Hurt, lonely, imo For No Good Reason

[kat727]

I think somewhere in there you do have to admit, trivial or not, he doesn't want pets. You do not want to go without them. You want to bend those boundaries to suit you, he does not. Believe me I know there is more involved but sometimes just the smallest things offer us the best insight into a situation.

I think he "got along" with the idea of the what pets you had at the time and as they "passed on" then eventually you wouldn't have to deal with them. This isn't something to dance around on your own. Talk to him and ask what this situation meant to him.

I know it is hard to believe that there are people that don't like pets much. I am a dog person, my ex was a cat person and somehow we had both. However, he can't change unless he wants to. And neither can you. Someone would have to really make a compromise here if this R is to have a chance.

kat