| Feb 5 @ 5:03 PM |
How important is your pets in your new relationship?
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CHARLIgurl1
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Ive seen many debates about taking on step children and the problems that can bring for some... But what of your pets?
What if you have a bird, cat, dog etc, and then discover he/she is illergic?..
Or maybe they have different views to you on where the dog should be kept...
Maybe youve always allowed the dog in the house, then your S/O says Outside..
What if he/she doesnt even like animals at all!!??
What roles do your pets play when finding a new romance?
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| Feb 5 @ 5:10 PM |
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st93
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What if you have a bird, cat, dog etc, and then discover he/she is illergic?..
then get rid of the animal........
Or maybe they have different views to you on where the dog should be kept...
Maybe youve always allowed the dog in the house, then your S/O says Outside..
no animal should be allowed into a house..= dirt
What if he/she doesnt even like animals at all!!??
....get rid of the animal
What roles do your pets play when finding a new romance?
...........ahahahahahahahahaha...you're joking - right?
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| Feb 5 @ 5:16 PM |
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CHARLIgurl1
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No!!.. not at all!.. My dogs are like family.. as for dirt.. my dogs are regularily bathed and bug free!
They are very important to me. 
I know many others who love thier dogs as equally,.. maybe its just a Britt thing. 
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| Feb 5 @ 6:11 PM |
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ilikebigbutts
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I've met a few women who put their pets above people, and many of these women are filthy....letting animals walk on their kitchen counters, having cat hair covering every surface of the house. On girl I was with went psycho with me cause i removed a cat from the counter in her kitchen. Sorry that's disgusting. She told me point blank the cats were more important than me, and I said GOODBYE. I am a cat lover too, I have two of them! They stay off the kitchen counters.
These people that are that attached to thier animals will always put them before you, and will put them before your children if you have kids with the person. I've seen that as well. Its usually women who have been unsuccessful at dating so they have a dog or a couple cats and they get attached to the animals that they become the woman's "Children" and if real children ever come into her life, the dog/cat is still the favorite. Ughh.
I love my cats but PEOPLE always, always come first. I have a 10 yr old son. He loves cats too but doesn't like dogs. I'll never have a dog, at least not till he's grown. He's the important one, not my pets. If he was allergic to my cats, they'd be gone. People come first, anthing less is immoral.
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| Feb 5 @ 6:15 PM |
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kattsmeow
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Man, cat, man, cat, eeni, meeni,
I didn't have any pets when I met my husband. Now that I can have one where we live, I think a cat is in the future.
I would have said sorry, I love my animal.
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| Feb 5 @ 6:20 PM |
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BeachCrete
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NO CATS,DOGS OR ANY OTHER ANIMALS IN BED OTHER THAN ME!   
As long as they stay on the floor they're fine 
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| Feb 5 @ 6:27 PM |
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Snappygoddess
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When my hubby came to Ohio to meet me for the first time..he fell in love with my dog Boomer and my cat. So.. we all moved to Indiana to be with him. My dog is an inside dog..he's a big lab but he is clean and bug free. I never understood why people have dogs and then chain them up outdoors.. what is the point? Dogs are wonderful company and in Boomers case, a good security measure.
Our cats are clean and very little trouble.. also very good company. You can't even tell we have animals in the house.. I love my house clean and smelling good and if the animals were nasty..they would definitely go.
I guess I was just very lucky to find someone who loves animals.. and maybe that is the key
Boomer is NOT allowed on the bed and the floor is just fine with him because when I first got him, he came from an abusive situation..chained up outdoors with no protection. I vowed I would never ever let him be outdoors to live like that ever again!!
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| Feb 5 @ 6:34 PM |
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grumblebear
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yep, this is a topic that draws a line in the sand...
1) This is my motorcycle, Notice the word "Mine", it is my property, You have no say or power concerning this...
2) This is my dog, she has seniority, she was here first, You have no say over my treatment or rules about this dog...
Things I would willingly part with...
My wife or Girlfriend? Yes
My guns? maybe
My dog or Motorcycle? Never
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| Feb 5 @ 6:38 PM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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My cat has been there for me more than any other person and comes before any relationship I will ever have. I've had her since I was seven and I am more attached to her than any human being I have ever met. She has never plotted against me or talked about me behind my back, she has never hurt me or rejected me, and she has always been happy to sit on my lap and purr when I needed it. In fact, the first night we got her, was right after my sister was born and I was feeling quite rejected by my parents and the rest of my family. She sat right in my lap and began to push-pull and purr and she's been "my cat" ever since.
And BTW - I'm not filthy.....and that stereotype, I'm so laughing at it right now, cos it is the biggest pile of steaming bullshit I've ever heard.
If any of my boyfriends or girlfriends in the future are allergic to my animals - they can take medicine, or go. I'm the kind of girl who doesn't need human companionship.
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| Feb 5 @ 6:41 PM |
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Angel178
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Wow!!! 
You are all very negative about animals....(mostly the men  )
I'm sorry, but I've had my dog for 12 years....she is an inside dog and gets on the couch with me to watch tv....
She was there when I had a very bad time in my marriage (she tried to protect me)...and she is not going anywhere.
It is not conversation worthy....she has been here for a long time and she stays
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| Feb 5 @ 6:50 PM |
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pamdemonium
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The more I know men, the more I love my dog.
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| Feb 5 @ 6:56 PM |
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Angel178
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Oh, in case Pete reads this.....
Whatever my man wants...the dog outside, she goes
Off the couch or bed...you got it baby
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| Feb 5 @ 6:57 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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(I can't imagine ever asking a partner/SO or anyone to give up a pet - that's a commitment too...break one commitment, break another)
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| Feb 5 @ 7:04 PM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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^ Good point, Heaven.
I'd have to wonder about ANY person that would ever think about asking me to give up Meeko.
Seriously, when I was a little girl, I couldn't sleep over other people's houses...and it wasn't because I missed my mom. It was because I didn't want to be away from Meeko. Even today, if I spend the night at Jeanine's, I have to kiss her goodbye and give her two treats before I leave. Call it what you want, but no one who really cared about me would ask me to break up that bond because they were allergic.
My father is allergic to cats. Only mildly, though...but he's still allergic. He's been living with them for 30 years, and why? Because he loves my mother.
Luckily, my boyfriend loves cats.
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| Feb 5 @ 7:13 PM |
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definitelydi
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My pets come first because they were there first and their love has always been 100% unconditional. I don't get along with men that don't like animals anyway...it's kind of a requirement!
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| Feb 5 @ 7:21 PM |
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uab_5
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Love me? Then love my dog.
My ex was beau coup jealous of my pit/lab until the end.
The dog died and the wife left while I was in the hospital. Guess which couldn't help abandoning me when I needed her the most?
I never shed a tear over the ex leaving, but after 3.5 years I still cry over the dog. 
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| Feb 5 @ 7:30 PM |
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Angel178
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See, you all get it!!!
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| Feb 5 @ 7:31 PM |
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Gallows_Humor
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The more I know men, the more I love my dog.
 men can do things your dog can't though...
like..take out the trash......
and..
take out the trash
take out the trash....
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| Feb 5 @ 7:33 PM |
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painter007
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Beach.....I promise to not have any animals in my bed except you
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| Feb 5 @ 9:01 PM |
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katydid438
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YIKES! Painter
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