a little bit of hope for the omni boyfriend...
... late, late last night my omni (but very supportive/tofu loving) boyfriend and i were pillow talking (we've been dating for about 6 months). he was talking about his emotional issues around eating and how he doesn't eat much when no one is around (he never buys groceries and he won't eat yummy treats he gets as gifts or even make toast). i was sympathetic and wanted to talk more about it but i knew he needed to sleep so i just "mmhmm"ed. he then said that he thinks this emotional issue of his is related to why he's not vegan; he said he's lazy and doesn't have the control. he has never mentioned his thoughts on a personal shift though we've talked a lot about my own transition and how exciting it is for me. i have never pushed the issue on him and he's never expressed any omni guilt to me at all (i know his best friend is vegan too and i figured if his friend couldn't coax him then no one could). i got a sudden burst of energy and really, really wanted to talk more about it... but he brought it up at such a bad time for a proper discussion. i'm quite excited that he's even having these thoughts and that he's considering veganism at all. i think he's reaching out and asking for a pull. i'm going to leave a copy of 'vegan freak' at his house... and maybe bring up the topic again in a really relaxed, loving way (i'm learning the hard way how to be more diplomatic about expressing my beliefs - as outlined in 'becoming vegan').