A 75-year-old widower is set to dine alone on Christmas Day after he rejected a vegetarian's offer of company because he'd 'rather eat on his own than have lettuce for lunch'. He said: 'I did try to reach out to see if there was someone else in the same situation as me who would provide some good company but I couldn't find anyone. The retired physicist lost his wife Jo to pancreatic cancer in May this year, just nine days after her diagnosis. 'I know a lot of vegetarians who enjoy their food,' he added, 'but I don't intend to eat a nut cutlet. 'It was about having some fun, some laughter, sharing a joke, sharing your ethos, sharing ideas and experiences.

Source: Daily Mail December 23, 2020 14:35 UTC