VEGAN DATING: CAN VEGANS DATE NON-VEGANS?

[@Christimony222]

I just became vegetarian/vegan this year and I already think I couldn’t be with someone who isn’t. I am not judgemental to people who aren’t but a relationship is such an intimate connection. You are literally connected to my daily life lol I don’t want to smell meat in my house or be tempted to go backwards. And, I also want someone who values health over cancer and INSPIRES me to move forward. Not someone who constantly has a lifestyle I have left behind, right in my face. That’s like an ex alcoholic constantly hanging out in the bar. It just doesn’t make sense or support what you say you want now.

[@kernpape8157]

I had a guy I was dating tell me that me being vegan wasn’t a valid decision because it was an emotional decision. Dating him was an emotional decision and being vegan is lasting a lot longer 😂

[@serexsalex9345]

👏👏👏

[@agees924]

Kat P Wow, the proven health benefits are not emotional.

[@nahircavaleri98]

I love this channel so much. You guys are all so authentic and I look forward to every weekly upload. Definitely my favorite channel inn youtube 💕

[@Raddiebaddie]

bye felipe! There are so many facts and figures that go back to show the devestation animal ag has caused to our planet

[@Bhiladpy-up9uy]

I heard veganism is a cult to malnourish the world

[@allisonpellerin937]

My Co worker knew that I was vegan and told me that she new a cute single vegan guy , and I rolled my eyes and said that there is so much more to a relationship than Veganism , and I didn’t really want to meet him . Then we met & just clicked ! On everything ! I came home after meeting him and knew that i had never connected on that level with anyone else . We’ve been together 2 years now :) And it goes so much beyond just Veganism honestly , we had much more in common than just that , but I was definitely someone who thought that I didn’t care if my parter was vegan or not , but the strength that our relationship has because our values and lifestyle are the same is something that I think I will hold value to forever . And it’s something that I would feel is lacking if I were ever to enter into in other relationship that didn’t have that going for it .

[@haylienguyen813]

when you are already picky and then you went vegan and got even pickier about guys and then you realized you prob gonna end up alone. Das is me right now 😂😂

[@Raddiebaddie]

Haylie Nguyen saaaame lol

[@NakiasHideaway]

Same!!!! 🙋🏾‍♀️ 😄

[@annem0448]

So true. I'm already an extremely complicated person. And now that I went vegan and I found out that only 20% of vegans are male I realised that it's just never gonna happen lmao

[@dprice81]

Youll only find a vegan if you think youll find a vegan. You wont find one thinking you wont find one. Its the law of attraction. You have to be ready and accepting for an awesome vegan. Keep the positivity and good things will happen. Trust it.

[@kissonyourthirdeye2018]

🥲relating soo hard

[@misssmary3989]

This is my life right now. Trying out dating for the first time in years. I get nervous about telling men I'm vegan because I'm afraid they will think I'm nuts. And then I have these values that are really important. I've had a couple men mock me and that's a deal breaker for sure.

[@romybank]

MisssMary3 those men are boys and not worthy of you.

[@extropiantranshuman]

If they think you're nuts - that just makes selecting that much easier for you.

[@Youtube_user_nhvrxdhn]

Hey, why do make yourself down? They have to be good enough to fit into your vegan healthy dream of your future. If they think its negative that you are vegan, then you know that they are mentally absolutely not even clise to your level. See your stability in your values and search for someone who is clisr to you and worth it to be with you! 💚

[@jprobe]

Wow! Mocking isn't appropriate. Move on from those dates.

[@dprice81]

Find someone with the same values. Dont settle. You have a nice smile. Where from?

[@DebbieRaoyay]

The hardest part about dating as a vegan is compromising our strongest morals for a partner. After finding a partner who feels the exact same way as me, it's really been so amazing. I feel like it's been what I've wanted for so long. I think it's really important to look within yourself to understand how important that really is for you. If you can compromise, then do so. But I feel like I needed to be honest with myself in knowing that a relationship would *not* work out for the long-term unless they were vegan for animals. It's really unfortunate to think that so many vegans have to date and just hope that their partner will _someday_ be vegan. We're wasting our own time by dating with this hope in mind, especially if we know that we can't sacrifice these morals for the long-term. I think it would be best to be upfront right away with the things that are most important. No point in hiding. :)

[@DebbieRaoyay]

PS, I understand that most vegans don't have the luxury of having a large vegan dating pool so that's the crummiest part about it in this day and age. :(

[@1auntievenom]

I completely agree with this statement and would rather be single than spend time trying to change someone when it comes to veganism. I just can't budge on that.

[@goratanemaorani5290]

Sis this right here!

[@1auntievenom]

@@RABIDJOCK ha. Funny jock. I suppose you could put it that way if you like. I prefer to say I would rather die alone than be morally inconsistent. I raised my child alone for reasons that had nothing to do with veganism, and now that I am free to date, I love myself just as I am and am ok with being on this ride solo if that is where my life should take me. I still lead a very whole and fulfill live. I love to spoil those around me and will continue to do so with or without a side of testosterone. Pffft.

[@ishitasingh3070]

If you don’t mind me asking, how did you find a vegan partner? Was it a random meeting, or through mutuals, etc

[@amanda3456]

I completely agree with Nikki!! You deserve the best girl!!! I went vegan a little over one year into my relationship and once I explained to her why I feel the way I do, she completely understood. She went vegan about 2 weeks after I did!! Now, we are coming up on our 4 years being vegan and 5 years being together!! I got really lucky but I knew she would feel the same way!

[@klee7973]

My boyfriend was vegetarian when I met him and I’m now vegan and what we do is no animal products in the house so if we go out to eat he’ll get cheese and milk sometimes but otherwise we get substitutions

[@TheVeganView]

Awesome! Progress > perfection! Hope you both have a great week!

[@xtinkerbellax3]

I think this is the most fair compromise when dating a non vegan, keeping a vegan house but then when eating out they can get whatever.

[@allisonchilds8470]

This is same for me and my boyfriend! I appreciate he eats vegan at home but when he goes out he will eat vegetarian. I respect him for his decision.

[@beans9298]

Im a vegan married to a non-vegan. He eats vegan probably 50% of the time if not more. When his coworkers bash veganism or vegan food, he backs it up when im not even there. You have to be patient and understanding on both sides for any relationship to work.

[@TheVeganView]

That’s awesome! He sounds amazing! ☺️

[@noblefriend7789]

@@TheVeganView Meat is necessary when there is hard physical work to be done, or in a very cold climate, or when edible plants cannot be found... Animal flesh provides all the substances we need, both for the intensive working of our organism and for maintaining a normal temperature in cold climates.

[@AmberlyPerez]

@@noblefriend7789 As a vegan myself, I agree with this. Amber from Fairly Local Family will even tell you that there are places where people cannot be vegan and that’s ok.

[@user-pw1ze5zq2d]

@@noblefriend7789 It is not necessary for hard physical work and the other two issues are quite exclusive vs most populations. If you live in where these conditions are not applicable these are not valid excuses to not be vegan.

[@miqq2961]

@@noblefriend7789 that is a lie. You were misinformed. Kale, spinach, carrots, beets, cauliflower etc grow in cold weather. Meat isn’t “needed” for anything An elephant or gorilla doesn’t “need meat” for any hard physical work

[@minnie.-.l]

I’m obsessed with this channel!!! My kinda of people ❤❤❤

[@yazf4385]

I’ve been with my boyfriend for about 13 years. I went vegetarian 7 years into the relationship. At first he wasn’t too supportive, he would say things like “lions eat meat” or “protein” and “ancestors.” He would also refuse to try vegan food. But then in 2016 he was like “let’s go vegan” and i was like “whaaatttt?!” Apparently he had done research about vegetarianism/veganism and also came across Gary Yourofsky (I’m convinced that at the time he was researching trying to debunk vegetarianism ). So we went vegan 🤗 and now he’s the one who backs up veganism around family/friends.

[@Youtube_user_nhvrxdhn]

What a lovestory! Thank you for sharing. I wish you the best, a healthy happy future together! 💚

[@kalijohnson4401]

My father was a hunter from Montana for 24 years. He just recently went vegan and has been for about 6 months! It’s incredible cause he was a massive meat eater!

[@michaelt5017]

Full credit to your dad for making the switch from the "dark side". May the "good" force be with him! ;-)

[@elizabethb.3932]

I credit my meat-eating boyfriend (now husband) for the reason I was able to successfully go vegetarian about 10 years ago. I had wanted to do that for years but never did because my family was so condescending about the idea. When I told him that’s what I wanted he said it was a good idea and that I should, even though he was a meat eater. He then treated me like a vegetarian and stuck up for me when people heckled me about it. It was honestly having someone support me, take me seriously and stand up for me that allowed me to keep going that first year or two. Now I’ve never looked back and he stopped eating meat about 7 years later. Honestly, it doesn’t matter to me what he eats, because his support was what allowed me to be me.

[@intotheblue970]

Why aren't you vegan? The dairy and egg industry are the worst and those poor cows that give you your dairy end up as meat anyway. Veganism is the only way, vegetarians are just as bad as meat eaters.

[@scottreutter]

Great topic! I went vegan after I got married and my wife was not on board. I did my best to be patient with her and respect that we are all on our own journey's but the more passionate I became about animal rights, the harder it was to be in a relationship with someone who wouldn't respect or appreciate the changes that I had made. She even made comments like 'you're not a real man because you don't eat meat' which would really piss me off. We ended up getting a divorce after a year and a half and I totally agree with Nikki in that when I am looking for a partner now, being vegan is something that's super important to me and also it's a total turnoff to see someone eating animals so I don't think I could even date a non vegan at this point.

[@mooretodream]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I actually just informed someone that I couldn’t date him any longer because he does not see himself becoming vegan (he had many other qualities that were compatible with me, which made the decision difficult but still necessary). He was fine with eating at vegan restaurants with me, but he was not fully vegan outside of our dates. As someone who’s very passionate about animal rights and antispeciesism, I know that it’s important to me for my partner to be vegan if we are going to have a future. Your comment helped emphasize that. Thank you.

[@scottreutter]

@@mooretodream That's so amazing! Kudos to you for standing up for what you believe in and what you ultimately want in a partner :)) Glad my comment helped you in some way!

[@Bookish_Lattes]

It's so saddening how violent people react towards vegans. From their words to their actions.

[@bradojacko8247]

@@Bookish_Lattes ...he unilaterally changed the terms of the relationship and then divorced her. Who was violent?

[@bonatshilombo3976]

@@bradojacko8247 these comments are wild 😂 so politely judgemental and condescending and self aggrandizing

[@leahnibert3849]

18:37 LOL you can't compare not eating mushrooms to not eating animals, one causes no harm and the other causes tremendous suffering.

[@222Deima]

Just started dating a non-vegan. He has a best friend who is vegan and at least for now seems like he understands veganism. He did try couple vegan things but eats non-vegan around me. It is weird but I actually lashed to him about my mom going to a restaurant w no options so he understands how I feel and how I compromised but felt bad so he knows how I would in these situations. He seemed understanding and I hope this keeps up.

[@heatherk1321]

Help me out ladies! So my fiancé and I haven’t began planning our wedding yet but I mentioned how the food I want to be served I want to vegan because I can’t imagine catering an event that’s for me that has so much violence involved and although he has been very supportive of me and he does all the vegan cooking, he’s totally not on board because he’s caring about what everyone else will think of a vegan wedding reception because it’s only me and my mom who we know that are, so it wouldn’t be catering to the majority of the people. But honestly I don’t care because it’s not about them and it’s such a good opportunity to show them vegan food is good!

[@robyn3083]

I got married in 2018. My husband and I are both vegan. Our wedding was 100% vegan. We had 105 guests and only 2 were vegan besides us. My mom put a stink about it but came around eventually. No one complained about our food and they actually commented on how great the food was! We made sure that what we served was very filling so no one could complain. We didn't give out a meal option on the invite (we never mentioned anything about the food, people just got served what we picked. We never mentioned anywhere that it was vegan). We worked with the chef at our venue to plan a full vegan menu). It turned out great. It is only one meal of their life; they are there to support you and your fiance as you get married not for a meal!

[@heatherk1321]

robyn that’s awesome! Yeah I was thinking of not letting people know ahead of time and just serving good food. Most people don’t question what they don’t know, and I just don’t understand why there’s a turn off to food to non vegans when it’s known it’s vegan friendly 🤷🏼‍♀️ what kind of food was it if you don’t mind me asking ☺️

[@jamie615]

heather babe, this will foreshadow your marriage with him... look at the golden globes...it was plant based this year and not all of them are vegan! its a gesture of kindness and intelligence to not serve animals at your weddings. if my fiance was not on board with that for this event I wouldnt settle...bc what else will you have to settle with later on in the marriage?

[@sagitteaius]

Your guests could deal with ONE single vegan meal in their day. You're not forcing everyone to eat vegan for the whole week or forever. It's just one meal. I feel for you. My parents refused to have a high school graduation party for me without dead animals, sadly it happened, and I regret it. Innocent lives were lost on account of an event for me. I didn't have college graduation party for that reason. And you can bet your booty any future events by me will be fully vegan. :) I'd say listen to your heart, your gut. If you really want a vegan meal, write down all your reasonings, maybe find places that will cater all vegan, write down what they offer, build up a really strong argument why a vegan wedding would be easy peasy and no one will miss animals for a single meal and then present to your fiance! Hoping the best for you.❤

[@mcurit857]

My daughter and her now-husband are both vegan. They had a vegan wedding reception and it was delicious....very few of us at the wedding were vegan but no one complained...the caterer made delicious food. My daughter's in-laws are not vegan and did express concerns about it, but it was their day and wedding and ultimately it was perfect. Don't worry about what others think. It WILL be the perfect opportunity to show them how delicious vegan food is!

[@jeantszy]

I’m dating and live with a meat eating hunter 😅 I’d say about 80% of the meals in our home are vegan and he has never complained or been rude about it. He actually has several favorite vegan dishes he requests regularly. He understands that I will never cook non-vegan dishes and he’s never pressured me on it. When we go out we’ll go to an all vegan restaurant maybe twice a month or so. We respect each other’s choices and it has been working out so far 💕

[@ConnieThorman]

It’s about the animals. I could never date a man who wasn’t vegan for the animals. It’s not a funny matter. It’s serious.

[@lindseydurham3473]

I’ve been vegan for almost 3 years now I’ve been with my partner for 5 and he is very supportive but not vegan. He NEVER asks me to make him nonvegan food in our home. He only eats vegan food at home because I have expressed to him I can NOT make animals or eggs. But when we do go out to eat or he’s with his family he does eat meat then but not in access. I’m so thankful he is so respectful of my choice. He also agrees with wanting to raising our children vegan some day as well. Hoping he will make the step to commit fully some day ❤️

[@TheVeganView]

That’s wonderful!! Sending lots of love to you and your partner 💚💚💚

[@gd5670]

ofcourse u can make eggs for him........u just refuse so basically u just neglect his needs which makes you in fact unsuitable as a wife.

[@PrettierAfter50]

I think it depends where you are in life. I met my husband when I wasn't vegan and switched to veganism 8 years into our marriage. I told him that I wouldn't cook any meats in the house and that if he wanted to eat meat he had to grill outside. He decided to cut out all meats except fish. So now, he grills fish once a month and I do all the cooking (which is vegan).. I never pushed him to change and of course I accepted the fact that he wanted to occasionally eat fish. However, I have a harder time with friends (non-vegans) when we go out. They go on and on about how their meat taste or whatever and it hurts. Sometimes I don't want to go out with them for this reason!

[@indigobeauty1]

Thank you lovely ladies for this wonderful conversation...so much fun to watch, and thank you for being classy about the topic because it's definitely a somewhat sensitive topic.

[@DevonReclaimed]

Like most women it seems they're looking for Chad or Tyrone first and foremost and are willing to play fixer upper instead of finding a gentleman that already holds their same convictions

[@SpooksMom]

I went WFPB for my sister about 5 or 6 years ago. My hubby decided to join us but he still had one or two meat meals a week. His health improved a great deal! This is what keeps him eating WFPB due to his cholesterol is now great and general overall he feels better. I am so proud of him. He still has one meat meal a week which he used to get so excited for...now the Cats each most of it LOL! Prior to eating WFPB I did only buy cruelty free organic, fairtrade when possible products household, beauty, etc (been doing that for 23 years).

[@jennyhammond9261]

I can't even find a non- vegan man. I'm with you though; I couldn't date someone that hunts.

[@ocho989]

Afraid to date a strong man?.

[@michaelt5017]

@@ocho989 : A "strong" man doesn't eat murdered animals!

[@K16-f4h]

😭 y'all its rough for me! I'm in the south with all hunters and in high school

[@jessalinnguyen1504]

Awwww! I totally relate! But I do have friends who are vegetarian and if you can find others like you it really helps :)

[@CVespa38]

When I met my now husband I wasn't vegan, and I have now been vegan for 3 years. I went vegan a year into our relationship and he has still chosen to not follow my diet but to participate in 3-4 meals a week being fully plant based. We have also agreed upon that our future children will be vegan until they can cognitively make that decision for themselves.

[@jimontgomery3865]

That's great your husband is willing to eat vegan foods i am 2 years vegan and my husband won't try any vegan foods the topic of raising our future kids if we have kids vegan is a no from him sadly its great he's so open minded

[@CVespa38]

Ji Montgomery I’m sorry to hear your husband won’t budge on the topic of having children. I told my husband they will be because I am and it’s my choice (my body), they will be vegan at birth so it’s only right for them to be vegan until they can make that choice. Kudos for being two years in!

[@arturogarcia1825]

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[@kayladiefenthaler6825]

This video was very helpful! Thank you sooo much! ☺️🙏🏼

[@TheVeganView]

We’re so glad! Thanks Kayla!

[@1auntievenom]

As an older vegan that is surrounded by non vegans, and has had my share of relationships, I don't see myself ever being able to date a non vegan. When my son goes off to college, I want to do much more activism and my dream is an activist partner. I am comfortable enough alone that i would rather be alone than settle for someone with intent to and hope to change him. Meat smells like corpse covered in spice. having shared a home with a meat eater when I was a vegetarian, i can not live with that again. I can not smell it without seeing, feeling and smelling suffering. It triggers PTSD for me.

[@ohitsmarinaaa]

Dating has always been an issue for me :/ I know it’s really hard to find someone who is already vegan to date, so my goal has always been to find someone who’s at least open minded. Although when my last relationship ended he told me “I cared about the earth and animals way more than he ever could” - aka, he could never go vegan and didn’t want to be in a relationship with a vegan. Sigh.

[@sagitteaius]

It's definitely something that depends on the person. I would be open to dating someone that is open to being vegan or already vegan. For me, it's like, if you want children, you shouldn't date someone who doesn't want children. For me, it's not a personal choice if it requires harm. That doesn't give anyone a right to be a jerk and act out, but like you guys said, communicate when you're uncomfortable, live by example. I can love my friends even if I disagree with their actions.

[@straightedgeveganbel2453]

I think if I held out for a vegan in my city I'd be waiting forever, however I do think if I found the kind of guy I am seeking that he would be open to it and respect it, also no meat in my house period.

[@TheVeganView]

Change seems to happen so slowly sometimes!! Your city will catch on soon! ☺️💚 Hope you have a great Monday!

[@dprice81]

Which city?

[@straightedgeveganbel2453]

@@dprice81 let's just say I'm in the midwest and it's pretty darn cold here right now❄

[@dprice81]

@@straightedgeveganbel2453 darn. Im in north east and it just started to grt winter cold. Been kinda mild for most part up until this point.

[@straightedgeveganbel2453]

@@dprice81 all in all not the worst winter so I can't complaint too much, it's absolutely flying by, I cannot wait to get back to the lake on hot summer days🌞 I hope yours is flying by too, looks like you're a runner and love the outdoors too👍

[@Ceecee123]

Great video. I've always struggled with this topic quite a bit and it's nice to see you all carry similar views:)

[@TheVeganView]

Thanks! If great to hear that this was helpful for you!

[@intotheblue970]

Question, are fillers and botox vegan? At least some of you seem to be filled with them and they are not vegan!

[@Kelvostrass]

I'm a single vegan for like 5 years, I go to activism events to help the animals and have met lots of friends over the years. In that time I've had 2 vegan partners; one was super hot and exciting but turned out to be mentally unstable and neglectful. The second girl was less attractive but was a 10/10 personality, had a great relationship with them and we're still close friends; I grew so much with them. Looking forward the next vegan partner ^_^

[@dayzeedeva]

I get the sentiment of wanting to let your kids choose, but at the same time, would you let your kids choose to do drugs?

[@jasminebartz]

Super hard for sure. My boyfriend is not vegan. He is a complete carnivore. And sometimes he even says insensitive things, but after almost two years of living together, he has become more sensitive. He can see my point of view, he is very aware that meat and dairy make me sick physically and that I don’t support that lifestyle. I do have hope in the future his health will eventually catch up with him and he will slowly come around to whole food plant based lifestyle to cure hisself. The thing that really gets me is that he loves loves loves all animals, but refuses to be empathic in the moment when he eats. I’m patient.

[@najsnajz1357]

I'm 20 yo vegan guy watching this. And im not sure about the future of our relationship with my non vegan girlfriend. Even tho i love her. We are talking About tho. I Especially agree with her here 20:30.

[@MegaGreencarebear]

Interesting video! I totally agree that relationships are about open communication and mutual respect. I'm with my partner for 15 years and I just became vegan 8 months ago. He's still an omni. At first, there was a bit of tension but we quickly realised we had to live and let live. He cooks vegan food for me and eats vegan himself once a week. The final step was me realising I wasn't comfortable cooking or buying animal products for him, but once I explained this he respected it. He's 100% supportive of my choices as he saw me do all the research and saw my health improve tenfold. He's agreed to raise our future kids vegan! :)

[@goldenlioness868]

It’s been so hard dating as a vegan/vegetarian. I’ve even downloaded the Veggly app and it’s still rough. I don’t have a Facebook so I would love as many suggestions on where I can meet and date more people who are aligned with my morals and lifestyle.

[@kogbechie123]

dating or not dating if you are coming into my household i will not allow animal products! ever lol... but sometimes i feel like ill die alone 😢

[@davidsgardell]

Kika Ogbechie Same here! Don’t give up!!

[@dprice81]

Im male vegan and single living in MA. I try to challenge myself in dating non vegans but i date them wanting them to go vegan and just get turned off when they eat meat and wish to find another vegan. I am very accepting of all my non vegan family and few non vegan friends i have but when it comes to a significant other, i consider it more of an extension of myself, im looking for a best/close friend and to me choosing meat is just choosing death to another creature and just is cruel to me. I cant avoid those thoughts so i would rather just stick to vegans because dating non vegans just ends up dissapointing to me. I dont really want to compromise unless maybe theyre at least vegetarian because theyre somewhat on the same level but if they never ditched the eggs and cheese for at least vegan eggs and cheese i might be dissapointed.

[@LiAlcie]

I'm so nervous and sad right now, I've just had a discussion with my partner, one of these past days we camped with their friends which I've first met and they were grilling meat, I tried to socialize and go out the tent but couldn't bc I was having all sorts of thoughts about animals suffering, today they brought that up like I felt more important or special for not eating meat and etc but today I had plan to show him more about veganism bc I haven't done it since I was scared to make them feel pushed but they were hungry and started telling me all sorta stuff and dumb comments like plants suffer and they don't wanna have to think about their actions behind what they eat, asking that if we ever live together they'll have to go vegan yes or yes or what, etc, I was very disappointed to say the least, Idk what to do, bc they eat vegan with me mostly, but not bc they have made a connection, don't wanna end this without trying to teach them but also feel scared it's gonna be pointless...

[@julianadalleva3733]

My boyfriend is very supportive of my veganism but he is allergic to all nuts, flax seeds, chickpeas lentils and all other legumes, and soy. As of right now it is not really feasible for him to be vegan but he orders the veggie option a decent amount of the time when he can. I think he could try harder and that frustrates me occasionally but he doesn’t have the same luxury with vegan alternatives that I am afforded.

[@legalman07]

one of my biggest things as a food lover and fairly balanced partner. if you are making an honest effort to live and date a non vegan. once yall set those attemted boundaries.. respect them. if you want to change them then bring it. DO NOT go on a vegan rage and throw out non vegan accessories . its an extension you not being respectful of thier food wants likes and dislikes. it looks really bad too. imagine your partner said or did it. you come home to that. its a huge slap to face. be it an occasional item or whatever just bring it up. a balanced couple can get through the worst of situations.

[@ValseInstrumentalist]

Before I was vegan, I dated a few vegetarian/vegan women, and I wasn't supportive of it. And I feel so, so bad about that now. I was young and stupid. At least I've made peace with all three of them now.

[@zoulofzoria]

I got together with my current husband and father of my child saying I can not live with someone that isn't vegan. And he said he already been interested of becoming vegan. So he became vegan and we had our beautiful child and so on. Then a year or so after our child he decided that he doesn't want to be vegan anymore. As he was eating really crapy vegan foods. We have now lived around 2 years since he started eating meat and it's slowly killing me. We have already almost gotten divorced because of it. It's pure torture to live with someone that doesn't share your ethnic's and lifestyle. We really work wonderfully as a family otherwise but it hurts me to live with someone that has such a different way of living, eating, thinking and I can't not stop longing of that vegan man by my side. So from my experience, please don't compromise your morals and ethics if you can. It will serve you in the long run 🙏🌸💖

[@Trendinlikeash]

Has she tried the exotic mushrooms like oyster or lions mane? They are great tasting

[@SevenGC89]

Wait I'm confused, do people actually think that a persons food preferences should have any bearing on if they could be compatible to date or not? I mean maybe if one is like a farmer that slaughters and prepares his own food and comes home with blood stains and smelling of dead animals and the other person is a very passionate animal activist I could see it not working but if it's just as simple as 1 is vegan and 1 isn't I don't see the issue. My best friend has been vegetarian for 20 years and vegan for almost 8 and we've been friends since we we're kids and he has had tons of relationships and out of all there was only ever 1 vegan rest of the girls had standard diets. I guess maybe the persons personality comes highly into play, he is not the kind of vegan that pushes his beliefs on people or even preaches at all. He will gladly have a conversation or debate if you bring it up but he won't go out of his way to be an elitist which in my personal experience is very rare, I'm not saying most vegans are elitist I'm just saying from MY personal experience I've met maybe 20-30 vegans and only 3 or 4 acted like him. We used to play in a band together and one of his cousins friends that was a bass player looking to jam with us and was also vegan was a complete elitist asshole, we would always go somewhere to eat after practice and my best friend always chose somewhere with all dietary options because I'm not vegan, he's never commented on what I order or judged me in any way while the other guy would literally pull out his phone in the middle of a meal and pull up animal cruelty videos or slaughterhouse videos and constantly berated me like a dick for my choices. Needless to say he didn't get into the band and we both kind of stopped talking to him. So I think a vegan and a non vegan could easily be together as long as they're both open minded and respect each others personal life choices. Something I've noticed over the years is that vegans and Christians are a lot a like. If a Christian chose their faith because they truly believe in God and the bible that you most likely wouldn't even know they were Christian unless you asked, because if they were doing it for themselves and their beliefs they wouldn't feel the need to push their beliefs on others and wouldn't even have a conversation about religion unless you brought it up, and I've found the same goes for vegans, if they are truly doing it for what they feel is right than they wouldn't need to preach it to people, I feel like the ones that do like the bass player I knew were just doing it to try and act morally superior.

[@sarosen5731]

when you wanna be with a kind, open-minded person but every guy you come across on dating apps is holding a fish or a gun 😒

[@GIJen14]

Loved watching this. If I was single I think I would definitely be looking for a vegan as a partner lol among other things obviously, don't settle Nikki. I agree. Have the courage to ask for what you want. I went vegan 3 months after I got married so we were locked down. It was a difficult first year because I couldn't understand why he wouldn't go vegan right away with me and he couldn't understand how I made a complete life change over night. I had a serious discussion with him about not wanting animal products in the house and he asked questions and was very open minded and supportive. He's still not vegan but 4 years later he is dairy free and chooses more plant based options when we're out. He understands how this is a purely ethical decision and eats anything I make for him at home. We also have a son and since I do all the cooking anyway we are raising him vegan because I said so lol When he's old enough to make his own decisions he can do what he wants but in our home it will always be vegan.

[@pep-o-butt672]

Hey, not attacking you, just annoyed with the wrong interpretation of veganism that is being formed right now, could you please answer are you plant-based or vegan? Because not eating animal products doesn't make you vegan. Veganism is a whole way of living that excludes all the exploitation of non-human animals as far as possible as well as the understanding that they are equal to us and deserve freedom, natural life, natural family and home.(sorry if this seems heavy but it's incredibly important)

[@GIJen14]

I love when people say "not attacking" then they attack. I am vegan. I have vegan tattoos, I do animal activism with AV, I am a vegan photographer and support animal sanctuaries. I do not buy any animal products or support anything that exploits animals. My husband, as I said, is more PLANT BASED because he is not vegan but chooses more plant based options when we are out. I completely understand the difference.

[@GIJen14]

@@RABIDJOCK are you married? I ask because if your partner had a life changing event and felt so strongly about something would you continue to throw it in their face? But to answer your question...yes I "allow" him to have whatever he wants in the house. Do I prepare any animal products for him? No. Does he ever ask me to? No. Does he ever bring animal products in the house? Again, no. You know why? Because we have a deep and meaningful relationship where we respect each other and don't intentionally do anything to harm the other in any way.

[@Imtiaz994]

The house you live in probably was some animals home. Give them back their home first and then toot your own horn. You vegans are the biggest hypocrites in the world. "Oh look at me I am vegan I don't eat animal products but will happily take their habitat because taking an animal's home is okay because they can magically move somewhere else" Also I would recommend you watch the South park episode of a couple who forced their kid to be vegan. I will skip the end- the kid killed himself because he was a pussy. Your entire paragraph doesn't sound like you are doing any compromise but forcing your husband your baggage and not mention your kid.

[@MyLifeAsJordanRenee]

I needed this episode! I've been with my partner about two and a half years and I went vegan right after we got together (he knew from the beginning that I planned on going vegan and I had been vegetarian for years at that point) We got together in college and we both lived in separate apartments and we argued every so often about the ethics and I was always afraid of it being a deal breaker, but I didn't really care what he ate as much. I just wasn't thinking about it. Now we live together, and he mostly eats vegan in the house, but he does want to bring non-vegan things in. Last night we went to the grocery store and got into a big argument because he had a coupon for dairy creamer that he wanted to use and I said we should just get the non-dairy creamer. It spiraled into another "how can we make this work" argument that we have every three weeks or so. I think we relate a lot to Nisha's story. I ideally want to spend my life with a vegan, but he is my best friend and I can't imagine giving up on trying to make it work. I am hoping that he can agree to be vegan in the house at least, and I can try to accept where he is at with his process/journey. Thanks for the episode!!!

[@MyLifeAsJordanRenee]

Eva Green Lover not everyone has the same morals and that is totally fine with me. The internal issue I have been having with myself is do I want to share my life with someone who takes actions that clash with my morals. I haven’t tried to stop him from eating whatever he wants when I’m not around. I didn’t love that he wanted to get creamer that I wouldn’t be able to use. Then we would have to buy two creamers when we could’ve gotten one. I also relate to Nisha about seeing eggs in our fridge or smelling eggs and that doesn’t make me feel very good.

[@MyLifeAsJordanRenee]

Eva Green Lover it was definitely rude of that guy to tell you how to feel just because you’re a girl. And we are kind of at a stage where we haven’t agreed on each others food choices yet and that concerns me in terms of our committed relationship which is why I was glad that there was an episode about this because it is something I can highly relate with.

[@pep-o-butt672]

"Why do you care if he rapes women when you're not around, not everyone has the same morals"

[@bnobletv9525]

I don’t connect with people who aren’t aware of what a vegan diet dies for you …I feel alone but I know when somebody comes around it’ll be worthwhile

[@mckenziegarner7349]

My fiance eats non vegan outside the house. But inside the house is all vegan. And all his friends who come over are totally supportive and he backs me up.

[@legalman07]

i find that ideal aside from maybe a separate space possibly for specific items i might want. im already a healthy guy. so im not ridiculous about it.

[@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174]

Vegan since a few years, male 22, living in Germany (Nürnberg). It's worth a try I guess.

[@angelslosingsleep09]

When I first went vegetarian I had been dating my SO for about a year or two. He was around as I was putting in all the research to switch to being fully vegan and at first he was like you do you. But after listening to all the reasons I wanted to go vegan he decided he wanted to as well. We were together for 6 years and it ended due to unrelated issues but it was wonderful to date someone who agreed with all of my stances on veganism. The last guy I dated was not vegan and pretty much ate the SAD diet. He was supportive at first and even went vegan for a week and said he enjoyed it and felt really good but went back to eating meat. At first he didn’t eat it around me out of respect but towards the end he ate whatever he wanted. It did make me a little uncomfortable to be around that but I don’t push veganism on anyone and I know my stance on it and like you said not everyone is at the point yet. Obviously it would be ideal to date a vegan or at least someone open to eating vegan most of the time but it’s not something that bothers me too much. Hunters are a no go though, I had a bad experience dating a hunter and no thanks, don’t want to do that again.

[@Camularity]

How do you ladies feel about traditional Feta cheese and Non-Dairy (read Goat) Yogurt ? Given the middle east prize Goats because they naturally lactate without stress or force.

[@grayde3903]

I love when Devyn is on the show!!

[@GiGi-fd6om]

I could never settle down with a man who wasn't vegan. No way could I have tortured dead animals in my refrigerator. Or smelling their flesh being cooked in the kitchen. NO WAY!

[@syds6006]

Gina G absolutely!! Hell no

[@dprice81]

Amen Gina. I cant be with a corpse eating witch. She must be vegan

[@Itstmera]

The hard part is when you’re in a long term relationship , but later on become vegan and he doesn’t. Discussing parenting styles, wanting to raise your kids with a vegan diet, but your partner wants to make meals for the kids that aren’t vegan. Veganism is a lifestyle, it’s deeper than just food choices ; it’s a strong belief system in feeding your body what it needs to thrive. Can’t compromise on that 😩. As a parent I don’t wanna knowingly feed my kids stuff that isn’t best for their health. I understand giving kids the freedom to choose because you want them to be happy… but I kind of look at it like this: I wouldn’t give my kids a choice to drink water or juice all day… water is obviously the healthier better choice. I view a vegan diet the same way 😩😩😩

[@saltycrunchymama3755]

Totally agree w the no hunter thing! And I felt that way long before I chose eating a vegan diet!

[@DanielleM510]

So as a vegan I don’t like it when someone tells me I should eat meat. I would think they were insane if they required me to eat meat around them cause that is their preference (in reference to asking others to eat vegan when eating out with you). I just try to keep in mind the golden rule. I wouldn’t want to date a keto nut who just preached at me about meat and so I try to keep that in mind when speaking about my choice to live a vegan lifestyle to others.

[@pilates_fit_maria]

Love this conversation 😊

[@almay9962]

would a vegan date someone who is not vegsn just vegetarian

[@Ceecee123]

Where are your earrings from @Hannah?

[@emilyvalle7723]

@Nisha, when you were talking about giving kids a choice, you mentioned Julie Payette and who? Im trying to do my research in order to discuss this with my husband lol

[@TheVeganView]

Rich Roll! He has an amazing podcast!

[@emilyvalle7723]

The Vegan View thank you so much !!!

[@Andiland16]

I loved this episode

[@TheVeganView]

Thanks!! We’re so happy to hear that!

[@daydreamer3]

I'm a vegetarian who eats vegan a lot. I understand what Hannah is saying about the cheese, but the reason a lot of people put cheese on vegan food is because it tastes better than fake cheese! Sad, but true in most cases!! To me it's totally different than someone eating a steak in front of me. That really does make me sick. :(

[@taliesynjax9599]

daydreamer3 it tastes better because you’re addicted to dairy. milk has hormones in it to keep baby cows wanting to eat it so that they can grow

[@daydreamer3]

@@taliesynjax9599 I'm not addicted to dairy though. I can go without it. But I can taste the chemicals and artificial taste of vegan cheese immediately and it's sickening to me. I do make cashew cream though to have in place of cream based pasta sauces. That is a really good alternative and it has no artificial taste whatsoever!

[@MrTmenzo]

I rarely eat oily processed foods but daiya cheese tastes like sharp cheddar.

[@GalvaNate]

I'm here after watching the Mic the Vegan upload! I agree with Nikki a lot. Ideally, finding a vegan girl would be nice because I know that's what I want. It would be very hard for me to go out to a dinner with someone who isn't vegan and then kiss them after they just got done eating a bloody medium rare steak 🤢 I want to be in a relationship, but it's hard for me to put myself out there without being the type of vegan that society stereotypes as shoving their diet in everyone's faces all the time. Like, it's not something I talk about all the time, but definitely enough for me to put it in my tinder bio LOL

[@rutgers182]

yes, if they're open to eating vegan in the house and raising kids vegan

[@aidanjoustra1561]

I’m a hunter and love to eat meat but I’m dating a vegan girl, I respect her choice but is it possible to live together even though I am not vegan?

[@notme5744]

Maybe. I'd recommend asking her all about why she's vegan, and maybe look into the horror of the meat/dairy industry. You might be able to show her that hunting is a much better alternative to buying factory farmed animals, as at least there's much less suffering involved with that. You could both grow as people together as you really think about each others' side.

[@diyapatel-264]

this was just so true and wholesome!!

[@MaSt3rErIc]

Most vegans are also women, so us men have a higher chance of finding a vegan spouse

[@TheVeganView]

Hmmm! Guess that means you’re going to have to start getting your male friends on board! ☺️

[@llvg6547]

Love this

[@TheVeganView]

That’s so nice! Thank you for letting us know 💚

[@onlyguitar1001]

you all have beautiful smiles :)

[@TheVeganView]

Aw thank you!!

[@bobbucketgeneva5920]

is there a channel like this only men? We say we have to respect peoples choices, but i cant respect murder. I see animal products as murder and torture please tell me how to respect this? 20 year vegan, ive been with a non vegan 4 years and its starting to be a problem.

[@Christimony222]

great video.

[@Ninastyle1234567]

I love your KZbin channel I am a small youtuber I

[@Bookish_Lattes]

I won't date a non-vegan. I can't invite that violence into my home, it's my only safe place, plus intimacy with someone who has eaten a body or wearing an animals skin is repulsive at this point. Having the same ethical morals is important to me, that includes for the animals too.

[@anandita5554]

I find it so tortuous to have non vegan friends who have witnessed the horrors of the animal agriculture industry and completely and whole heartedly defend it especially based on religious and sensory reasons. I don't respect them as humans. I try talking and they're so proud of their choice that id rather not have any friends.

[@breejeanne]

My husband started out super supportive and was fine with only having vegan stuff in the house, but never thought he would go fully vegan himself. Thankfully after about 8 months of educating himself and seeing how yummy vegan is he decided to go fully vegan! My tips for anyone hoping their SO will change..try not to be too pushy and cook them bomb ass food!!

[@alx4animalss]

i could never look romantically or lovingly at an animal abuser. if they change their mind and become a vegan too, cool. if not? bye.

[@mckennaalcock6146]

I 100% respect the decision to go vegan and would like to read more on veganism. However, I live in a livestock industry based community and some points made by the vegan community are mis-informed. For example, someone made the point of eggs being “crushed baby chickens” which is not true. Though there are some negative things about the egg industry. I love watching your videos and am not trying to offend anyone 💛

[@TheVeganView]

Hey, thanks for your kind comment. We don’t think that eggs are crushed chickens but we do believe that it’s unethical to use animals as breeding machines when we don’t need to eat them to survive and live healthy lives. The rate at which egg laying hens produce eggs in the animal agriculture industry causes them a great deal of pain and they often develop bone disease. In this industry, their lives are entirely created and then exploited purely because we like eating eggs, and that just doesn’t feel right. Hope that helps you see where we’re coming from! 💚

[@WildWhispr]

I think they were making the point that a by-product of egg production is crushed baby chickens, so essentially by buying eggs you're also paying for more baby chickens to be crushed up (male chick's are literally tossed in a big grinder... there's no words to describe how horrific and inhumane this practice is)

[@oopsiepoopsie2898]

Well now I can’t wait to do my part. I plan on killing two Burmese pythons today here in the Everglades. I’m eating one for me and the other one to a friend of mines cobra.

[@user-cw2pb9zf8j]

short answer: NO.

[@guiltymorty4117]

I broke up with my boyfriend of 2 years partly because he expressed that he wouldn't go vegan ever. We had a vegan home, but that was not good enough for me. Lol. I'm glad i don't want kids, because i would not be able to accept my kid eating meat.

[@TheVeganView]

Glad you’re doing what feels right to you! So important! 💚💚💚

[@guiltymorty4117]

@@RABIDJOCK eh, he was manipulating, mentally abusing, and wanted kids as well. But i broke up because of the kids-thing and vegan-thing, because it was easier and because i was in denial about the abuse. only now 2 years after the split i'm able to recognize how bad it was

[@notgoingtousemyname6921]

No

[@kl7120]

I don’t think I can skip meat at all it my stable diet.

[@zizzla3887]

Lol, like it matters so you lot, you're all really pretty so you can pick whatever you want

[@alaskahaven]

i don't think i could kiss someone who put corpses in their mouth lmao

[@dprice81]

Same cant either

[@whisoncrackz3588]

Even if vegans don’t use animal products, if you look at it like this, then your not helping anything, not useing animal products doesn’t stop it from being made, so by not eating meat and useing animal products animals are dying for no reason because you aren’t useing them.

[@TheVeganView]

Hey! That’s a common misconception but actually, the number animals produced for food in this country is based on demand. So when demand goes down, so does supply. It’s not a matter of eating the animals that would naturally exist, it’s a matter of not breeding millions of animals each year for food. Hope that clears things up! 💚

[@whisoncrackz3588]

The Vegan View your a lot calmer than most vegans. Most would tell me I’m evil and that I belong in hell, they’d tell me to go fuck my self or kill myself because I’m worthless

[@KehillahHamashiach]

Any vegan women in NC here I am

[@PariahKamikaze]

🕳 👽 The only way the relationship can work 8e if the vegan isn't an "ethical" vegan.

[@suzq2744]

Personally I don’t care if they are not vegan💯

[@ivanamurphy6917]

I’ve always said I wanted to find a vegan man. It’s just easier.

[@shybaby808]

Omg yess

[@jdevilist]

😕😵😵😳😆😂😂😂👏👋

[@TheVeganView]

Lol! ☺️💚

[@jdevilist]

@@TheVeganView 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💩😂😂😂😂😂

[@delta6335]

If we are not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat, huh!!

[@TheVeganView]

Humans are also made of meat. Should we start eating humans?

[@whisoncrackz3588]

I know it isint exactly Dating but I had a cousin who was vegan, when my uncles came down from California they said we were gonna eat at sonnys barbecue. She said “but I’m vegan” he said “well the other 5 people here aren’t so your outnumbered sweetheart. She later came back to the good side and left veganism behind.

[@TheVeganView]

Aw that’s sad, must have been hard for her to feel unsupported by her family 😕

[@whisoncrackz3588]

@@RABIDJOCK she do eat meat now lol

[@nevojae511]

Vegan diet is a terrible choice. It makes you deficient in so many nutrients and worst of all, pushes your mental health to the worst possible state and makes you feel hyper-depressed and suicidal. And I have noticed that vegans tend to look very sickly and skinny compared to people who eat a normal diet. I have encouraged former vegetarians to start eating well-cooked meat and their mental and physical health improved dramatically. It's extremely sad to see in western societies, how so many people, especially women are ruining themselves by adopting this ridiculous lifestyle, just to get some 'woke' points and virtue signal to people how 'morally superior' they are as people.