YOU SAID:
I'd starve before I ever ate with you
INTO JAPANESE
私はあなたと一緒に食べる前に飢えていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was hungry before eating with you
INTO JAPANESE
私はあなたと食べる前に空腹だった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was hungry before eating with you
That didn't even make that much sense in English.