I went on a date with this guy, and he checked pretty much all my boxes. Great guy and I really like him, and the feeling is mutual. Problem is though is he hunts and is outside a lot. I'm not a vegetarian, so I'm probably in no place to judge at all, but I think shooting 40 ducks is obsessive. How much room does he have in his freezer? And I'll never eat a rabbit, EVER. And he likes to be outside a lot and in nature.
There is nothing wrong with the things he likes, I dont personally like some of it, but it's his life. I'm not like that though. I dont like being outside, I like to sit inside and paint a picture, I am studying fashion, I like to go shopping not camping lol, and if I was outside I'd rather watch the ducks fly over my head and enjoy them, rather then shoot them dead.
I'm not trying to be picky here, but I've settled for guys in the past that I have zero compatibility with, I have a lot of things I like about this guys, more then just this one thing, and otherwise I think he's perfect. Should I keep dating him? I want to.
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i could never be with a person who likes to kill animals. and i m not a vegetarian and I like meat, but eating meat and killing living creatures for pleasure or out of boredom are two different things. it is your life, of course, so u do what u want, but remember - people who LOVE to kill living creatures have smth wrong with their mentality
No one can advise you on this, particularly not strangers. It doesn't sound like a great fit, personally, but you're going to follow your own instincts, right? So follow them. Don't second guess yourself. If you think it's a bad idea, it probably is.
Having interests in common is ONLY 2% of what makes a relationship last.
You would have to accept his hunting, and NOT try to change that.
Relationships last only when both of us can work with OUR emotional reactions, and accept our partner as they are.
And if we do not find them acceptable, then we should not be with them.
Relationships should not be our only source of companionship. The healthiest relationships spend some time together and some time apart doing their own things.