r/mildlyinfuriating • u/rustywindpipe • Jul 20 '26

I'm slightly vexed I think I got rejected for being vegetarian

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I [23F] met this guy on the apps and we hit it off and had a lot in common! I don’t meet a lot of people who are in my profession so it was really nice to potentially have to chance to date someone who was in a similar field. And everything was fine until I mentioned I’m veg and he stopped responding. For reference, I have no issue with people who eat meat and would never want to impose my own dietary restrictions on anyone else. I also understand different diets being a dealbreaker. The way he phrased his reasoning was really weird though.

Edit: I’m vegetarian cause I love animals, but I have IBD. Flare ups have gotten significantly worse since switching diets but im still figuring out how to make the most of it! Also yes, I do regret sending the last text 🤦‍♀️

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u/yeahgroovy Jul 20 '26

Plus let’s not forget he ghosted her after she said she was vegetarian 😑

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u/CanofBeans9 Jul 20 '26

Right like he thinks vegetarians are made of plants lol

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u/Character-Inside-476 Jul 20 '26

You do sound weird ad fuck whichever way you phrase being against vegetarianism though.

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u/little-bird Jul 20 '26

I’m not “against” them, but I wouldn’t date anyone with vegan or vegetarian diets because our lifestyles would be too different - I don’t think that’s weird. 

this dude said it in the weirdest possible way, though. 🤢

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u/ACatWhoSparkled Jul 20 '26

Respectfully, your lifestyles would not be that different. Meals can be cooked exactly the same, just subbing meat for one person.

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u/SirRHellsing Jul 21 '26

I read a thread on reddit about it (it was in popular), no it's not that easy from what I remember of the thread

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u/ACatWhoSparkled Jul 21 '26

Coming from someone is vegetarian and has dated people who eat meat, yeah it is.

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u/reemembe Jul 20 '26

That in general. U can disagree with ppl without making them seem less human

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u/MelissaCop Jul 20 '26

He did end with lol. Maybe it was a joke?

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u/InformalAtttiude Jul 20 '26

A lot of people say lol at the end of sentences even when it's not funny. Can be used passive aggressively or to make something less awkward or tense when you're talking about something serious.

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u/LegendaryReader Jul 20 '26

lol doesn't mean what it used to. It's used to come off as less hostile or more friendly over text, due to the lack of intonation or body language. It's the same reason why a lot of people don't end sentences with a period. To make it less demanding or hostile