Survey: 30% of Meat Eaters Won’t Date a Vegetarian

[Misfit]

Survey: 30% of Meat Eaters Won't Date a Vegetarian | NewsFeed | TIME.com

Add one more dating quirk to the list — bad personal hygiene, weird hair, odd habits — when it comes to whittling down the list of available prospects.

A joint survey conducted by the Today show and Match.com found that out of 4,000 respondents, nearly 30% of meat eaters said that they would not date a vegetarian. Conversely, only 4% of vegetarians said they would not date those that enjoyed their steaks.

Reasons varied widely. Some meat eaters found it harder to enjoy a meal with their loved one, either for fear of being judged or being able to share in a common interest – like carnivorism – fully. “This is where the relationship happens,” chef and blogger J. Federer told MSNBC about his dating preferences. ”The ability to provide and share food is part of romance, and I just can’t date a person who does not share those moments of life with me.”

 

[kwillia]

They smell of elderberries.

 

[vraiblonde]

Conversely, only 4% of vegetarians said they would not date those that enjoyed their steaks.

They aren't averse to dating a meat eater because it gives them someone to nag and preach to. It's like non-smokers who say they don't mind dating a smoker and that smoking doesn't bother them, then by the third date they start in with the, "You should quit smoking" crap.

I won't date anymore non-smokers and I wouldn't even consider a vegetarian.

 

[MMM_donuts]

My husband and I have never had a problem with him being a serious meat-eater and me being a vegetarian. In fact, it works in our favor, especially at weddings and other organized events where he gets an extra serving of meat and I get extra sides/veggies. :shrug: But perhaps it's because neither of us is interested in changing the other's eating habits.

 

[bcp]

I went vegitarian for a year, one year exact before I broke down and started eating like God intended.
In that year I had the opportunity (misfortune) to meet others that didnt eat meat. and If nothing else I learned one thing. They are ass holes. or, 99.9% of them were.
I was on a veggie forum just to find new ways to cook non meat products and try to make the taste good. More of a challenge than one might expect.
I left because I failed to agree with gay marriage and did not have my head up obamas ass, evidently two things that are required in order to be a true veggie type person.
I was given a hard time because I was not Vegan, (Vegitarians are superior to meat eaters, but Vegans are the gods amoung humans,, or so they think)

So, after the realization that I was becoming a practicing member of a group of whining liberal self praising group of ass wipes, I went out and had the biggest steak I could find.
I took pictures, went back and posted it on the forum. I did a before and after, showed the cow, then showed a medium steak on a plate next to a fork and knife.
They took my picture down and banned my IP..

 

[JPCusick]

Excellent.

Survey: 30% of Meat Eaters Won't Date a Vegetarian | NewsFeed | TIME.com

Add one more dating quirk to the list — bad personal hygiene, weird hair, odd habits — when it comes to whittling down the list of available prospects.

A joint survey conducted by the Today show and Match.com found that out of 4,000 respondents, nearly 30% of meat eaters said that they would not date a vegetarian. Conversely, only 4% of vegetarians said they would not date those that enjoyed their steaks.

Some of us have a true saying concerning this, and it goes like this:

"Rejection is God's protection."

Any sensible or experienced vegetarian will reject a meat-eater, and an animal eater to reject a vegetarian is a blessing indeed as a natural deterrent.

The reality is that meat-eating goes along with smokers and drunkards and stinking hygiene and poor health and perverts and everything nasty goes along with meat eating.

 

[RoseRed]

Some of us have a true saying concerning this, and it goes like this:

"Rejection is God's protection."

Any sensible or experienced vegetarian will reject a meat-eater, and an animal eater to reject a vegetarian is a blessing indeed as a natural deterrent.

The reality is that meat-eating goes along with smokers and drunkards and stinking hygiene and poor health and perverts and everything nasty goes along with meat eating.

Are you a vegetable?

 

[Crewdawg141]

Are you a vegetable?

Need a lot of Round-Up!

 

[jazz lady]

Are you a vegetable?

Mineral, as in a ROCK.

 

[RoseRed]

Mineral, as in a ROCK.

 

[MMM_donuts]

The reality is that meat-eating goes along with smokers and drunkards and stinking hygiene and poor health and perverts and everything nasty goes along with meat eating.

That's not a reality, that's an opinion.

 

[JPCusick]

Excellent.

Are you a vegetable?

I am a vegetarian for some 16 years now.

I am a full vegan from time to time but I can not maintain that.

And being a vegetarian is surely one of the very most enjoyable and rewarding things I ever did.

 

[vraiblonde]

I went vegitarian for a year, one year exact before I broke down and started eating like God intended.
In that year I had the opportunity (misfortune) to meet others that didnt eat meat. and If nothing else I learned one thing. They are ass holes. or, 99.9% of them were.
I was on a veggie forum just to find new ways to cook non meat products and try to make the taste good. More of a challenge than one might expect.
I left because I failed to agree with gay marriage and did not have my head up obamas ass, evidently two things that are required in order to be a true veggie type person.
I was given a hard time because I was not Vegan, (Vegitarians are superior to meat eaters, but Vegans are the gods amoung humans,, or so they think)

So, after the realization that I was becoming a practicing member of a group of whining liberal self praising group of ass wipes, I went out and had the biggest steak I could find.
I took pictures, went back and posted it on the forum. I did a before and after, showed the cow, then showed a medium steak on a plate next to a fork and knife.
They took my picture down and banned my IP..

:

Part of the reason I don't want to stop smoking is because I'm terrified of turning into one of those sanctimonious ex-smoker types that feel the need to freak out about every little thing and wheeze at the slightest scent, then tell all my smoker friends how much better I feel and harp on them to quit as well.

I would never date a fundie Christian, either, even if they said that my lack of religion didn't bother them. Yes it does. Liar. It's just best to self-segregate sometimes.

 

[vraiblonde]

I am a vegetarian for some 16 years now.

I am a full vegan from time to time but I can not maintain that.

And being a vegetarian is surely one of the very most enjoyable and rewarding things I ever did.

Anyone surprised by this?

 

[RoseRed]

I am a vegetarian for some 16 years now.

I am a full vegan from time to time but I can not maintain that.

And being a vegetarian is surely one of the very most enjoyable and rewarding things I ever did.

Which do you prefer, carrots or cucumbers?

 

[Misfit]

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Part of the reason I don't want to stop smoking is because I'm terrified of turning into one of those sanctimonious ex-smoker types that feel the need to freak out about every little thing and wheeze at the slightest scent, then tell all my smoker friends how much better I feel and harp on them to quit as well.

I would never date a fundie Christian, either, even if they said that my lack of religion didn't bother them. Yes it does. Liar. It's just best to self-segregate sometimes.

That's exactly how I feel about porn.

 

[Crewdawg141]

Anyone surprised by this?

Not at all!

 

[vraiblonde]

The reality is that meat-eating goes along with smokers and drunkards and stinking hygiene and poor health and perverts and everything nasty goes along with meat eating.

Oh yeah? Well veggie-eating goes along with Communism and unemployment and welfare and panhandling and homosexuality and chaining yourself to a tree and naming your children Butterfly and Zulu and abject failure to thrive without government assistance.

So there.

 

[RoseRed]

Oh yeah? Well veggie-eating goes along with Communism and unemployment and welfare and panhandling and homosexuality and chaining yourself to a tree and naming your children Butterfly and Zulu and abject failure to thrive without government assistance.

So there.

Spoken like a true heathen!

 

[GWguy]

If given a choice between dating a vegan or someone who burns their steak to an ever-lovin' crisp, I'd date the vegan.