How does a vegetarian live with a carnivore?

My boyfriend is a meat eater. I am vegetarian. We are 20 yrs. old, we have been going out for three yrs. We are going to move in together in the future but with such different eating styles how are we going to get along? I always cook for him without meat and he loves it but insists on eating meat.

I was very clear with my boyfriend from the beginning that meat was not entering my house under any circumstances, ever, period, and if he didn't like it he didn't have to move in with me. I also told him that I couldn't care less what he eats outside of the house as long as it stays out. We go to restaurants a lot and he orders meat, and I don't care. It's never been an issue with us and it never will be.

Okay i think it's great that you two get along and he respects your opinoin on meat so it won't be to hard to live with him plus youv'e known him for a while so it will be extremely easy. Now heres what i think you could do. You could still eat vegatables but sometimes let him cook what he wants with meat in it but just tell him not to make it to extreme. Can you stand the smell of meat????? To answer that email me at lextopmodel@yahoo.com. Anyway try and split you guy's eating styles 50/50 and it will work out fine. I hope you two have a healthy relationship dealing with this and all.

It's not hard at all. When I make spaghetti sauce , I remove some sauce before adding the ground beef. I make meatless lasagna. I also make vegetable soup and broccoli cheese soup and potato soup. I can always add some meatballs to the vegetable soup . And spinach enchiladas with cream sauce are wonderful. Baked potatoes with all the trimmings but he gets bacon or chopped ham , too.
You'll find ways to make the adaptation so he doesn't have to eat vegetarian all the time. If you eat seafood, that's wonderful a couple of times a week.

You could cook meat for him and vegetarian food for yourself.
You can also offer him some of the dishes you eat, maybe he'll feel healthier after some time eating what you eat, and after some time, slowly, perhaps he'll turn veggie too. But don't press that too hard on him.

I am a veg and my husband is a meat eater....it works just fine. I sometimes make him food (with meat), but it is staring to bother me. He just makes his own food and I make mine.

Make a really good salad for yourself. Then make sure that you have some chicken .You can buy the tyson precooked chicken that only has to be warmed up in the microwave, and have him put that in his salad.

I live with my sisters and my little brother, they are all meat eaters, and I am vegetarian. Its really not hard at all. I do all of the cooking for the most part and I make them their meat and I have my vegetables and meat subs. As long as you are strong enough to resists the temptation of the meat then you should be okay. Don't deny your man his meat and don't try to convince him to be veggie . If you respect his way of life he will continue not to have a problem with yours. Trust me. It will work out.

Couple I know moved in together about 4 years ago and were basically omnivores. As part of her job she had cause to visit a slaughterhouse... she then became vegetarian (or would it be pescitarian to be more exact). At this stage they were, I suppose, similar to you.
However, my mate had been plagued with skin problems and other niggles most of his life and about the same time his partner became veggie, he was finally diagnosed as dairy and wheat intolerant.
Dinners became interesting to say the least. Initially they could hardly share any meals but persevered and have managed to work things out. He now has occasional meat, she has occasional wheat/dairy (first choice usually toast or pizza LOL)
I know it worked out as last month I was the best man at their wedding!

I have been a vegetarian for 10 years and my husband is a meat eater though I try to educate him - almost all the time but it hasn't worked yet. I was with him 6 years before I became a vegetarian. If you guys really want to make it work, you'll find a way.

I am a vegetarian and live with a meat eater. If you don't want to cook meat for him...I'm sure he's perfectly capable of cooking meat for himself.

Cooking together is fun! Just make what you normally would, he can have that as his side dish and he can make a "main dish" of meat for himself . Good luck!

I think your boyfriend would be considered an omnivore if he eats your veggie food. I don't think it would be that hard... just let him cook his meat and try not to nag him about it. He also has to respect your eating habits too... it's funny how a lot of people criticize vegs for being annoying or preachy when, in my experience, they're the first to bring up the subject.

My husband (an omnivore, or flexitarian as so many people on this board would love to say), eats most of his meals vegetarian with the family. On most nights he works, I cook him up a meat entree and send it with him to eat at work. When we find he actually has time to eat with the family, I will make him a veg meal with the rest of us and make up some type of meat thing for a later dinner. You might see it as making two meals, but your main dish can be his side dish whenever you or he chooses to make meat with the meal. And also when eating out, let him choose what he wants (most likely it is meat) and you won't be fighting about the little things.

I've known about a married couple who were veggie and meat-eater, and I know a couple living together who are the same. I knew a veggie who fed her pet dogs meat too. Some veggies do manage it.

I am a vegetarian and my wife is not so she makes a meal for her and the kids and I cook my own main course and we share the side dishes.

My husband eats meat, but I'm a vegetarian. If he wants meat, he cooks it. I tend to do most of the cooking, so he generally eats meatless meals.
He also buys stuff like frozen turkey meatballs, so he can add them to his bowl of a soup I make.
Basically, it comes down to respecting each other's differences. If my husband cooks for both of us, he doesn't cook a meat dish.