Motor35 Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I am curious...would you give up a pet (or all your pets) for a lover?
tanbark813 Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Hell no. The only situation I'd even consider it was if we were getting married and she was deathly allergic to cats. But if that were to happen she better be able to suck a mean dick.
Pyro Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I am curious...would you give up a pet (or all your pets) for a lover? No way! Now if I had a cat or something and she was heavily allergic or if the pet was continuously mean to her, then that is a different story.
JackJack Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 NO. The only way really for me would be, if she was really allergic to them, and even then it might would have to be some kind of compromise on it.
LittleWoman12 Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 No way! My dogs are my soul mates. The don't talk back to me and I don't have to worry about them screwing around and cheating on me.
polywog Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I doubt it. I love animals and they have to be in my life. They are better than humans.
VirtualInsanity Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I am curious...would you give up a pet (or all your pets) for a lover? No. I don't have animals anymore. Last one died. I miss Spike.
woe_is_me Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I doubt it. I love animals and they have to be in my life. They are better than humans. my sentiments exactly!
Ssheena Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 No way! They are part of the package. Love me, love my pets as they are more a family to me than my parents.
justagirlforever Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Well I have. And I would *never* do it again. But that said: I moved in with this guy and the place didn't allow dogs. Or cats for that matter. But I thought it would have been really pushing it to move into a flat with a small dog and 2 cats at the time. Besides, he wasn't even too keen on the cats, but that where I absolutely put my foot down. Not that I didn't love my dog, but I didn't really want him living in a flat anyway. So my best friend (at the time) took my (literally little rescued from death) dog. But soon after we had a huge argument and I never saw my friend (or dog) again. Though I do know that he's since died of old age. I will never give up a pet for a relationship ever again.
Trialbyfire Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 No. If someone were allergic, they would already be allergic to the pet hair/fur on my clothing and I would know before they got too close. If they didn't like the pet, I would insist they stay away from it. To quote another LS member, you take responsibility for your pet for their entire lives. I hate football, but if a partner wants to watch it, I won't protest and might even join him when it's a big game like the Superbowl. Give and take.
Craig Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 I am curious...would you give up a pet (or all your pets) for a lover? No, not in this lifetime. If a lover asked me to dispose of my pet(s) I would have no other choice but to end the relationship unless there was a good reason for them asking. Pets are important to people that have them, I would hope, and anyone that does not understand that and have empathy for the pet and the pet owner would scare me. Away.
Author Motor35 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 My friend is giving up her birds, hampsters and dog for some arrognant jerk. If I had more space and money I would take her dog. I feel so sad for these pets. Easy come easy go for her, I guess. I am very disappointed with my friend. AND, to make it worse, she is dropping her pets off at the Humane Society. I wish she would try to give them away instead, say with an article in the paper or something other than dumping them at the shelter.
bluetuesday Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 nope, never. if a partner was allergic to my kitty or plain didn't like her, he wouldn't be suitable to be in a relationship with me. nice people take on pets with the implicit promise to be responsible for them and to love them for life. i wouldn't go back on that. not for any reason. and i would mistrust anyone who was prepared to get rid of a pet for me. i don't think pets are more important than humans, but i do think they're too important to disregard if they ever inadvertently become inconvenient.
burning 4 revenge Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 nope, never. if a partner was allergic to my kitty or plain didn't like her, he wouldn't be suitable to be in a relationship with me. nice people take on pets with the implicit promise to be responsible for them and to love them for life. i wouldn't go back on that. not for any reason. and i would mistrust anyone who was prepared to get rid of a pet for me. i don't think pets are more important than humans, but i do think they're too important to disregard if they ever inadvertently become inconvenient. wow, man, i'm allergic to cats. violently allergic. you'd pick your kitty-kat over b4r?
magichands Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 wow, man, i'm allergic to cats. violently allergic. you'd pick your kitty-kat over b4r? Maybe you can take shots. One to the head should fix it.
2sunny Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 heck no - my good dog is better to me than any man could ever be. he's so beautiful, sweet and mellow... i'll post a pic of him in my avatar... oh and another one on my profile page...he's great!
magichands Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 I am curious...would you give up a pet (or all your pets) for a lover? Not for three million dollars. However, I might do it for three million each.
bluetuesday Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 wow, man, i'm allergic to cats. violently allergic. you'd pick your kitty-kat over b4r? in a heartbeat, my floridian friend. you wouldn't curl up by my feet and lick my toes with your rough little tongue like she does. she's here on the bed now, laying up against me for warmth. she's snoring softly - she has a blocked nose. aaaawwwww my baby! sometimes i have to wake her just so she'll give me a cuddle. man, i'm crazy about my little scowpy tat.
magichands Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 you wouldn't curl up by my feet and lick my toes with your rough little tongue like she does. I think you underestimate how rough his tongue is.
polywog Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 My friend is giving up her birds, hampsters and dog for some arrognant jerk. If I had more space and money I would take her dog. I feel so sad for these pets. Easy come easy go for her, I guess. I am very disappointed with my friend. AND, to make it worse, she is dropping her pets off at the Humane Society. I wish she would try to give them away instead, say with an article in the paper or something other than dumping them at the shelter. That's awful! But if it's anything like our local shelter, they will not kill them and will make sure that a responsible person gets them. I am sending out my best vibes to those pets and the evil vibes to her for doing that (sorry, I know she's your friend, but... )
oppath Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 As someone who is allergic to cats and dogs, I've struggled with dating. It sucks. Things can't progress if people have pets. The worst is when a girl I'm dating doesn't have pets, knows I'm allergic, and gets one anyway! I understand and empathize. Pets are a responsibility and people become attached. That responsibility should not be taken lightly. Now, if a relationship were to somehow develop, and we were to move in or get married, the pets would have to go. My health is more important. Sorry. There is no compromise unless we had like, a furnished garage to keep the pets in, but out of the other rooms. To me it's a no brainer. If you love someone, and things are progressing towards marriage, the pets go. But before that point...I could never ask someone to give up their pets. What I have done is ask to keep the pets out of the bedroom so I can at least sleep over. Usually I'm just told to suffer!
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