I'm a veggie and neither my husband nor my kids is. But it doesn't bother me at all. It was a personal decision on my part, and I wouldn't expect anyone else to jump on my train just because they felt like they had to. My husband and kids do eat veggie at least three or four times a week, though (I'm the one doing the cooking, after all), and when they eat meat, it's always organic. It's more expensive, but the flavour of grain fed, free-range beef and chicken is usually so much more amazing that you don't need to eat as much!

Not a deal breaker...to each his own.

I'm a vegetarian and my husband is not. Seeing as I'm the cook the majority of the time, he does have a 90% meat free diet - and when it's his turn to cook, he's kind enough to make vegetarian meals so that we can eat together. But I never impose food choices on him - I almost expect him to order meat at restaurants or for the odd lunch when I'm away, and if he wants steak that's his business. He's already amazingly supportive with eating whatever I make at home and embracing the ethics and health advantages behind my decision.

I am a vegetarian and my fiance is definitely not...I have no qualms about cooking meat for him (apparently I cook a great rare steak, who knew?) as it is not his problem that I am a vegetarian. Mind you, since we have been living together he does eat more vegetarian meals than he used to and I do try to get him to eat organic meat whenever possible.
However, I am not a vegetarian due to my belief in animal rights (don't get me wrong, I care about animals) but because I cannot stand the texture and taste of meat... But honestly, it's a personal decision on my part and I would never expect him to be a vegetarian simply because I am

I would not consider myself a vegetarian, but I rarely ever eat meat. It disgusts me 99% of the time. My boyfriend likes meat... GOOD meat, not crap burgers and whatnot. It really doesn't bother me when he eats meat. The thing is that he eats salads and stuff like that as well and doesn't feel like less of a man afterwards. That I like.

Hmnn, it really doesn't matter as long as he is considerate to my viewpoints.

Our family is vegetarian. We don't purchase or buy meats nor would we cook it in our home. When we are out to dinner with friends it does not bother us that they do eat animal based meals.

Down to the deal breaker part---yes, it would be a deal breaker for me. At this time I don't lips that touch meat to touch mine and I would not want meat based meals cooked in my home or in my pots and pans.

Could I love people who eat meat? You bet!!! I just to keep it all veg in my close and personal relationships.

Like most everyone else who commented- my boyfriend eats meat(a lot, he is from a traditional Italian-American family) and I am a vegetarian. It is everyone's personal choice, and I would never foist my ideas on someone, especially whose familial culture has a lot to do with food, and meat is part of that. If we ever get married, I plan on cooking meat and vegetarian dishes, with always something vegetarian for me to eat, while he gets meat a few nights a week.

I'm mostly vegie (I do eat fish on occasion) but I won't cook any of it. Howevery, my policy is if you want it, you cook it...I have no issue with it in my house or around me but I'm not going to make it for you! Most of the guys I've dated are not vegetarian but it's never been an issue. (who am I to tell you what to eat?!)

This just in from PETA...

"Those in relationships with meat eaters should immediately KILL themselves for being allowed to further this insidious agenda. That is all."

i'm very passionate about animal rights. i'm also very passionate in my belief that PETA has done a major disservice to the animal rights movement by alienating the public at large from understanding or supporting 'the cause' due to the absurd issues it chooses to 'take a stand on' for the sheer purpose of gaining media attention. choosing pamela anderson as a spokesperson for such a delicate / largely misunderstood issue was crazy poor judgement on the part of PETA and gang. what's next? paris hilton as the face of the sierra club?

I've been a vegetarian for seventeen years, and my boyfriend's been a meat-eater for thirty-seven years. He appreciates the vegetarian movement, and he feels terrible about eating things like pork, but I don't ever pressure him to change his diet. I also NEVER cook meat for him (partly because I find it disgusting, but also because I'm not really sure how it's supposed to look or taste), and he's never asked me to -- but again, I don't forbid him to put meat into our fridge. I honestly can't picture raising children who eat meat, but I also think it should be a personal choice. My kids will probably be primarily vegetarian growing up, and if they would like to try meat as they get older, so be it. They can also go to church if they want -- that's a choice that's every bit as personal as one's dietary habits. Also, I have the kind of physicality where I don't NEED meat to feel healthy; my iron count is good and I get plenty of protein from other sources, but I also know people who've tried to become vegetarian and it's made them really sick. But it's not as simple as just swearing meat off for good. It takes a lot of research and dedication.

I've been a vegetarian since I went to a pork slaughterhouse when in college to pick up a pig's head for a student film project. I believe if more people were made aware of the processes/methods used to get meat, and the amount of disease and drugs they risk ingesting, there would be a lot more vegetarians in this world.
That said, I believe strongly in personal choice. I believe many people are ignorant that choose to eat meat. Educate yourselves. Rolling Stone did an expose on the pork industry that is hair-raising. Go to the website "www.madcowboy.com" and read what a reformed vegetarian who worked in the beef industry has to share about beef rendering processes. It could change your life.

It's easier now to be a healthy vegetarian than ever. When I started, there was only brown rice and cardboard pastries. Now there are vegan corn dogs, flavorful veggie "burgers", delicious dishes made of tofu, seitan and soy that simulate flavors of tuna salad, or Italian meatballs, turkey, and much more. There are incredible fake cheeses that melt, and with ketchup/mustard/relish Tommy Lee could make a mock triple-triple burger that would be awesome, dude.

artichoke and passerby - same closed minded idiot posting twice.

I'm a strict vegetarian and animal rights advocate. I also like people a lot and accept then just as they are. My significant other is a meat eater. I love many people who are fishermen and women. My SO just doesn't expect me to cook the stuff cause that's something I wouldn't do. He also respects my wishes not to eat ribs in front of me cause it makes me sick.

I've been a vegetarian since high school and I've only dated one other vegetarian but that was a few years before I even became one.
Relationships with "meat eaters" have never bothered me because it is my personal choice and it just isn't for everyone. Of course I always get the weird reaction of people feeling weird eating meat around me but it will never bother me.
As long as you're not trying to force me to eat meat, I won't force you not to! Some people are always trying to "convert" others to think like them. I believe you should do and believe whatever you want although I would love it if everyone stopped killing and eating animals. I guess I'm not as much as an activist as Pam.

im a vegitarian and i could care less if my partner is or isnt...:0