Vegan girlfriend demands that her boyfriend get rid of his loyal cat because cats eat meat, he responds by choosing right and breaking up with her: [She said] the very act of owning a pet is a violation of vegan principles'

Owning a cat means you and that cat are a package deal in relationships, and your partner needs to know that.

It's important to have the Cat Talk early on in new relationships, to set the expectations quickly. You and your cat come together. You are a family. And your partner has to accept that and everything that comes with it. The ones who don't like it, the people who hate cats or traits that cats have, have no business dating someone who has cats. You should never be put in a position of having to choose between your partner and your cat.

You find out all kinds of weird beliefs that people have about cats once you actually start talking to them about it. People who think that it is unhygienic to kiss your cat on their little forehead and are turned off by it. People who are jealous of their partner's love for their cat and find themselves resenting the cat and the partner because of it. And although this is not true about all vegans - we know, we're dating one who loves cats - apparently, some of them think that cats eating meat is a problem.

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"My (22M) vegan girlfriend (21F) wants me to get rid of my cat"

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Oh, wow. We don't even know where to start. First of all, we're sorry that you had to go through this after seven months of a relationship and after getting so invested in it. Because we think you would have acted very differently had you known this about her from the get-go. Second of all, we're glad that she thinks the way that she does! Because it means that she will never get a pet in her life, and that pet will not have to suffer her. Third, you are not overreacting, and ending the relationship with her is the only right thing that you could have done in this situation, sad as it might be. You sound like a good guy. You deserve much better anyway.
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"My (22M) vegan girlfriend (21F) wants me to get rid of my cat. UPDATE"

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It 100% sounds like it was more about control than anything else. The cat is one thing, turning you into a vegan when that wasn't who you were to begin with is another. Eventually, we think that this is going to be a story you look back on and laugh about, thanking god that you made the right decision by leaving her. There is someone out there who would love you and your cat equally.
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