{"id":6606,"date":"2008-02-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2008\/02\/16\/i-love-you-but-you-love-meat\/"},"modified":"2008-02-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-16T12:00:00","slug":"i-love-you-but-you-love-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/2008\/02\/16\/i-love-you-but-you-love-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love You, but You Love Meat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"source\"><a HREF=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/02\/13\/dining\/13incompatible.html?ei=5087&#038;em=&#038;en=a41dd0de79221f23&#038;ex=1203051600&#038;pagewanted=print\">www.nytimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\">NEW YORK, USA, February 13, 2008: Sharing meals has always been an important courtship ritual and a metaphor for love. But in an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won&#8217;t, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Many vegetarians say they cannot date anyone who eats meat. Vegans, who avoid eating not just animals but animal-derived products, take it further, shivering at the thought of kissing someone who uses animal products. Ben Abdalla, 42, a real estate agent in Boca Raton, Fla., said he preferred to date fellow vegetarians because meat eaters smell bad and have low energy.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Romano, 31, a vegan and school psychologist in Belleville, N.Y., said she recently ended a relationship with a man who enjoyed backyard grilling. Her disapproval &#8220;would have become an issue later even if it wasn&#8217;t in the beginning,&#8221; Ms. Romano said. &#8220;I need someone who is ethically on the same page.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Food is a huge part of life,&#8221; says Jennifer Esposito, 28. &#8220;It&#8217;s something I want to be able to share.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s this feeling that if we eat the same thing then we are the same thing, and if we don&#8217;t, we&#8217;re no longer unified,&#8221; says psychiatrist Dr. Zerbe. &#8220;Sharing food is an important ritual that enhances relationships.&#8221; Specialists advise interdietary couples to find meals they can both enjoy. &#8220;Or at least a side dish,&#8221; Dr. Zerbe said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>www.nytimes.com NEW YORK, USA, February 13, 2008: Sharing meals has always been an important courtship ritual and a metaphor for,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6606\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hinduismtoday.com\/hpi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}