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Mixed eater relationships

Daniel Ahern's Lamb Chops and Lentil SaladAn article in today's New York Times Dining and Wine section addresses the question of differing diets in relationships (just in time for Valentine's Day!). The piece opens with a vignette from Shauna James Ahern (aka the Gluten-Free Girl) about a man she dated before she met her husband, who ended things because he loved bread too much and she was unable to eat it. The article then moves on to tell stories of other relationships that ended because of diet differences, before giving examples of people who've been able to overcome their mixed menu situations (including Philly based Urban Vegan aka Dynise Balcavage).

I admit that I would struggle being in a relationship with someone who's eating style differed drastically from mine but I admire the people who are willing to be flexible and able to make it work.

How about you, Slashfood readers? Are you willing to be in a relationship with someone who eats a substantially different diet from the one you follow?

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Tags: Dining and Wine, Gluten Free Girl, meat eater, mixed diets, New York Times, NewYorkTimes, relationships, Urban Vegan, vegan

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Carnivoral

2-16-2008 @11:49AM Carnivoral said... How hot is Dynise Balcavage? I'm used to skinny pale vegans, but never with a rack like that. Wow!
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spaceman7

2-17-2008 @3:08PM spaceman7 said... "Carnivoral said...

How hot is Dynise Balcavage? I'm used to skinny pale vegans, but never with a rack like that. Wow!"

-I hear that. She actually seems to have kind of a bod there.

Most veggies I know have bods like Joanne Colan; ie: they make chopsticks look like Salma Hayek.
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eriko

4-25-2008 @9:13PM eriko said... my last boyfriend was an extremely picky eater. when we first started dating he was adventurous and would try almost anything, but gradually reverted. i tried for awhile to cook to his liking, but 3 years later i got bored and decided to just cook what i wanted to eat...which lead to many 'you know i'm not going to eat that' comments and 'i know, i'm not making it for you' responses...
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