Today, my boyfriend broke up with me. Why? Because I became a vegetarian. Apparently, he doesn't believe in "not eating meat." FML
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Today, I discovered my boyfriend gets lunch every day at Burger King. I confronted him, and he broke up with me. Apparently, he only pretended to be vegan like me to get in my pants, and now the jig is up he dumped me so he can return to having meat at all three meals of the day. FML
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Today, my boyfriend sent me a long text breaking up with me and calling me "selfish", all because I fed my dog half of the roast he made us for dinner. He knows damn well I feed her a raw diet. FML
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Bogrbon 27
He’s probably worried you’ll try and force that lifestyle choice on him. It’s his prerogative what values he sees as important. He could just have easily ended it for political or religious affiliation, and while a bit short sighted, it isn’t necessarily wrong to not date someone whose values don’t match yours.
Brightside86 31
I bet he just wanted to let you down easy. People almost never share the real reason they break up with someone.
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Comments (9)
RichardPencil 32
He probably thought you were giving up "tube steak."
Bogrbon 27
He’s probably worried you’ll try and force that lifestyle choice on him. It’s his prerogative what values he sees as important. He could just have easily ended it for political or religious affiliation, and while a bit short sighted, it isn’t necessarily wrong to not date someone whose values don’t match yours.
Jillian Cosby-Kelly 15
I'm engaged to someone with food restrictions. He can't eat pork. IT SUCKS. It is not his fault, but still, the substitutions I have to make are frustrating. I don't blame your ex for not wanting to sign himself up to deal with that for the rest of his life
BLACKHEART46101 10
Yeah but there is a difference between bodily issues and choices. I agree to both sides but I am giving you good luck and great credit for sticking with your SO through their own difficult situation.
DarkAngelsBlade 25
Pork is a food that several religions are barred from eating. This is likely a choice and not an allergy or dietary issue.
Brightside86 31
I bet he just wanted to let you down easy. People almost never share the real reason they break up with someone.
bobsanction 18
So....? You clearly weren't right for each other, seems like it's for the best.
tounces7 28
It's funny how many people put "YDI" it, probably not because she actually did deserve it in this instance, but because they're tired of arrogant vegetarians pushing their lifestyle in your face.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Why are there so many YDI votes? OP has the option to become a vegetarian if she wants to. Now, if she was trying to make her boyfriend do the same thing, then yes she deserves it. But the post doesn't seem to indicate that.
DanielleinDC 34
Your ex is an idiot. What does he mean, he doesn't believe in not eating meat? At least you're free to find a guy who'll respect your dietary choices.
HistoryHasEyes 19
If you were getting serious in a relationship to the point of children coming up that could have been a serious contention between you two as to whether or not to raise them to eat meat or not. My aunt and uncle almost broke up for the same reason as my aunt became a vegetarian and tried to get their kids to only eat vegetarian food options when my uncle insisted that she could eat whatever she wanted but the kids still needed to eat meat.