Finding a vegan partner 5 min read
How to Find a Vegan Partner
To find a vegan partner, go where vegans already are: a vegan dating site or app, vegan festivals and markets, local vegan groups, cookery classes and animal sanctuary volunteer days. Say clearly that you are vegan, be specific about what you want, and give it a few months.
By the Just Vegan Dating team
In short
- Go where the share of vegans is high: vegan dating sites, events and groups.
- A free account on two vegan dating sites is the quickest start.
- Festivals, potlucks, classes and sanctuary volunteering bring people together offline.
- Be clear on your profile, set a sensible distance, and give it a few months.
Finding a vegan partner is mostly a numbers problem. Vegans are a small share of the population almost everywhere, so on a general app or in a random bar the odds are against you. The answer is to spend your time where the share is higher, online and off.
Start with a vegan dating site or app
This is the quickest way to put yourself in a room full of vegans. On Just Vegan Dating, everyone joined a dating site for vegans; you set the ages and distance you want, and each day the site suggests people near you. The membership is centred on Britain and America and runs older than most apps, which makes it a particularly good fit once you are past your twenties. Our guide to the best vegan dating sites and apps covers the others worth trying, and a free account on two of them is a sensible start.
Go to vegan events
Vegan festivals, food markets and fairs run in most big cities through the year, and many towns have a monthly vegan market. They are busy, friendly, and full of people who will happily talk about food. Go with a friend, eat your way round, and talk to stallholders and the people in the queue. If you meet someone on the site, these make a good first or second date too.
Join local vegan groups
Most cities have vegan social groups that organise potlucks, restaurant meet-ups, walks and talks, often through Meetup or Facebook. They are not dating events, which takes the pressure off, but plenty of couples meet at them. Turn up more than once: people warm to a familiar face.
Volunteer or campaign
Animal sanctuaries need volunteers for feeding and mucking out, local charities need help at stalls, and environmental groups need people for litter picks and tree planting. Working side by side is one of the easiest ways to get to know someone, and you will meet people who care about the same things.
Take a class
Vegan cookery classes, baking workshops and plant-based nutrition courses attract exactly the people you want to meet, and give you something to talk about straight away. Yoga, climbing and running clubs have a high share of plant-based members in many places too.
Make your profile do the work
Whether online or off, be clear. Say you are vegan, how long for, and what it means to you, and say what you are looking for. A good profile filters out the wrong people as much as it attracts the right ones. Our vegan dating profile tips go through it line by line.
Give it time, and widen the net sensibly
In a smaller town, set your distance a little wider than you would on a general app, and be open to someone vegetarian who is heading the same way. Many happy vegan couples started with one partner further along than the other. Our article on dating a non-vegan is honest about when that works and when it does not.
Questions people ask
Where can I meet vegan singles?
On vegan dating sites and apps, at vegan festivals and markets, through local vegan social groups, at cookery classes and as a volunteer at animal sanctuaries.
Is it hard to find a vegan partner?
It can be on general apps, because vegans are a small share of people. A vegan dating site puts you among people who share your values from the start.
Should I date a vegetarian?
Many vegans do, especially if the vegetarian is heading the same way. Talk about it early and honestly.
How do I meet vegans near me?
Set your distance on Just Vegan Dating and check the daily matches, and look for vegan groups and markets in your area. Our locations pages cover the places our members are.