Is anyone's partner not vegan - how do you manage?

[OneFrenchEgg]

When we got together I was veggie, became vegan a few years ago. I don't know if it's my age or more time together but the smell and look of some meat dishes really repulses me to the point I have to leave the room.
We have separate food storage etc, and we cook separately (mainly work / family related) but it's really weirdly more difficult. I don't know how to move forward except for leaving the room - does anyone else feel like this ?

No. In fact when DS lived at home we prepared meat dishes for him. Still give meat to DDog. Individual choice (even in dog's case, as he'd definitely complain bitterly about being forced to go vegan)!

I’m vegan, my husband isn’t and I honestly don’t mind when he cooks meat (I would of course much prefer him to be vegan too but that’s his choice and since he’s not vegan, I have a live and let live approach to our diets). I’m vegan for ethical purposes though, not because I don’t like the taste/smell of meat/dairy so maybe that makes a difference? So I don’t have any advice for you, sorry! I guess if you feel that strongly about it then leaving the room is the only option.

I've got vegan, vegetarian and committed carnivores here, everyone is entitled to dietary choices but eats together. My rules are you respect each others choices. Today it's a roast so two are having a meat substitute but other days we all have vegan then add cheese and crispy pancetta if you want. Sometimes is vegan dal with briinjal pickle all around as it's my favourite meal (and I'm not veggie, I just love lentils!)

Understanding others is key in relationships

My H got a slow cooker and the smell of the meat cooking pervaded the whole house for hours and hours. I had to go out sometimes or retreat to the bedroom and close the door. Thankfully, that craze seems to have ended and now and I've moved the slow cooker into the back of the deepest cupboard and hope he forgets about it. He has moved onto to making kimchi, and krauts which revolts the children. Usually I just cook vegan food and he can have cheeses (such as parmesan, feta etc) or yoghurt/soured cream on the side if he wants and I can hold my nose and slam in a chicken breast or chop in the oven. He makes his own bolognaises/chilli/meatballs.

@OneFrenchEgg like you the smell of cooking meat is disturbing me more the older I get. I hate it when the neighbours have a BBQ

It's his choice. Personally couldn't date a vegan/veggie

My partner is a meat eater and people find it so strange that we're together! I think food is really not a big deal. We both work full time and different hours, rarely eat together, when we do go out there is always a vegan option, so it's not an issue. He's happy with his diet, I'm happy with mine. He has switched to oat milk, and will eat some of the vegan meals I make (pasta bakes, bolognese, stir fry etc) because he genuinely enjoys them, so it's great really. I don't feel repulsed by the smell of meat or anything, but I chose to have a vegan diet for health reasons.

DH is pescatarian, DD and I are vegan and DS is an omnivore. We mainly eat vegan, but DS and DH add cheese (or in DS’s case bacon) to things. I cook DS chicken or bacon sometimes and DH cooks fish. When they were all meat eaters we would cook suiting them and amend for me rather than the other way round. But unluckily for poor DS the balance in the house has tipped 😂

I'm not vegan but veggie. My partner eats what I cook so mostly vegetarian or vegan meals. He eats fish fingers and tinned fish a few times a week and he will eat bacon or pork sausages once a week which he cooks on stand alone grill we have just for his meat. Very occasionally he cooks a roast joint of beef in the oven. I don't love it but its his home too and I can't force him to not eat meat. I love him and it isn't a huge issue in our relationship.

It's interesting, it's definitely a real reaction like repulsion from me which has worsened over the years. It's not a respect issue - I don't mention it or try to persuade him to eat anything else. I sometimes leave the room or eat separately - things like bones or faces or strong smells are really affecting me. Clearly in a minority.

DH is vegan, I’m omnivore. I very very rarely cook meat now as the smell revolts me.

My partner eats veggy at home but eats meat when we go out.

i totally relate to you
my partner eats mainly veggie / vegan out of respect for me and our baby is vegetarian. I don't want meat in my house.

when we all go out to eat I try to bite my tongue if my partner orders a meat dish, I know that there has to be compromise somewhere and really appreciate that they are so respectful of my beliefs. But it’s still hard, sometimes I have to strategically position menus etc to block my view. If it looks like dead flesh (bacon etc) it makes me feel so nauseated and just eurgh.

so yeah. I get this.

I'm veg, my DH is not. No meat in the house except the occasional take out, i do most of the cooking and don't cook meat.

He eats meat when he's out.

Works for us!

My partner is vegan. We just sub in different parts of the food. So for example we might have sausage and mash with real sausage for the meat eaters and vegan sausage for the vegan.

I was veggie when we met and having meat in the house didn't bother me too much. Went vegan a few years ago and now it really bothers me. We don't have any meat in the house now, occasionally he will buy some cheese and he eats meat when we go to his parents house. I wish he would go vegan but obviously I can't make him, although he in practical terms he eats vegan food 99% of the time. He respects me not wanting meat on the house though so it's never been an issue.

Mine is vegetarian and we eat vegan together unless he's adding cheese to whatever I cook!
My first husband was a carnivore and it was horrible. During pregnancy he would only eat meat out of the house as the smell made me sick but just having meat around and being cooked in the house was vile. I would struggle to live with a meat eater again.

Mine isn't fussy and eats what I cook so at home eats vegan 95% of the time. He actually prefers most vegan options to the real thing now. If he wants meat, he generally cooks it himself. I will make an exception on Christmas day but for the last 3 years he's actually asked for a vegan Christmas dinner.

I didn't realise there were more replies sorry. Sounds like there are a few people who identify. I don't think it's an issue when you don't live together maybe, but for me it's just got more revolting over the years.

I’ve been vegan for nearly 8 years. DH isn’t.
I really struggle with sight and smell of meat and fish.
it generally works ok for us. I’m a shift worker and he cooks meat etc when I’m out working. I only cook vegan food, which he really enjoys.
occasionally he cooks bacon which really turns my stomach, but I stay upstairs and read , or take the dog for a walk. He airs the kitchen well afterwards.
It isn’t easy sometimes but we work around it.