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Vegetarian Dating, Does it Make Things Easier?As of this writing, I have not had much experience with 'vegetarian dating' sites. However, I have been through some of the mis-adventures of dating meat eaters, and I have lived to tell the tale. 
It's not that I am ashamed of my dietary choices, in fact quite the opposite. It does not take much probing for me to open up about the quirks of my diet, my borderline obsessive calorie-counting, and how happy I am about my decision. This is precisely what I am afraid of, because once I start talking about this stuff I find it difficult to stop. Let me tell you, spending the whole night talking about food is a good way to take the spark out any romantic encounter. It really does not bother me if someone choices to eat meat in front of me, that is their choice. I also do not use first dates as a platform to promote vegetarianism. Maybe I should, but some people are so damn sensitive about their food. I guess finding like-minded individuals through an outlet for vegetarian dating could eliminate some of these awkward situations. In mid-spring 2008 I had a date cancel on me the very day we were to go out, based on my vegetarianism. Granted we had met at a bar, and did not know each other that well, but we had exchanged emails and we had written back and forth for a couple weeks about travel, college, interests, etc. Ironically, this was a rare occasion where I did NOT bring my diet up at all... it all went down, via text message, when we were finalizing a place to meet. (Not word for word, but pretty close. Yes, I use proper grammar, capitalization, and punctuation in text messages.) Her: btw, r u vegetarian? Me: Haha, yeah, but I didn't think that I mentioned that before. It's kind of been my thing for the past two years... Her: ok that cld be a problem im italian and i love to cook and i eat meat three times a day we shd just save each others time it wdnt work In hindsight, I guess she screened herself out as being closed-minded, but this latest rejection was still a major bummer.Things were going so well! How did she even guess that I was a vegetarian and bring it up? Maybe because of my Indian ethnicity, (which in my case has nothing to do with my decision). Also, is she suggesting that anyone of Italian heritage is locked into a tradition that precludes any free-will when it comes to choosing your diet? I find that highly offensive. Finally and most importantly, I never asked anyone to cook me dinner in the first place. I suggested that we meet for a cup of coffee. Her projection into the future of us being in a committed relationship that involves us eating all of our meals together is getting ahead of ourselves and,frankly, kind of creepy. Maybe a few more stories like this will drive me to sticking to vegetarian dating in the future. Veggie Date is apparently the largest vegetarian dating site out right now. If anyone has tried one of these online sites, please contact me and share your insights with me. I would be curious to look into it myself, although I'm not quite sure how much success my picture will bring in. I'm convinced that online dating, even vegetarian dating, is more effective for those who are good-looking. :) 
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