Carter Edstrom: No. Your friends unfortunately are mistaken and are not really vegetarian.
Aron Ramu: Vegans don't eat nothing but their veggies, fruit and grains. Vegetarians don't eat meat but they can eat fish so they are still vegetarians.
Alisia Sutphen: I am Vegan, but it is your right to choose what you want to eat. If she refuses to love you for who you are, then she doesn't truley love you. If you don't want to loose her, than you can try being vegetarian, however; a relationship isn't about changing the other person.
Hunter Beech: Vegetarians eat seafood and vegans don't eat ANY type of meat at all. Hope my answer helps!
Robbie Starchman: My girlfriend recently told me she has a big problem with me eating meat, we have been together for about 9 months and it never seemed to bother her before. She is a strict vegan but we always just worked around the subject, i respected her views and i thought she respected mine. I dont eat much vegatabl! es and i know it would be very very difficult to change my diet. She told me there would be no future for us if i did not change my eating habits. I am really stuck on what to do, i dont want to loose her but i also know i wouldnt be happy not eating what i want from now on. What would you do in my situation?...Show more
Stan Conley: Absolutely not. Especially vegans,who eat or use nothing at all that comes from an animal or insect,including honey or silk. Your 2 friends are not vegetarian,they would be called pescatarians.
Emile Okafor: If you cannot find synthetic, I would suggest looking for regular boots at a thrift store or used somewhere else. At least then you aren't supporting the industry. :) Just my two cents.
Elvie Drumgoole: Well no one would say "I'm veg*n". The asterisk (sometimes an apostrophe) is used as a way of shortening the word and making it apply to both vegetarians and vegans. It gets irritating to type "vegetarians and vegans" in on! line discussions, so "veg*ns" or "veg'ns" is a quick way of re! ferring to both vegetarians and vegans as a general group. (:
Rosella Figliola: LOL. i thought some people found the word vegan offending so they had to put a star in it!
Joie Kemmis: I used to act like that too. I would fight with my mom and my brother because they thought I was stupid for being a vegetarian. It does seem like you respect her though so she shouldn't really act like that.Trust me though, veg*ns are like huge animal lovers. Whenever I see someone buying meat or eating it, I get all sick to my stomach and-- Uh? Yeah lolI don't want to tell you to go vegetarian but you should consider trying it. She'll respect you allot. If it doesn't work for you then just try eating as little meat as possible. Don't eat an entire steak just 'cause you feel like it. Break down your portions and tell her that your trying really hard but it's just a really 'life changing' decision for a man to make. lolHope that helps. -Jude=]...Show more
Brock Anwar: I'm ! vegan and I understand her views. As much as I would love to say, "yes, go vegan," she should not try to force you to change just for the sake of changing. She knew what she was getting into when the relationship started. So expecting you to change now, "or else," is wrong of her. You both have very different views, and it's no surprise that it will cause problems even though there are many happy couples who have different diets. Veganism is more than a diet-- it's a way of life. So there may be tensions every time you shop for a sofa, car, shoes, clothes, items for your home, and even your soap. I know I couldn't be in a relationship with someone who wears fur coats for example. The bottom line is, change for animals if you wish, but don't change just because a girlfriend says change or else. That's the wrong reason to go vegan-- if you don't really believe in it. I also understand how hard it is to end a relationship. On the list of things that suck most ! in the world, that has to be up there in the top 3. If I was you, I w! ould tell her I understand that her views are important to her, but that you cannot be expected to change "or else." Unless you care about going vegan for animals- not just for your girlfriend-- it's time to end the relationship, move on, and let her find someone who is right for her. I learned a long time ago that when they start to try changing everything about you, they really don't want you-- they want someone else and they're trying to make you fit into that mold. You'll never be happy if you can't be yourself.Or if you are not ready to end the relationship, why not try to compromise? Tell her you respect her views, but that you cannot be expected to change at gunpoint, and that you'll eat vegan one day a week to show you care. That's 52 days a year-- over a month and a half without any animal products-- a big gesture. Still, you need to consider what a long term relationship would be like with her, and all of the problems that go along with it. She's not ! going to be happy if there are animal parts in her refrigerator. And you're not going to be happy if you have to change for something you don't believe in. It's difficult when people are different and they expect each other to change. If you can both compromise and give a little, but respect each others differences, fine. If you cannot, then it's time to move on....Show more
Joan Stavropoulos: No, they are not considered vegetarian.They are pescatarians, but not vegetarians.Fish are part of the animal kingdom, and vegetarians don't eat animals.
Magda Vandergriend: I am afraid I would have to tell her to have a nice life. What you eat is your choice-the same way what she eats is hers. If she is prepared to let dietary choices influence how she feels about you, then she does not love you. Further, she is establishing herself to be the one calling all the shots. Its not fair for anyone to give someone an ultimatum. If you DID change your eating habits ! for her, you would end up resenting her anyway. Its about respect, and! clearly she does not respect the choices you are making. If she can't respect something as personal as food, what will the future hold? Will she next decide you need to wear boxers instead of briefs? Drive a mini van instead of sports car? Have your favorite color as yellow as opposed to green? She needs to lighten up. Its quite easy to reach a happy medium when one party in a relationship is veg, and the other an omnivore-its not hard to compromise at all. For her to dictate other wise shows she is a control freak, and is not willing to bend. I would send her packing my friend. Come on over to my place-I will fix you a lovely non veg meal, while I enjoy my veggie one. Bring a bottle of red wine, okay?...Show more
Nicolas Cooley: no its not.find a different job
Gordon Showes: I don't understand why so many people think they can be vegetarian and eat fish. How hard is it to comprehend that no matter what you wanna call yourself YOU ARE STILL EATING A D! EAD BODY.
Lizzette Wendroth: i don't eat any meat. no fish, cow, crab, or chicken in my body.
Rhett Kaines: You can easily find vegan work boots. Don't throw the ones you have away, wear them until they fall apart. Just don't buy leather shoes when you need a new pair.
Caryl Mclaen: No Vegetarians don't eat Any Kind Of MeatVegans Don't Eat Any Products from animals.
Derick Kinnard: IF YOU EAT FISH, YOU ARE NOT A VEGETARIAN OR A VEGAN!! IF YOU EAT ANYTHING THAT WAS ONCE ALIVE AND WALKING OR SWIMMING AROUND, YOU ARE NOT I REPEAT NOT A VEGETARIAN!!!IF YOU ARE GOING TO STOP EATING MEAT FOR DIET PURPOSES, YOU ARE NOT A VEGETARIAN, YOU ARE A HEALTH NUT!!!IF YOU THINK YOU MUST EAT NOTHING BUT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO BE A VEGETARIAN, YOU'RE JUST AN IDIOT!!!GOT THAT???!!!!...Show more
Miguel Koczela: It depends on if YOU think it's ok - why ask a bunch of strangers to set your moral values for you? If YOU have a problem with it, you can probably find s! omething similar in synthetic materials, though you may have to order t! hem from the internet if you can't find them in a normal store. Here's some links for compationate clothing companies from PETA: http://www.peta.org/living/alt1.asp...Show more
Merna Fauset: look for man made materials or synthetic leather
Malcom Fenoff: I'm a vegetarian, and have been for five years, and in your situation I would NOT stop eating meat. Keep eating it, man. This is not a moral issue or even a comfort issue, but a relationship issue. If your eating habits matter THAT much to her, she doesn't care about you. You need to let her know that, too. I'm a hardcore vegetarian and am training to be a vegan chef, so, obviously, my lifestyle is VERY important to me, yeah? Well, I have been with my guy for the past year and a half and he is from a VERY Mexican family. By that, I mean he eats EVERY bit of meat he finds; everything from steak to tongue and brains. And you know what? I don't care. Its HIS decision. He, however, in turn, must respect that I won't! ever cook meat for him. He'll have to go out or cook it himself. He understands, though, and accepts that. We respect each other. And you need to either tell you girlfriend to respect you or hit the road....Show more
Nancy Mansell: Not technically, but I know lots of vegetarians that eat fish. It's just for health reasons. It's good to have the protein.
Cliff Tyre: She may be fine with you for dating but not for a serious relationship. She may see a future with you living together, having children and dealing with meals and snacks for you two and the children with different styles. It would be a major hassle if you expected her to cook for each other making two meals. Perhaps if you offered to be vegan when she is cooking but able to eat what you pleased in restaurants or other people's homes you could compromise. Would you allow your children to be vegan? Do you trust it to be healthy for them? Would you allow the children to eat animal products away from her?! If you can't both compromise and neither is willing to give up your foo! d choices then you need to stop dating or plan to date but never take it to living together and raising children....Show more
Ramona Pago: Veg*n means both vegans and vegetarians.
Johnnie Pummill: I need to have special working boots (which are just the heavy protected boots, made presumably enough from an animal skin). Is it okay to wear them if its specific of your work? I'm into construction business, as the contractor.
Kris Otuafi: although i'm a strict vegetarian, my boyfriend isn't. and i don't try to control what he eats and what he doesn't eat. i mean i would PREFER if he was a vegetarian but like i said..i'm not going to force him to be. i would break up with her or put your foot down. if she controls you about this, then who knows what else she is going to do.
Blair Abdi: If someone already owns them when they go vegan, I don't see much purpose in getting rid of them until they're ready to replace them. At that time, there are vegan steel-! toe work boots available in the marketplace if you shop around.
Jestine Osumi: I'm a vegetarian, but I'd never tell a boyfriend or girlfriend to stop eating meat. I mean, that's their choice. I respect that, and my omnivorous boyfriend respects the fact that I don't eat meat. I'll look at it from the perspective of someone telling me "eat meat, or we're breaking up". If someone said that to me, I'd say goodbye right then and there. So, if I were you, the omnivore, and my vegan partner was saying "stop eating meat, or we're breaking up", I would probably say goodbye right then and there.But... if you want to make this work, you can. I mean, I don't agree with her, but if you've been together nine months and you probably love her and everything, so you probably want to make things work with her. And I mean, it totally can work. There's all sorts of fake meat products out there, they look and taste almost exactly the same as the real thing (not to mention, they're better! for you). If you want to do that, I have a tiny bit of advice on mock ! meat: it's just like any other product, the cheap stuff sucks and the only way it'll taste good is if you buy the brand name things. Go for Boca, Morning Star and Smart Deli. Seriously, there's a substitute for everything.Or maybe you two could do a compromise? Like, you could give up just red meats, and not eat white meat around her? That would totally give her the better deal, so I don't see why she'd complain, and if you missed the taste red meat, you don't have to be a vegetarian to eat mock meats.But, I'll end this with my stand on this: I'd let the relationship die. Seriously, if she couldn't respect my diet choices and tried to change them, what else would she not respect about me? What else would she want to change about me?...Show more
Forest Duttinger: True vegetarians and vegans do not consume any animals, including fish. Your friends would be considered pescetarians, a form of vegetarianism that includes seafood, as fish is included in their diet.
El! den Dedon: Well, I see 2 sides. 1) Would you wanto be with someone who doesn't respect YOUR views?2) Would you let something so simple a FOOD destroy your relationship with her?They are both very different views but I do not where you stand. I am slightly more with View #1 because if my boyfriend didn't respect my views on something so simple as food. That would be an indicator as how he would respect me on other things such as politics, religion, etc. I would not want to be with someone who didn't respect me. That would be a deal breaker.But if you are more with view #2 you could try to make it work. They have fake meat i.e. Boca Burger,Morning Star farms, Soy Riblits, I mean the list goes on. You could make it work, But you wuold really have to try. Also, be prepared if she doesn't respect you in other areas as well.Good luck...Show more
Eli Trapeni: Just wear the boots. Some people seem to think they have to martyr themselves.
Claire Billegas: No, vegetarian! s do /NOT/ eat fish.
Forest Duttinger: "I'm veg*n" ...I don't get! it. D;
Neely Youngblut: I would tell her that you have shown nothing but respect for her diet and her choices and you expect the same in return.She began this relationship knowing full well that you ate meat, it is unreasonable for her to request you overhaul you lifestyle to suit her.
