Newlywed Vegetarian Hosts Christmas Dinner, But Where’s the Ham?

Imagine hosting your first Christmas dinner as a newlywed couple, only to have your family criticize your efforts. That’s exactly what happened to one vegetarian wife, who found herself in the middle of a holiday conflict. She and her husband hosted the dinner in their small apartment, but when the family discovered there was no ham, things took a sour turn.

A Vegetarian Hosts Christmas Dinner

Family Tradition: Newlyweds Host

Small Apartment, Vegetarian Home

Accommodating Food Allergies ️

Preparing a Vegetarian Feast

Husband Joins the Kitchen

The Missing Ham Dilemma ❓

Family’s Disappointment

MIL Wishes SIL Hosted

Arguments and Disrespect

Family Leaves in a Huff

Seeking Outside Perspective

Family Aware of Vegetarianism

Update: BIL Shares Post

Family Apologizes

Meeting to Make Amends ️

Family Apologizes After Vegetarian Christmas Drama

After the vegetarian wife’s post went viral, her BIL shared it with the family, leading to an unexpected outcome. The family read the post and the responses, then called the wife directly to apologize for their behavior. They even suggested meeting at a vegetarian restaurant to make amends in person. While the wife remains cautiously optimistic, it seems like this holiday drama might have a happy ending after all.

NTA. Hosts determine menus. Guests do not determine menus.

Vegetarian host defends Christmas dinner without ham against meat-eating family.

NTA. Hosted Christmas dinner, made a nice meal, but criticized. Family’s TA.

Husband’s family are tools for critiquing his choices. Kudos to him for standing up to them.

Newlywed vegetarian gets support from husband over meat-free Christmas dinner

Vegetarian couple hosts Christmas dinner, gets judged for no ham

Stand your ground! You made the meal you wanted.

NTA. Vegetarian hosts Christmas dinner, in-laws complain about the food.

NTA for not cooking meat, in-laws may have set you up.

Supportive comment and reply to in-laws’ appalling behavior

Vegetarian host stands up to pushy meat-eating guests. NTA

Hosting a vegetarian dinner doesn’t make you an a**hole

Supportive husband backs newlywed vegetarian in rude in-law encounter

Being a vegetarian doesn’t mean you have to cook meat. NTA

Vegetarian newlywed stands up to in-laws, food still fabulous

Standing up to in-laws’ demands makes you NTA

Don’t let in-laws boss you around. You’re NTA

Meatless Christmas dinner: NTA. Guests don’t need meat every meal

NTA for not cooking meat, but watch out for retaliation

Vegetarian host stands her ground, spouse supports. NTA

NTA, but communication breakdown caused ham expectation confusion.

NTA. They bullied you into hosting despite your objections, didn’t contribute, and then have the audacity to be upset when served a vegetarian meal? Hopefully, this means you’ll never have to host their ungrateful a**es again.

Commenter defends vegetarian host’s Christmas dinner, NTA verdict.

Vegetarian host defends menu choice, teaches guest etiquette.

Family disrespects vegetarian Christmas feast, husband supports wife.

NTA, it was a misunderstanding. Their piss poor attitudes ruined Christmas

NTA for hosting vegetarian Christmas dinner; hoping cousin gets married.

Supportive comment to newlywed vegetarian who faced hostility from in-laws.

Supportive husband in a sea of spineless spouses ❤

Vegetarian newlywed stands up for beliefs against rude meat-eaters.

NTA! Husband’s response to ‘suck it up or leave’ is gold

Forced to host, cooked vegetarian meals, ungrateful guests. NTA

Family insists on vegetarian dinner, complains when it’s all veggie. NTA

In-laws complain about no ham, forget the true meaning. NTA.

In-laws set up newlywed vegetarian to fail at Christmas dinner. NTA.

Vegetarian’s comment triggers meat eaters.

Respectful sibling accommodates vegan host, enjoys amazing vegan feast

Supportive comment and reply, husband is a star

NTA stands up for hosting preferences with no-nonsense attitude

A meat-eater who respects and accommodates vegetarian/vegan preferences.

Complaining about fake meat, missing the point of the dinner

NTA stands up to pushy meat-eating family, gets criticized.

Meat-loving commenter supports vegetarian host’s decision. NTA

No ham on Christmas? NTA, but communication is key

Vegetarian host sets boundaries, guests complain. NTA

NTA: Suggest a health concern instead of religious differences.

Husband defends vegetarian wife at Christmas dinner, NTA wins!

NTA, but in-laws should have discussed meat preferences beforehand.

Lost in translation: Is it a pork roast or boiled shoulder?

Vegetarian newlywed stands up to MIL, offers alternative

Vegetarian newlywed stands up for beliefs, commenters agree.

Supportive comment defending vegetarian host’s decision.

Newlywed vegetarian stands up for her dietary choices at Christmas dinner

Vegetarian newlywed hosts Christmas dinner, NTA, but is it wise?

Midwesterner appalled by behavior, praises husband’s shiny spine

Guests were rude for complaining about vegetarian Christmas dinner. NTA

Defending vegetarian spouse from rude family earns NTA judgement

Commenter defends vegetarian Christmas, calls husband’s family weird.

Vegetarian newlywed hosts Christmas dinner, but NTA for serving veggies

NTA and veggie Xmas dinner? Count me in!

Meat-eater defends vegetarian in-law’s Christmas dinner choices

Wedding tradition sucks, but NTA for vegetarian Christmas dinner

Guest questions husband’s vegetarianism as host, gets clarification in reply.

Hosting a vegetarian Christmas dinner? Be clear with guests! ESH

Eating vegetarian for one meal won’t hurt. NTA

In-laws force broke newlyweds to host, get mad over ham. NTA

Vegetarian hosts Christmas dinner, ILs expect meat. NTA stands firm.

Vegetarian defends meatless Christmas dinner against meat-eaters.