Poll: Most would not stop eating meat if asked to by their loved one

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4. Why would anyone ask you to?

I could see if your partner had a heart condition and had been asked by their physician, for instance, to reduce their intake or avoid red meats for health reasons. That would be a reasonable request (though it wouldn't include white meats or fish). But I can't think of a reason for someone to ask you to eliminate your consumption of meat any more than someone asking you to change your appearance.

If asked the other way—would you please stop being a vegetarian—would we think that a reasonable request?

Both my kids are vegetarians, but both their spouses (one male, one female) eat meat, even as they accede to and even cook for their vegetarian spouses. (Both, indeed need to eat meat for health reasons.) It seems to me kind of controlling to request that another person change something that has to do with their own body and/or personal choices.