Hi Erica,
It is confusing that you referred to your boyfriend as a “vegetarian” and devoted a whole post to vegetarian food, but then have a post from a few days before where he was “craving” chicken pot pie….?
I am all for showing you eat and enjoy a great deal of food, but if you’re going to write a food blog, be consistent about what you say.
-“N”
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Hi “N”,
First of all, I am so sorry you decided to remain anonymous. I always like to address my readers directly!
In fact…your question is actually great and I am happy to provide clarity.
Dan, my boyfriend, is a vegetarian about 95% of the time. His reasons for doing so are moral and he does the best he can to stay away from meat. That being said, he does enjoy the flavor of chicken and has a weakness for it every once in a while (especially fried chicken and chicken flavored foods…like pot pie).
It used to bother me a lot, because I felt like he was only a vegetarian when he wanted to be and it didn’t make sense to me. One day, I asked him about it and he said that he didn’t like the idea of eating meat morally and would only do so if he knew he would really, truly enjoy what he was eating (apparently that is how he justifies it),
Do I agree with it, not totally, but what can I do? At the end of the day, I wish he ate meat (because it would make my life easier), so if he wants a chicken pot pie, you bet I’m making him one!
It’s a little weird, but it’s who he is and I love him. As long as he doesn’t judge other people for eating meat (which he doesn’t), I can’t hold it against him. We all have our quirks, right?
I hope I cleared up any inconsistencies you saw! When I originally started this blog, I thought only friends and family would read it. Since it’s begun to catch on, it’s clear I need to explain my situations a little bit better! 🙂
Love always,
Erica
Way to stay classy Erica! Love reading your blog!
Thank you, Emily! :). That means so much.
Mind over matter. A chicken is a beautiful animal and no matter how good he may think the “flavor” is, it is not morally correct to eat.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion! Thank you for sharing yours :).
It is not morally correct in YOUR eyes. I see nothing wrong with eating chicken. Don’t speak for me
I tried to be vegan for a week. It’s so hard!! Go dan for giving it his best shot 🙂
SO HARD. I give him credit for doing the best that he can 🙂
As a vegetarian I crave some meats a lot. I won’t go on a morality rant or anything and do not want to get into an argument, nor do I want some comment about “well that’s your opinion”, but I just value my morals more than my food. I understand the feeling though, even as someone who’s 100% vegetarian. I just do my best to find the tastes/textures that I miss in vegetarian foods.
(Sorry, if I bring up morality at all people tend to start a discussion on it, but I just want to mention my views without discussing them. Too many nasty arguments occur.)
Fair enough! I agree with you and give you a lot of credit for upholding your beliefs :). No nasty arguments here!
Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts!
Whoever “n” “q” “c” and whatever other letters they want to use is, should keep their mouths shut about morals. Who cares… If you had any “morals” then you would know to not say anything if you have nothing nice to say. I appreciate Dan and his morals or “lack of” according to some… I eat chicken, red meat, and many (once) living things daily! And thanks for sharing Erica! <3