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In reply to the discussion: I am a vegetarian. You've known me as a vegetarian for 20 years. Please do not invite me [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)i understand reciprocity and clearly you do too but from many decades of experience, it's obvious the vast majority of my acquaintances do not. Vegetarians are still a minority and many people simply don't know how to cook for them. It's just the facts.
I'd recommend you try to lose the bitterness about it because you still have a long time on this earth and you're going to face this disappointment again, and often. I now always bring a box of the local chocolate shop's sweets so dessert will always have something satisfying. Win win for everyone!
Life's too short. Embrace the friendship and try to accept that they're lousy cooks/hosts. Dinner parties don't come naturally to some (most? many?) people. Obviously your friends fall into that category.