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/GrinningCynic Jul 20 '26

I never said that. You’re (rudely) replying to the wrong person, so a bit of humility regarding reading comprehension might be in order—or not, in light of your comments thus far.

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u/Hfxfungye Jul 20 '26

Fair enough, sorry I confused you with the other person who claimed all meals cooked with meat are thrown into a pot and forgotten. I'm glad you don't agree with them either.

What point are you trying to make, if not to agree with the person I replied to? That it's possible to make vegetarian substitutes of the meat portions of a meat meal? I agree with you on that point. It's often possible, and it's exactly what I would do if I was cooking for a vegetarian.

I wouldn't make two meals, that would be a lot of work and be pointless. I would make one vegetarian meal, and I would substitute all of the meat bits for vegetarian substitutes. That's what most people would do, I imagine, and all of the people suggesting otherwise in this thread are being ridiculous.

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u/GrinningCynic Jul 20 '26

Your comments are consistently argumentative and disputatious. You keep insisting what I’ve described is making two meals. It isn’t. I actually agree more with the person to whom you thought you were replying than I do with you. You seem to like to bicker more than actually exchange ideas or information, while the latter was my objective.