Is choosing to not serve meat at your own wedding equal to forcing your lifestyle on others?
We now need to finalize our menu choices for our guests.
Now, we are vegetarian."
“In general, we are pretty relaxed vegetarians.
As long as there is a veggie option, then great.”
“Now back to the wedding.
They say it’s forcing our ethics on other people.”
“I am honestly Natalie Imbruglia-d (torn) on this.
And I think the whole focus-on-meat thing is quite generational (my parents are in their 60s).”
“Not the asshole.
Omnivores have all eaten plenty of vegetarian and even vegan meals without intending to.
Had a bowl of cereal for breakfast?
Bam vegetarian meal,” Reddit userowls_and_cardinalssaid.
If you offered chicken, would you be ‘pushing chicken on to people?'"
“This is being overly politicized and overly dramatized by the people around you.
It’s not even really a ‘culture’ is it?
It’s just a dietary practice/preference?
But it’s your day, and this is a very reasonable choice to make.
“I would be mindful of letting people know what the option or options may be.
“This is a tricky question, because of cultural expectations and nuance,“busyshrewsaid.
“You mention a lot of family coming from overseas.
And then it’s your mom and dad that get the flack.
And that’s kinda not fair,” they continued.
North American), then I would say not the asshole and go ahead.
As you say, it’s one meal, and vegetarian food is delicious, too.
Others felt it was more important to be gracious hosts and considerate of their guests’ preferences.
“You would be the asshole,“MrDunworthy93said.
A vegetarian option.”
Same goes for your wedding.
Be the host you expect everyone else in your life to be!
