anyone else avoid dinner dates?

bingefreeaubree
bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
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I'm a pain in the butt to go to dinner with since I can't eat gluten, am a vegetarian, and I eat clean and watch my calorie intake. There's no place in my area that suits all my needs so I prefer to just eat at home and skip out on restaurants. Anyone else with dietary restrictions do the same?
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  • Blondiegrl11
    Blondiegrl11 Posts: 458 Member
    I avoid dinner dates just to be able to hit the road if things go south quickly. Grab a drink somewhere. One drink then you can say you're not feeling well :wink:
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  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    Go for drinks at a cool bar that has a pool table or foosball.

    Then you can bail out quickly if he sucks.
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    I never really thought about it from a food standpoint... I see dinner dates as a high pressure date (especially if it's the first date), isolated with one person at a table, and nothing else really going on around you. Drinks are a much better idea, then at least there's a background setting, and it's easier to bail if things get bad.
  • bingefreeaubree
    bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
    Haha good ideas, but unfortunately I'm a freshman in college and can't go to bars yet :laugh: Note taken for once I'm 21 though!
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    OPs 18, and in 'murica i'm assuming.

    cant you order a salad?
  • j0705
    j0705 Posts: 185
    yeah my husband.. we never had a date of any kind lol
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I've found life to be much easier when I don't have to avoid stuff...so I don't avoid stuff...stuff is all a part of life and ultimately unavoidable unless you want to have no fun at all....

    Why are you so restrictive in your diet?
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    Why don't you Google the menus to some local restaurants that serve food you can eat (like some kind of salad), and casually suggest that restaurant?
  • bingefreeaubree
    bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
    OPs 18, and in 'murica i'm assuming.

    cant you order a salad?

    Yes and yes :) Though most salad dressings aren't gluten free haha
    In my case I probably will just order a salad, but I'm just curious if others with dietary restrictions prefer avoiding restaurants and would rather just eat home.
  • MysteriousMerlin
    MysteriousMerlin Posts: 2,270 Member
    If you like the guy, be upfront with him about it and offer to go do something else.
  • bingefreeaubree
    bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
    I've found life to be much easier when I don't have to avoid stuff...so I don't avoid stuff...stuff is all a part of life and ultimately unavoidable unless you want to have no fun at all....

    Why are you so restrictive in your diet?
    Vegetarian since I was like 9 because. And I'm to avoid gluten according to my doctor. And I eat clean because that's a lifestyle choice I made.
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    Go play putt-putt golf.
  • kjoy_
    kjoy_ Posts: 316 Member
    when i was 18 my "dates" consisted of a guy buying me a burrito at 3 am after the bar close. lucky you that you get to go to a restaurant in the daylight :laugh:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Since this is clearly a huge part of your lifestyle, why not explain this to your dates?

    That way you can figure out somewhere else to go and/or eat (if you choose). If you wind up dating them for longer than a few dates they will be well aware of your dietary habits anyhow, so why not?
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    Is it me, or did the whole avoiding gluten ordeal only become a thing in the past year or so...
    Now there's a whole "gluten free" section of my grocery store. :huh:
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    Dates tend to avoid me, so not an issue :smile:
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    ^^ I call bull.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Never! I don't go out a lot to eat at "fancy" restaurants so I jump at the chance when I can. Just fit it into my day is all.
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    ^^ I call bull.

    It has been my experience working with cattle that most bulls ignore you when you try calling them.
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
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  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    ^^ I call bull.

    It has been my experience working with cattle that most bulls ignore you when you try calling them.

    or they stand there... judging you
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
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    Yes!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Since this is clearly a huge part of your lifestyle, why not explain this to your dates?

    Best to just let the guy know what he's in for up front so he can make the choice to either deal with that kind of very restrictive lifestyle or move on...
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    ^^ I call bull.

    It has been my experience working with cattle that most bulls ignore you when you try calling them.

    You have to compliment their eyes first.
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    ^^ I call bull.

    It has been my experience working with cattle that most bulls ignore you when you try calling them.

    You have to compliment their eyes first.

    I did have one bull that would come when called. But I raised him on a bottle after his mom almost died giving birth. It was kind of funny having a 1500 lb bull follow me around the pasture like a puppy lol.
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    Since this is clearly a huge part of your lifestyle, why not explain this to your dates?

    Best to just let the guy know what he's in for up front so he can make the choice to either deal with that kind of very restrictive lifestyle or move on...

    I agree.

    I probably would choose not to date a person with such a restrictive diet, unless it was a severe allergy or something, only because I love going out to new restaurants, and it would suck to not be able to do that anymore because of the other person's 'lifestyle choice'. Just sayin'.
  • Foosday
    Foosday Posts: 7
    I have to avoid gluten and most dairy. I can always find something suitable to eat at pretty much any restaurant, and don't need or want special snowflake accommodations for my food intolerances. In the case of a vegetarian, such as yourself, a green salad is pretty simple to do, as someone already suggested. Vinegar/oil dressing has no gluten or dairy.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    WOW! You are better off at home.
  • Nicolee_2014
    Nicolee_2014 Posts: 1,572 Member
    I usually avoid any kind of catch up if I can. Usually being social for my friends is drinks & food....

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