YES YES YES!!! At lease we all have each others support :) 

Reading these great posts help me soo much! Last year I quit eating meat after reading Animal Sancuary, what an eye opener that book is. Well I fell off the meat wagon as I like to call it. A year later I decided to go veggie again after reading The Kind Life. My boyfriend had a little tantrum! I realized meat is tough to give up. There is alot of tradition behind our family meals. Some people do not like change. I try to make changes very slow. One meal at a time. 

I'm glad I found this thread. I almost got into a fight with my DF last night in the grocery store over my flirting with going Vegan. Other family has started questioning me too. I'm not trying to push it on anyone.

I asked my DF if he thought maybe he could read the book so he had the same knowledge I have & make the decision for himself. I cant believe his reaction to the suggestion of just reading on the topic.

He said we'll have to get 2 fridges: one for his food & one for mine. That stung because we already sleep apart b/c of his snoring. Were getting married end of October & I feel like were drifting apart.

I know the one lady said her marriage was more important than Veganism but for me, I'm not going to eat something that repulses me to keep someone else happy. I dont think we'd split over this issues but we clearly need to sit down & have a talk about the direction of our relationship.

I'm not even full Vegan at this point since I'm trying to figure out things being on a tight budget but all the grilling of questions is bringing me way down.

 

 

Angel, I hear you and I know how extremely lucky I am to have a husband who is also vegan.  I guess maybe you need to make it clear how important this is in your life.  He doesn't have to do it, but he has to respect it and understand it.  The 2 seperate fridge things is crazy coming from a meat-eater, as usually this request would come from the person being disgusted by the meat!  What I think a lot of non-vegans don't understand is that being vegan is something incredibly personal and sensitive to the person with that lifestyle.  I hope you don't break-up because of it, but I hope that if you sit him down and explain how much being vegan means to you that he will understand becasue he loves you.  On the snoring front, have you tried ear plugs?  ;O)  I'm sure you have and I know they hurt after a long night sometimes!  My husband got this great pillow from Brookstone I think--it is like $100 but it has definitely helped the snoring because it keeps their neck and head in a position that opens the airways.  Good luck and keep us posted.

my boyfriend isn't vegan, but he totally respects my choices and does EVERYTHING in his power to make sure that I am able to easily maintain my lifestyle.  This is one big reason why I am with him.

to me, whats more important than whether or not my partner is vegan is whether or not they support and respect MY life choices.  And its a two way street - I have to respect his choice to eat meat (although its always "organic" and not all that often) - even if I don't think its the way to go.

I think two people who support and respect each other - even if not necessarily agreeing - have a much better chance of a healthy lasting relationship than two people who just both happen to be vegan (thats just a bonus if like catconsvr you get that in the mix!)