Curtis (boyfriend) is vegan for environmental reasons, but if he's out with his friends he might have sushi or a slice of BBQ chicken pizza. I cook a lot for him, and it's always vegan - if we wind up moving in together someday, we've discussed that we wouldn't have animal products in our home, and he usually won't order meat, dairy or eggs if the two of us are out to dinner. It works out very well for us, but I know that veg partners (especially men) are hard to come by. Not sure how open you are to this, but the online dating scene is becoming more and more popular, and you can search people by certain qualities that are important to you. Otherwise, you could always look on sites like meetup.com to find a vegan/vegetarian group in your area where you might be able to meet someone!

As for raising vegan kids, I have none and don't ever plan on having any, so I'll leave that to the experts

my ex gf wasn't vegan and she would still cook me beautiful vegan food , although she always liked to challenge my morals and beliefs around vegan-ism and after a while i found I was really over having to justify my actions and self all the time, because it nice to just be yourself and relax, that saying I believe this can happen between vegans and non-vegans it just takes the right open minded kinda people that hopefully bring a balance to each other. and I know a lot of friends with vegan children, but they have been couples that are both vegan...

I'm recently vegan (5 or 6 months) and I went veggie when my hubby was deployed so when we met I did eat chicken and cheese. I do the cooking and 3-4 meals a weeks are vegan and some meals I'll bake him chicken or but cheese in his burrito. He doesn't bug me about it so I don't bug him. If he wants to order a steak when we go out I don't mind because overall I think we're making a much smaller impact on the earth and not supporting CAFOs and stuff. We're not sure we want kids although that would be an issue.

I used to think I wouldnt care either way...but sometimes I think I wouldnt be able to be in a serious relationship with anyone who ate animal products.

But really if someone amazing came along I wouldnt care either way I think

Back when I was a vegetarian, I thought that finding a man who would support my beliefs was just impossible because of all the "sissy boy" stereotypes. When I first started dating my current guy though, he quit meat almost right away. We've been together for over 2 years now and he hasn't touched meat since. So even if you do find somebody and they're omnivorous, people can change. Now that I'm vegan, my boyfriend is making the transition too.

I was lucky to find a vegan man who converted me! So I would say be open and not pushy. Being veg*n is about compassion so have some, and introduce them to amazing vegan food.

As for kids, raising them vegan isn't important. Raising them to make overall healthy choices and not worry about right/wrong foods and weight is. I think probably vegetarian in the home, but you can't control what they do outside the home.

My fiance and I were both meat eaters when we met but went Vegetarian together in May of 2010. He went Vegan in August of 2011 and I've been Vegan since January of this year. We do share a house with two meat eaters. But it has not been an issue at all.
When and if we have a child they will be 100% Vegan until they are old enough to earn the money to buy their own food and at that point if they decide to not be Vegan I will (try to) accept it. I believe I will be able to keep them Vegan as anyone who would so blatantly disrespect my lifestyle choice and the choice I make for my child by giving them non-Vegan food will not be a part of their life. By the time they are old enough for school they will understand why we eat the way we do.

What about your family? Are they accepting of your vegan diet? I know some friends with children who have had major family fall outs because of this. I respect your conviction, but I worry that children want to be like other children. But, I'm a big ol' contrarian so you can just disregard me.

As for kids, I'm definitely for raising them vegan. Most of the studies that I've read say that it's a great thing to do. I'm just worried that they'll be picked on, or grow up to eat meat, or worse, resent me for making them "weird". I dunno.

Raised my daughter in a small, conservative town. She not only took vegetarian lunches to school everyday-- most kids were jealous of her pretty and interesting lunches. Even kids like to hv something that looks appetizing. She was a leader among her peers and never had difficulty having friends. Cld be that the times, they are a changin...