Vegetarian boyfriend forced to eat meat at family gathering?

A woman forgot to tell her family her boyfriend was vegetarian. She made him eat meat at dinner to not make a bad first impression. He ate it, but later expressed his disgust. Did she cross a line?

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Meeting your partner’s family can be stressful, but what happens when you forget to mention your boyfriend is a vegetarian? One woman found out the hard way when her mom made an entire turkey for a family gathering. In an effort to avoid causing a scene, she asked her boyfriend to suck it up and eat the turkey, which he did. While the night went well, the boyfriend later expressed his disgust at being forced to eat meat. Was it acceptable to ask him to compromise his beliefs for the sake of a good first impression? Join the discussion in the comments below.

Don’t force your beliefs on others, especially when it harms them

Ignoring his needs for family approval? YTA ‍♀️

Vegetarian boyfriend bullied into meat-eating. YTA, red flag.

OP put their boyfriend in an uncomfortable position by pressuring him to eat meat. The situation could have been avoided if OP had told their family in advance about the boyfriend’s dietary preferences. Now the relationship may suffer from this lack of respect and honesty. ‍♀️

Vegetarian boyfriend forced to eat meat – Commenters call out OP’s a-hole behavior

Commenter calls out OP’s abusive behavior towards vegetarian boyfriend

OP’s failure to mention SO’s vegetarianism and forcing him to eat meat is a MASSIVE red flag. Huge YTA

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat? YTA, and shame on you.

Is this a joke? Commenters doubt authenticity of post.

Spicy reply shows commenter’s strong stance against disrespect.

Forcing someone to compromise their beliefs for personal gain? YTA

Boyfriend pressured to eat meat, but beliefs should come first. YTA

Commenter calls out OP’s questionable treatment of vegetarian boyfriend

OP is YTA for not telling family and forcing BF to eat meat

Don’t force your vegetarian boyfriend to eat meat! YTA.

OP is YTA for forcing vegetarian bf to eat meat

Partner forced to eat meat – YTA, no respect shown

Respect dietary choices. YTA for forcing someone to eat meat.

Commenter calls out OP as a jerk.

Insensitive host forces vegetarian boyfriend to eat meat

Vegetarian forced to eat meat, gets called ‘YTA’

Being a good host means accommodating dietary restrictions. YTA ‍♀️

Insensitive host forces vegetarian boyfriend to eat meat. YTA.

Commenter calls out someone’s behavior as wrong.

Commenter condemns actions with definite judgement.

Disrespecting partner’s choices and being condescending makes YTA

Harsh judgement from commenter towards post, no replies.

Ignoring trolls: the best way to shut them down

Harsh reply receives no support from others

Apologize to him for asking to sacrifice his principles. YTA

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat? YTA ‍♂️

OP is the a**hole for forcing vegetarian boyfriend to eat meat

Don’t force your vegetarian partner to eat meat, YTA

Forcing your vegetarian boyfriend to eat meat? YTA

Forcing someone to compromise their values? Not cool

Commenter calls out OP for lying about vegetarianism.

Vegetarian boyfriend pressured to eat meat at family dinner

Commenter threatens to leave over forcing vegetarian to eat meat

Accidentally calling him not the a**hole? YTA for sure ‍♀️

Commenter calls out OP for forcing boyfriend to eat meat

Lying to save face: YTA, made bf betray beliefs.

Insensitive behavior towards vegetarian partner earns YTA judgement

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat? YTA crossed a huge boundary

Respect your boyfriend’s vegetarianism. Apologize and set expectations now.

Don’t force your vegetarian boyfriend to eat meat

Choosing family over love? YTA gets roasted by commenters

Meat-eater calls out OP as TA

Straight to the point – YTA.

Bullying someone into eating meat makes you the a**hole

Short and direct – this comment doesn’t beat around the bush.

Respecting partner’s values > pleasing mom

OP’s neglectful planning leads to vegetarian boyfriend’s uncomfortable situation

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat? YTA and how!

Stand up for your beliefs, don’t compromise for others

Vegetarian shaming and passive-aggression at family gathering. YTA.

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat? Not cool

Commenter calls out OP for immaturity and being TA

Respect his principles, YTA for forcing him to eat meat

Vegetarian boyfriend forced to eat meat, YTA gets roasted

Respect for dietary choices is crucial in a relationship. YTA

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat at a family gathering? YTA ‍♀️

Disgust and disapproval expressed towards comment.

Forcing a vegetarian to eat meat? YTA and a giant a**hole.

Mom serves meat to vegetarian boyfriend, YTA comment calls out inconsiderate behavior.

Commenter firmly believes OP is in the wrong.

Forgetting to mention his vegetarianism is one thing, but forcing him to eat meat is a**hole behavior

Commenter thinks someone is acting like an a**hole.

No one should be forced to eat food they can’t!