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If you’re vegetarian but DH isn’t, do you cook him meat?

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pinkhollydolly · 04/02/2025 13:48

I’ve been vege since I was a child. DH isn’t and there is nothing I can do or say to persuade him that dinner doesn’t need meet.
I will put chicken kievs, and the like in the oven, and even pan fry a steak, but anything more that I just don’t like labouring over a hot stove and my hair smelling of meat when I don’t like it. So it’s basically ready made meals, anything I can put in the oven and he doesn’t like it (married 10 years, DC won’t eat meat, and DH works and I don’t so by agreement I do all the cooking).

YABU- if you’ve both agreed that you’ll do the cooking, cook him what he wants.

YANBU - you shouldn’t have to cook things you don’t like the taste or smell of, I wouldn’t.

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thaegumathteth · 04/02/2025 14:01

I'm the same I'll cook things that just need put in the oven but I'm not picking through mince or chicken bones.

He eats vegetarian fairly frequently now anyways (tacos, pasta bake, fajita etc) . Ds is a meat eater and at Uni so it's just dh, me and dd who is pescatarian so he's kind of outnumbered.

Quercus3 · 04/02/2025 13:59

I'm veggie, husband isn't.

I do all the cooking, I don't cook meat.

He has catered lunch at work so he has meat there if he wants it.

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 04/02/2025 13:57

I’m vegetarian and DH isn’t. He eats vegetarian meals at home though because it’s just easier than having to cook two separate meals all the time. He is fine with this and just eats meat when he’s not with me. So no I don’t cook him meat.

Roundaboot · 04/02/2025 13:57

SilenceInside · 04/02/2025 13:52

I am vegetarian, partner is not. I do all the cooking, and so it is vegetarian with the exception of a couple of meat things that can just go in the oven similar to how you describe. My DP used to be vegetarian (before I met him, long time ago) though so will happily eat vegetarian things. He is happy that someone else is cooking nice food for him!

Ditto to all that, especially the part about DP just being happy that someone is cooking for him!
I don't really mind having meat in the house but I don't want to cook it. I don't know how for one thing, and I also don't want to smell of it. DS (17) was brought up veggie but now chooses to eat meat and he'll eat meat at home, but mainly things like ready cooked chicken or salami. DP is not bothered about eating meat at home and will just eat when he's out and about, especially when we eat out.

Flossflower · 04/02/2025 13:55

Very occasionally. About once every 3 months. He can cook or have meat when we eat out.

SilenceInside · 04/02/2025 13:52

I am vegetarian, partner is not. I do all the cooking, and so it is vegetarian with the exception of a couple of meat things that can just go in the oven similar to how you describe. My DP used to be vegetarian (before I met him, long time ago) though so will happily eat vegetarian things. He is happy that someone else is cooking nice food for him!

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