AITA for telling my boyfriend that if he doesn't want to go vegan, he has to learn to cook for himself?
She stepped into a new chapter of life, moving in with her boyfriend of four years, carrying years of independence and a deeply rooted vegan lifestyle.
Their love had always thrived on respect and understanding, especially around their d*etary differences—she never cooked meat, and he never pressured her.
But now, sharing a home for the first time, the comfort of old patterns began to waver under the weight of new expectations and unspoken boundaries.
He wanted to change, to eat healthier, and looked to her for support in ways that challenged her principles and sense of safety. What started as a simple request for bulk cooking to improve his lunches stirred a quiet storm of discomfort and tension.
Their shared space, once a sanctuary of mutual respect, now felt like the battleground where love, compromise, and ident*ty collided.
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The original poster is facing a conflict where her long-held vegan ethical boundaries clash with her boyfriend's new expectation that she act as his primary cook, specifically regarding meat preparation.
She feels confused because this demand contradicts their es**blished living arrangement and her known comfort level, while her boyfriend views her refusal as imposing her d*etary choice on him.
Given the es**blished history of respecting the OP's veganism in food preparation, is the boyfriend's demand that she cook meat for him a reasonable expectation in a shared living situation, or is the OP justified in maintaining her boundary regarding animal product preparation?
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