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When your partner's dietary choices create secret shame

My partner went vegan for ethical reasons and I respect that but now I have to sneak meat like I'm having an affair and I feel ridiculous but also resentful.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Moral evolution in relationships can create hierarchies of righteousness that poison intimacy with hidden guilt.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Dietary traditions across cultures?”

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