Pet vs Spouse. Seriously..?

It's true that we can have love and compassion for our pets. We just can't have the intimate relationship with them that we can have with a spouse. We need that human connection in our lives. we can still adore and care for our pets, but we have with our spouse can never be replaced.

Having a pet can certainly be a good companion. I find that having a dog is great. They're really good friends. However, it's not the sort of relationship that your intimate partner can give.

I don't care how much you love your pet if you care more about it than your spouse you shouldn't be married in the first place. If my spouse gave me an ultimatum that I would go before the pet they would be getting divorce papers. Obviously that is not love.

Hey tess! Sorry, but as much as I loves my "roomy", I would still have to pick my "lovercat Star"! He loves me unconditionally and is with me no matter what, always wants to be next to me, touching me, like a "little human"! My friends make fun calling him my "little husband-son" because he can't decide if he is my "baby" or my "loverman"! I have never had a cat that was so lovey dovey touch feely! And his brother, Luna says "mama" and talks all the time! He won't shut up! My BF, he talks very little and is annoying because he won't talk or answer! Who in this case would you choose?

Choosing one over the other should never be an issue. But in reality, there are times when it happens. When my daughter's mother was pregnant she developed a repulsion for my dog. Was like she would get physically sick with allergic reactions. Although i seriously loved my pet, it was a no brainer my spouse came first. I found my pet a new home and moved on. But like you say, if i can honestly choose my pet over my spouse i should not be with the spouse or visa versa.

At first pet and wife / husband are totally different from each other. If you tell me to choose, I will definitely choose my wife. I think after wife i can choose my pet. Because in my house after came back from office at first I met with my wife who give me a hot tea the she arrange all the cloths for me after our from bathroom. If i choose pet they can do this type of worm. So i will choose my wife first.

Hi Tessah, I would hope that my husband (if I were still married) would never put me in a position to choose. The fact that he would ask me to get rid of a pet that I've grown to love would make me question just how much he actually loves me to begin with. Now if we are talking a new pet, well, I would not get one without discussing it with my husband anyway. And if we did get a pet, it would be a mutual choice. If it turned out that there was a huge personality conflict between them or that he was allergic then there would be no question that I'd be trying to find a new home for the pet.

I would mourn my pet but I would choose my spouse. I think that most people who become more attached to an animal than a person, have serious intimacy issues. Their ability to form a deep and satisfying relationship with a person is lacking. Pets don't require the same level of mental, emotional or physical interaction as people do. You feed them (no planning of meals, menus, or shopping lists) you water them, (turning on the tap is a no brainer), you love them (includes play and then putting them in their basket or doghouse or whatever and walking away to do other things), and you keep them groomed (rather like playing with a doll). Animals make no demands on you other than to be shown some attention and to be fed and watered). The worst part of having a pet is cleaning up their bodily expulsions. People love their pets and consider them part of the family. But a human being should never come second place to a pet. Serious dysfunctionality at work there if that's the case. But if anything should happen that would require me to choose between my Spunky girl and my hubs..................oh damn, the dog would win! lol

I don't think it is so crazy, actually. I generally just date people who like animals, since I like animals A LOT, so I have never had this problem, but I think a person who asks someone to get rid of their pets is not really that nice. Pets are family members after all. So in most cases, I think these things could be solved without it coming to scuh extremes. But if it could not... then I honestly do not know! It would depend very much on if there were other issues with the spouse as well I guess.