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Oh, there are pet lovers. Then there are neurotics who treat pets as substitute friends.
My wife's grandmother has always been like that. For as long as I've known her, she's has these stupid dogs that she dotes on. Our children will go visit her and she'll ignore them because she's always fussing with the dog. She would never go on family vacations because of the dogs. She wouldn't attend my MIL's mother's funeral because she couldn't figure out what to do with the dog. She stayed downstairs during Thanksgiving dinner because the dog had a hurt paw. So basically, she's saying that dogs are more important than her own flesh and blood. It hurts my wife's feelings.
You know, for a bunch of people who are all searching for lasting relationships, you are sure ginning up a lot of excuses to keep from actually having one.
So what if the guy isn't enamored with dogs? What if this is an incredibly attractive, attentive, considerate, successful guy who just has a virulent allergy to dogs? Would you really give him the boot just for that?
I dated a gal for a short while who was very attractive in every sense -- until she told me I'd have to get rid of my cat and dog before she could move in with me. She suddenly wasn't that attractive. So long babycakes.
I bought a home this year and my dad won't come see it (jersey to boston) because he doesn't want to leave his cat. Come on.
That's too bad, especially when you're not that far apart.
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Originally Posted by WyoNewk
I dated a gal for a short while who was very attractive in every sense -- until she told me I'd have to get rid of my cat and dog before she could move in with me. She suddenly wasn't that attractive. So long babycakes.
Yeah, that would have been a pink slip moment.
This is one of those deals where people can't think beyond themselves. She may not like animals and she has a right to that. She should never expect anyone to give up their pets for her. If she's that grand of a deal that she feels she is entitled to that, she should have no problem finding someone to be petless with.
"Must love dogs (or cats)" isn't really my line after all.
"Must show concern for their welfare" is.
No one has to love my pets. There are plenty of times when I wish I didn't have all of them. But asking me to get rid of them would show clear disregard for their welfare, and that is what I won't tolerate. Ask me to get rid of my sofa, that ugly picture on the wall, whatever. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. Ask me to get rid of my animals to suit you, and you're going out with a footprint on your behind.
If anyone refers to their pets as "fur babies" run far, far away.
LOL, I do this! Shh...don't tell anyone.
To answer the OP's question: I don't see a relationship working out if a man didn't like dogs or, really, animals in general. Not impossible, of course, but not likely. I'm a huge animal lover and even my allergies --which can get pretty bad-- won't deter me from having a dog (which I do) or pretty much any other kind of pet I could care for (no other pets just yet, though).
My deal breaker has been CATS... I can't stand any animal who will wake you early in the morning... scratches on closed doors for attention... goes to the bathroom in the house ( litter boxes are GROSS !! ) and after they go to the litter box, they jump up on your counters, tables, couch... ICK ..... FREAKING GROSS !
And my love of dogs was a deal breaker with one man and I only have one very loveable dog.
sorry you hate cats, but at least you don't have to get out of bed and walk them in the rain.
to me thats the biggest downside to dogs, well that and their inability to go without you for more than 8 hours
Is it just me or are a lot of women a little too much into their animals "Obsessively" ie they sleep in thier beds, they cannot leave them for more then 8 hours, refer to them as their "kids" etc.
Adults, children, pets, they're all just conglomeration of cells anyway.
Why is it "obsessive" that I'd share my bed with a dog if it wouldn't be odd to share it with another human (whose germs I'm much more likely to be infected with)?
The dog likes sleeping in my bed. She's a dog and I'm her pack. That's all. There's no reason she should sleep anywhere else.
I don't leave her for more than 8 hours or so because she'd pee on my floor. You'd pee on the floor too if you couldn't open the door to your bathroom.
The dog likes sleeping in my bed. She's a dog and I'm her pack. That's all. There's no reason she should sleep anywhere else.
theres plenty of reasons and none of which you can tell me are non-factors -
fur, smell, fleas
and if you want her in your bed, you CAN NOT blame humans for not wanting to also
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Come on.
She suddenly wasn't that attractive. So long babycakes.
