I decided I would be willing to date a non-vegan since despite the conveniences and shared ethics of other vegans, it can be hard to find them in general, and maybe I could influence people positively, though probably without any expectation for them to go vegan (but still hoping society will move toward it one day anyway).
But online questions asking people (non-vegans) if they would date a vegan really shocked and surprised me when most of the answers were no, mostly for reasons of inconvenience and a fear of being pulled into veganism. This leaves me feeling like finding other vegans may be my only option after all. Is this somewhat accurate?
▪︎ Bees make the honey for themselves
▪︎ Honey production is exhausting
▪︎ We manipulate the animals for the honey
▪︎ Honey bees are exploited in mass breeding
▪︎ Bees are injured and die
▪︎ Honey is not particularly healthy
▪︎ There are plant-based alternatives
▪︎ Wild bees are important for biodiversity
▪︎ Bees are living beings and not commodities
▪︎ Wild bees are essential for the survival of us humans