This happened several years ago, but I think about it often.
I (21F) and my boyfriend at the time (21M) were going on vacation with his family. My ex was an extremely picky eater, as was most of his family. They often would eat meals without vegetables which is perfectly fine for them. Do I think it’s silly, sure! I on the other hand, need to eat fruits and vegetables to feel good. They are apart of my normal diet, and this vacation was a week long. I offered to bring my own fruits and vegetables if it was too much to ask for us to pick up at the grocery store, but my ex accused me of "belittling his family" and "insulting them" for their eating habits. Of course, we broke up for many, many other reasons, but I called a friend crying over this, and she suggested I should just break up with him. AITA? Would you have dumped that person for that? We had been dating for about 2 years at the time.
I don’t look at it as you dumping him over fruits and vegetables. I look at it as you dumping him over his controlling and demeaning behavior. You have the right to eat fruits and vegetables just like they have the right not to. Weird thing for him and his family to get hung up on, TBH. NTA.
The funny thing is that I don’t even think his family would have cared. He didn’t even ask them. I have a feeling that if I asked his mom, she would have absolutely been supportive. Unfortunately, his family made me feel more supported than he ever did.
Sound like you got out of that relationship at the right time. NTAH