breaking vegetarians

[JaBlue]

So I know a few vegetarians- bitches, really - and I feel that it is my task to introduce them to the wonderful world of meat. I got one to try some lobster bisque, halibut, and shrimp-something, but she claims she will never eat red meat. She's been a vegetarian ever since she was 3. How the F am I going to do this? Anyone have any experience?

Gotta be coerced, not forced.

[grando]

she's obviously not a vegetarian

mcdonald's hamburgers are the way to go

[NT!]

ummm i wouldn't do this, she's probably healthier and happier the way she is.

[otnemem]

What would be the purpose of doing this? Just to be a douche?

[Case Closed]

You won't be able to do it. Try talking to them about when they became a vegetarian. Unless they had an especially progressive family they were dealt more torture than you can give by those close by her. People probably give her [censored] for this every day, you're just another random douche who annoys her because you don't eat the same stuff.

[Fast Food Knight]

One of my friends was a life-long vegetarian. We all tried to convince her how great meat was but she wasn't having any of it. Sophomore year in college, she went on study abroad in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. She had no idea how to order food in Japan due to the language barrier and wound up eat a lot of McDonald's fries. The second she came back to the US, she switched to eating all kinds of meat. I guess she just got sick of it when her options were limited. Not sure how you can use this to your advantage...

[Oliver Nipples]

I felt like a dick a few nights ago when I found out in horror that the French Onion Soup my vegan girlfriend and I ate had beef broth.

[otnemem]

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One of my friends was a life-long vegetarian. We all tried to convince her how great meat was but she wasn't having any of it.

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Again, don't get it at all. I did this when I was like 18 and found out my friend became a vegetarian. When I think back to it, I feel like an ignorant [censored]. And I'm not a vegetarian. But there's absolutely no reason to resent someone for not eating meat (unless they're preachy/posers, etc).

And to OP: Do you also try to prod recovering alcoholics into coming out for just one drink? It's obvious that she thinks there's something wrong with the treatment of animals, and thus has issues eating them. Vegetarianism is something that takes crazy discipline. Why would you try to "break" her?

[gumpzilla]

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What would be the purpose of doing this? Just to be a douche?

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Clearly they are mere vegetarian sheep, and have never considered the apparent awesomeness of meat.

EDIT: Seriously, I've never really understood the fascination with trying to prod vegetarians into eating meat. If I were dating one it might be a little different, but otherwise I don't get it.

[bwana devil]

sounds kinda weird. how about just letting them be happy w/ their lives.