We all want our loved ones to bond with our pets, but what if your future partner wasn't so into the animal scene? Newly single Mario Lopez recently told People that he could never date someone who doesn't like dogs . . . and I agree! While I've dated some guys who were less than keen on my hyper lil North, they eventually warmed up to him, but it still didn't make me happy. What about you – could you date or marry someone who admitted to be not too fond of the furrier friends? If you've done it in the past (or chosen not to), share your tales in the comments below!
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That's tough. My current bf wasn't really into dogs when we met (but didn't dislike them) and now the two of them are pretty cute together. Myko has totally grown on him.
1I have dated guys that Myko disliked (some acted like they liked him and some didn't). Those guys always turned out not to be so great for me. So, if my dog doesn't like you, I'm not into you, either
No way! I would actually be quite distrustful of ANYONE who would tell me that they didn't like animals.
2No! My dog is my baby and if my significant other didn't like her, why bother? She's a big part of my life and shares a lot with me, including my bed. Luckily for me, my SO loves her and sometimes babies her more than I do! When I first met him, he wasn't a huge fan of dogs, but now he gets a bit jealous when she gives me way more attention than him.
3it depends why they didn't like animals...some reasons are able to be excused (childhood animal bite, allergies, etc.)
4No way!!!! I love my little buddy more than words. I'm a packaged deal - me and my dog.
5oh no! sorry, if they don't like pets, especially dogs, we are just not meant to be!
6No way! Cuz I would never choose a man over my dogs! Even my husband knows this
7Probably not. My sister dated somebody who hated one of our dogs once, and my husband told her to dump him.
8I think there is something off about people that do not like animals. I am a dog person so if someone did love my dig than it would over.
9No way. In fact I dumped a guy who said I loved my dog more than him. OBVIOUSLY!
10No way!
My sweet Puppy was the judge of any guy that I dated. When they came to pick me up she would go bananas barking at them. I never went on more than a couple of dates with those guys. I know she could tell they were worthless. Then I brought my future husband over. She looooved him. I tell him all the time how lucky he is that Puppy liked him.
11No way! My fiance just rescued a bunny and was horrified to learn it had been fed dog food. It's a good sign of character when men can like and care for animals and aren't afraid to admit it! He's my hero!
12i agree with the other posters. there really is something off about people who don't like animals. i guess i don't get it...i don't know that i would really have anything in common with a person like that, animals are a huge part of my life.
13I agree with pretty much everyone here - I don't trust people who don't like animals. It shows there is a deeper issue IMHO
14I just couldn't do it! I love animals and I know that I want to have them in my home throughout my life. Someone who doesn't want animals around them just isn't an option for a serious relationship.
15NO. I'm married of course, but if I weren't I would only date vegetarian animal-lovers. Treating animals morally is literally my number one value in life. It's my religion, it's my political party, it's everything. How could I share my life with someone who couldn't understand that?
16I have dated guys who claimed to hate cats but ended up falling in love with a cat or two!
17I'm a dog person, and if he isn't, then I'd seriously think long and hard before starting anything with him.
Also, if he likes monkeys, I'd think twice about starting anything with him. Monkeys give me the creeps
18absolutely not, my guy has to enjoy animals AND kids. my dog has a crush on my current boyfriend, she whimpers when he comes over to my parents' house and vies for every morsel of his attention. my pets are much more than pets, they've been constant companions through Crohn's disease, rape, depression, and deaths of loved ones. I can't date someone who doesn't respect that.
19I have a great friend that hates animals and that's fine. Pets aren't for everyone. But I think it would be too difficult to be in a relationship with someone who didn't like my pet. Luckily I don't have to consider this because my guy loves dogs.
20My boyfriend doesn't hate them, but I think he's had some bad experiences with the dogs his family has owned, so he is wary about owning them himself.
He had a little white dog that had to be put down, and his mom will occasionally ask him if he misses the dog. Nope, he says he doesn't miss her. Not one bit.
Then we'll watch TV, and there will be a little white dog, and he will say "ooh it's a (dog's name)-dog!" and watch the telly a bit longer than when there are plain old boring dogs.
Right. You don't miss the dog, hun.
He doesn't like it when cats lick him, which is understandable because sometimes it's odd, but most cats I've met get pretty annoyed if you don't let them lick you.
21I couldn't date a person who didn't like animals, it just wouldn't work. I LOVE animals - all types and I have a mini zoo in my house so if they didn't like animals they'd have to go.
22No way could I be with someone who didn't like animals. It's a dealbreaker.
23I seem to be the only one here, but I really could care less whether someone is an "animal person". Pets aren't for everyone. That may be because I don't have any pets, though. Sometimes I think I would like a kitty of my own (I LOVE cats) but I know as of now I don't have enough time to care for one. Its possible I would change my tune when/if I get a pet of my own.
To each there own!
24I don't trust anyone that doesn't like animals! I could also never ever date anyone that hunted.
25I hadn't even thought about this until my sister married a man who didn't like animals. And when he was adamantly against them getting a cat, I knew I could never marry someone who didn't love animals as much as I do! And I found him - my fiance has promised me that the first thing we do when we move into our own place will be to get a kitten - and maybe a puppy too!
26No. They would have to like animals because I got them
27Nope - no way.
28Nope. I will *always* have pets, and anyone who doesn't like animals is not for me.
29I think there can be a compromise, but I don't think I would want to give up pets all together for a guy. If they were allergic to cats, then I would suggest we get a dog, or vice versa.
30No way! Between my roommate and I we have 5 pets, 3 cats and 2 dogs. If you don't like pets you might as well not even come in our house!
31No.
32Animals is a pretty broad term-there are many different types of animals. However, my feeling is there is something important lacking in someone who doesn't like *any* animals...
My instant reaction was "No," and then I saw a couple of comments and thought of a bit of a qualification. I couldn't date someone who didn't like my animals. A good friend of mine has never been a fan of cats, due to some childhood experiences, but she loves ours; I could be okay with something like that. Active dislike of animals, however -- still a no.
33NO!!!!!! if there is a guy that dosent like an animal, he is gone....lol
34The phrase "Love me, Love my Cat" comes to mind. My Tonkinese Neko is my pride and joy, and he HATED my ex. HATED him with a passion! To say he foresaw what was best for me, and we ended up breaking up. With my fiance, he sleeps with him more than he sleeps me with me! (The cat, that is) Neko loves him to pieces! Animal lovers always seem to have something about them that attracts me to them, and I could never date or marry anyone who didn't like my cat, or that my cat didn't like!
35i actually do date someone who's not a big animal guy. but he's willing to put it aside because i'm a huge dog lover...now that's love!
36Big hairy honking NO!
37Absolutely not. Part of liking me is liking the fact that I'm a crazy cat lady. (It's Silver & Freddy's birthdays today, btw, and if his "Uncle" doesn't come over tonight to celebrate...Well, there'll be more hell over it than a little bit!) (Yes, I celebrate my cats' birthdays. I know I'm a crazy cat lady, I'm OK with it) So, if you don't love my cats and how much I love them, you won't ever truly love me.
38No I would never date/live with/marry anyone that does not love dogs. Animals have a 6Th sense. My husband goes along with them, but as far as loving them, no way.
39Was this marriage a mistake YES !!!!
I just broke off a relationship when my man tells me the only animal he likes is on his Plate. That he has no care for animals...Only posed a fake smile when he stood for a picture with my wild government Mustang... Grinning like a Cheshire Cat that was so happy I could have melted, to find out he faked it all... Well when he smiles at me, is that faked too??? I almost inherited him all my life insurance policy, land and house to take care of my animals if I died, to find this out... I found this place and decided, I was not wrong in breaking up immediately, but he should have told me almost two years ago first. I have over 10 German Shepherds too. Coming here does not make me feel so sad or wrong about my feelings now... Thanks... There is something about someone that loves animals, that lets you know they are a good person... A kind person. A gentle person... Don't make the mistake I almost did. My animals could have ended up in the pound... Or worse if I did die.
40My dogs share my bed with me. 'nuf said, right? My animals are as much a part of me as my limbs or mind. One doesn't come without the others. Anyone that would ask me to give up soemthing that is so much a part of me will never make the grade.
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