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 Photo via Splash Have you ever loved a man who loved his dog more than he loved you? An article in the New York Times discusses the growing trend of people who treat their pets like members of the family--among dog owners, 53.5% say their pets are one of the clan; for cat owners, it's 49.2%. (Yes, of course it's the most emailed story on the Times website right now.) And in case you were wondering what it means to be a member of the family, a man named Ari Henry Barnes tells the Times that every time his cat Romeo does "a stinky boom boom," he wipes that cat's ass himself. Now here's our question: could you sleep with a man who did this? Or, more to the point, could you sleep with a man who used the term "stinky boom boom"? And have you ever dumped--or considered dumping--someone because of their relationship with their pet? Maybe the thing irritated your allergies, shit on (or in) your new shoes, humped your leg, took up half the bed at night, and/or creepily stared at you while you had sex. If you did, chances are you learned the hard way that, for serious animal lovers (er, hi Ari Henry Barnes), asking someone to choose between you and the animal is always a losing proposition. 2 CommentsLeave a comment |
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After a break-up, do everything you can to avoid rose-colored hindsight. This may include playing that montage of fond memories over and over in the theater of your mind with the Dolby surround-sound system playing Muse or Maroon 5 on repeat. No good can come of this; you'll simply end up feeling more inadequate, lonely, and depressed. Instead, focus on your ex's faults. There must be at least one (besides their ability to live without you), even if it's just a malformed pinkie toe or a tendency to douse every meal in ketchup.
--From Buh Bye: The Ultimate Guide to Dumping and Getting Dumped 
 
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My hubbie gave up his 3 cats so that I would move in with him. I'm deathly allergic. We were even 2 years away from being engaged. That's love.
(Of course, six months into the move-in, he began researching allergy-friendly pets and we ended up with a sweet Golden-doodle who's now almost 5 years old.)
My dog is my friend for whom I provide a home. No baby-talking to my dog, and don't refer to me as a "doggie's daddy". But I make sure she's feed regularly, we go to dog park at least once a week, and she sleeps in-doors, in her open-gated crate, next to my bed. She sleeps in bed ONLY when I stumble in drunk 3am in the morning and then it becomes a nap, not a sleep. Guests to my home come first, because we're both courteous hosts.
But I dated someone a little younger and had to leave town for a couple of days. I'm more comfortable with my former lover (with whom I'm friendly,) to watch my dog, my former lover adores my dog (buys her toys, gives her treats,) but I simply HAD to ask my new squeeze first (you know, put the faith into relationship, trust her.) She said ("Sure! I'd love to watch after her while you're gone!") Then I started noticing that she'd push my dog away, and not in a loving way, when she'd spend the night, and I became less and less comfortable with the idea of her caring for my dog. I did brake the relationship off soon after, not for this reason, but, frankly, it was a part of a reason.