Would you date a man who didn't eat any vegetables?

[Callcat]

Just that really!

I nearly married one! We didn't split because he was a fussy eater, I hasten to add. It wasn't an issue - I just did my own thing for meals.

No. He'd probably be constipated and spend a lot of time on the toilet.

@DiddyHeck

If I was catering for a dieter in the family I’d just cook everyone those meals

See that really isn't fair to make one person dictate what everyone else in the family should eat. They'd be far more affected by that than someone not wanting some veg.

Nut 'not wanting some veg' would mean so many dishes would be off the menu though

No curry
No spag bol
No shepherds pie
...

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest and I don't give a shiny shit about shared dining experiences.

@sadpapercourtesan Other than fruits and vegetables, what other food is colourful? I’m having difficulty thinking of anything else. The predominant colours of everything else are, in fact, beige and brown.

Oh God no.

Nut 'not wanting some veg' would mean so many dishes would be off the menu though

No curry
No spag bol
No shepherds pie

Don't be ridiculous. Assuming the adult is able bodied, they'd be cooking their own veg-free meals wouldn't they?

Hell no.

Nope. I love food. Cooking it, going out to eat, talking about it. I want someone who shares that love and wants to do those things with me. I would only ever be in a serious relationship with someone who was willing to eat pretty much everything (which also rules out fussy eaters, vegetarians and vegans).

What I find interesting on threads like this is that people take things like this as some sort of mortal insult. People choose their partners based on all sorts of deeply personal, extremely complicated (and occasionally wholly illogical) criteria. So what? They are entitled to do so - no one is owed a relationship with them. 🤷🏽‍♀️

No - immature and he could get gout.

I eat a very limited amount of fruit and veg...about one portion a day. I physically can't eat any more. My health is, and aways has been very good. My late DH used to eat and enjoy many more vegetables than I did both in quantity and variety. When he became terminally ill, his diet changed again to a very specific and short list of ingredients. I can't remember it ever causing a problem. Personally i think its weird reason not to date somebody unless they expect their you to adopt their dietary preferences and needs.

[quote MeSanniesareBrannies]@sadpapercourtesan Other than fruits and vegetables, what other food is colourful? I’m having difficulty thinking of anything else. The predominant colours of everything else are, in fact, beige and brown.[/quote]
Eggs are yellow and white, ham is pink, salmon is...salmon, red and black quinoa/rice, tricolor pasta, cheese is yellow/orange...there are loads of non-vegetable foods that aren't beige or brown, assuming he isn't avoiding grains as well.

I'm not here to sell a vegetable-free diet though, I love vegetables. I just think there are a lot of very shallow and intolerant assumptions being made about people who struggle with certain foods, which is sad because it adds to the existing barriers for ND people and those with sensory difficulties having relationships.

@Chikapu

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest and I don't give a shiny shit about shared dining experiences.

me too

I wouldn't judge someone on their food tastes. You don't really get to choose who you fall in love with in my opinion.

@Fetchthevet

No. He'd probably be constipated and spend a lot of time on the toilet.

Ha if I ate a normal 5 fruit and veg portions diet I'd LIVE in the loo...and no one else would want to use it.

No

@tara66

No - immature and he could get gout.

😂😂

It depends. If he ate the veg I put in front of him then I'd have no problem - some people don't know how to cook veg or simply can't be arsed. If the non-veg eating was due to fussiness then yes, it would probably put me off.

@InisnaBro

Absolutely not. I'm vegetarian and wouldn't even kiss anyone who wasn't. Urgh.

but all people are meat

@tara66

No - immature and he could get gout.

what on earth do you base that on?

No I wouldn't. If some think their diet would have no impact on me they lead very different lives to me. I want someone to share the cooking with, if they catered entirely for themselves that would mean I would have to do the same. Just so inefficient, cooking the same meal for two people is far less effort than cooking two separate meals.

all people are meat

This is true, especially if you are a lion 🦁

Yes.
I don't care what other people eat

I have done. Towards the end I just found it so annoying and childish. It made him unattractive due to him being fussy and ungrateful. He was a decent partner in someways but the fussiness was an indicator of other traits that made us incompatible.

No!