My girlfriend, who moved in with me not that long ago, is starting to raise the dog issue. She really loves dogs, you see...
I am one hundred percent a cat person, so I said "let's get a cat first and then get a dog, so that the dog realizes who needs to adjust to whom."
Now she's reminding me we need to go to the local shelter and pick a cat. I know these are the terms I myself have set, but I'm no longer entirely confident I love cats more than I dislike dogs. Also getting a pet together feels so permanent... It's like we're a family unit now, not just two people who are attracted to one another. And what if I like stillness and quiet too much to sacrifice them at the altar of domesticity, which is that thing where you have little bastards running around... Urgh.
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