Hi everyone,
So as the discussion title says...
does your girlfriend/ boyfriend/ wife/ husband/ whatever follow the same lifestyle as you?
If not, does it affect your relationship? Do they understand your reasons? Or mock you?
or if you're single, would you date someone who does not eat the same as you?
I'm just curious to see what peoples answers will be :)
Permalink Reply by Stephanie Watson on Thank goodness he does now. I tried to eat raw starting in 2009, but it was hard to stick to with my husband around constantly eating things I couldn't have. Now, since this year of June 5th we've both been doing very well on this lifestyle. I'm happy to say! I think this is the only way to go. Not only are we eating raw, we won't allow any other food in our house. So if the kids visit, they have to eat the same, while in the house. They cannot bring left overs or anything into this house from anyplace that isn't raw. :)
Permalink Reply by KittyKatKayl on That is brilliant,
See my partner is not even vegan ... never mind raw vegan.
He 'gets' the whole vegan thing but not the HCRV lifestyle, while I eat alone it is raw then with him HCCV, ... it is difficult when he does not 'get' why I would want to eat mostly fruit, at dinner time is always says 'Are you going to eat anything 'proper' tonight'
Permalink Reply by Stephanie Watson on IF he is a reader, have him read the China Study. Had my husband read that sooner he would have been transformed sooner. This is man who had to have meat at every meal, drank tons of coffee with cream and sugar, and didn't eat many veggies. If he can change, anyone can. I never bothered him about it. I did tell him that it would be easier for me to lose weight if he wasn't eating this stuff (which I had to cook btw). He read the book and before he even finished, change. See he did eat some of my raw food, especially smoothies in 2009... and it made him even smarter than he already is and he picked up a programming language in 2 weeks and fixed a problem at work that would have cost them 10K to fix. (he got a 40 dollar dinner out and employee of the month as thanks lol) Anyway, so he knew raw food was good. But reading that book changed everything. He's even more vigilant than me now.
Permalink Reply by KittyKatKayl on That is a really good idea! He LOVES to read, maybe this could be the answer? Thank you so much!
Permalink Reply by Ashlee on No, unfortunately my boyfriend hasn't converted yet. His only issue is that he's allergic to citric acid and most fruit. We've been together for 2 years and I love him to death so I'm not gonna leave him because of that. He loves fruit, it just makes him break out. One time he ate a bite of banana and his lips and throat swelt so bad I thought I'd have to take him to the hospital:/ It's terrible he's allergic to the best food for the human population. Sometimes when he's cooking he mocks me, like he'll say he's eating REAL food and mine is for babies, lol. But him and I are always joking around with each other. It doesn't bother him when I eat it anymore, he used to hate seeing me eat a lot of it and him not be able to.
But one day if we get married it'll still be the same. He'll eat his way and I'll eat mine.
It won't stop me from doing what I do best;) EATING MY YUMMY FRUIT!
Permalink Reply by KittyKatKayl on Yeah I've been with my partner for over 6 years, so not going to split with him. We make separate meals but eat together in the work week. At the weekends though, we normally have the same dinner on Friday, Saturday and Sunday ... so I eat 3 cooked meals a week. The one on a Sunday is at my parents, all the family get together every week for a Sunday roast ... no idea how I will ever get out of that one! He likes it when we eat together rather than separate meals, I just wish he would eat my meals! He is more or less veggie, apart from the odd steak (he feels guilty afterwards though) don't think he will ever go vegan though, nevermind raw!
Permalink Reply by Jon Keeney on I can understand, I suppose, when you decide to become vegan while in a long-term relationship and your partner does not join you, still trying to compromise and make things work.
However, being single, women who are not vegan aren't even blips on my radar.
There's more to veganism than just what you decide to put on your plate. I wouldn't waste my time with someone whose moral compass doesn't align with mine.
Permalink Reply by KittyKatKayl on I agree but it is easy to say that when single, as mentioned I've been with my partner over 6 years!
IF, i was single, I would only date other vegans!
Permalink Reply by Jon Fergus on However, being single, women who are not vegan aren't even blips on my radar.
Same here.
Permalink Reply by Kati Sharp on 
Daniel Kerr replied to Toni Jessop's discussion What did we eat in the wild when there was no fruit?
Larissa Barrett replied to Gwen1472's discussion Tiredness when starting this lifestyle... in the group 811 UK
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