quiet hard for us to see anyone eating nonveg.but when we love someone or like,we should respect their nature or habits. So you should have stop feeling afraid by seeing him eating meat. Meat also a food.so don't be afraid or feel worried.don't concentrate on his food.talk together,share something funny jokes when you are eating together.
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Hey, I was the only vegetarian in a family of 6 growing up. And I have never had a relationship with or dated a guy who was a vegetarian. You would think as popular as that is today that it would be easier to run into someone who is vegetarian. No matter what your reasons for being vegetarian are, it shouldn't be a deciding factor on who you choose to hang out with. Neither should it be the one factor that ever prevents you in your lifetime from dating a particular guy.
You used the word, "Scared" to say how you feel. If you fear meats because you can't handle the fact that some poor animal was killed to provide people with a meal, you might try changing how you think of it. I am an animal lover but I am also realistic. In the past before grocery stores when our ancestors were hunter, gatherers and then farmers and ranchers, that is how we survived and part of the diet was meat because we weren't always guaranteed a successful or plentiful crop in farming or in what we gathered in nature. Meat helped people survive when there was nothing else. Meat is one source of protein and many of us require protein in our diet to be at our optimal healthiest best. Meat is still the main source of protein for most people and will likely continue to be.
Try to think of the animals raised to become meat at the supermarket as no different than the Christmas trees grown at Tree farms solely for the purpose of cutting down and thereby ending the life of, and all for the reason of providing folks with a natural tree for their home for Christmas. I have no problem with cutting down a tree grown for that purpose, but its another story to go out in the wild to cut one down.
His eating meat is neither good nor bad, just how he was raised, or perhaps his preferance.
Many married couples have different eating habits and are able to compromise. I finally learned as I grew older to like chicken and fish but still don't like other meats...mostly its the texture and flavor of certain meats I dont like and I don;t like fat marbling the meat. So whenever hubby needs a once every couple months treat to some beef, he'll buy just something for him and I'll have egg or tofu. He does eat mostly vegetarian simply cus its cheaper.
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In life, you're going to meet people from all walks of life. You will meet, and get to know people who share your beliefs as well as people who don't.
Pretend for a minute that instead of being a vegetarian, you're a Catholic. Could you make friends with a Muslim or an atheist? Sure, their views on life would differ from yours, but that can make relationships all the more interesting.
So the same goes for your vegetarianism. You can't surround yourself exclusively with other vegetarians, so you'll have to come to terms with omnivores sooner or later. Different strokes for different folks. It doesn't mean he's a bloodthirsty killer, or that he's a bad person. Just different.
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