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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think deciding to get a pet should be held to the same standard as a kid. They don’t require the same level of commitment, money, emotional investment, and so on. It’s a dog. You can find pet sitters using an app, feed it the the same food twice a day (and it will eat it!), lock it in a crate at night, and leave it at home while you go to the grocery store. If dogs are too hard for you, then I’m not sure what’s going on. Maybe you got a really bad dog.

Seriously, how annoying is it when people think because they have a dog, they know what having a kid is like. Super annoying!

I think when it comes to pets, there’s a lot more room for compromise. It’s not like a kid where you play the lottery and are stuck with whatever pops out. You get to pick the dog! You can visit thousands of dogs if you like, so you don’t end up with a dud. And you can pick one at any stage of life. Only want a three year commitment? Get a 10-year-old dog.

If money is tight or you travel all the time or you live in a studio apartment, then I do understand not getting a dog. And I personally would never be on board with a puppy. But just taking a hard pass on all pets is pretty cold to the spouse who wants one.[/quote]

Oh wow, so I'm cold because I don't want a dog in my home even though I pay for our family vacations, groceries and cook at home, while also completing 50% of the chores? I rather put my foot down than resent my spouse later. 
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Do you think the person who’s not “allowed” to get a pet doesn’t feel resentment? For me it’s not about right/wrong here anyway, but about making some level of compromise to find a situation both parties can live with. But both people have to be willing to give a little. I wouldn’t want to be married to someone who’s not capable of giving a little to help meet my needs. And I just don’t think it rises to the level of having a kid where there is no real compromise and the commitment is just so huge. [/quote]

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