Ever made the mistake of dating someone with a pet?
I remember dating this guy.... maybe 7-8 years ago(?) and, while he should have been a walking red flag since day 1 (mid-30s, living in his mom's basement, showed severe narcissistic traits but i was stupid, desperate, and lonely and his mom, who worked in the same building as me, was SUPER sweet and absolutely LOVED me), his mom had this old dog and had to be CARRIED down the stairs. The dog waddled over to me and i didn't pet him (I'm not a dog person, never was) and my bf got all pissed off "come on! You have to pet him! You're not a nice person if you don't pet him! How can you say no to that face?" Uh, easy, i don't like that face 🙄
Thankfully, my current boyfriend doesn't have pets and is perfectly ok with my not wanting to get any.