One
of the things that immediately attracted me to Eric was that he wanted
both dogs and kids, and he wanted them as badly as I did.
Once, when I was still dating my old boyfriend Bryan, but after I
had stopped living with him, I was at his new apartment when Eric called
to invite us out on a double date.
Bryan’s roommate had a cat that was attacking my feet while I
was on the phone and I mentioned to Eric how annoying this particular
cat could be. We got to
talking about how we were “dog people”, as opposed to “cat
people.” I remember
thinking at the time, innocently (or so it seemed), that Eric and I
would be a better match for each other than the people we were with.
So, when we finally started dating each other, getting a dog
someday was something we always talked about.
As a couple, it represented to us being “settled” and
“grown-up.” A
house with a fenced yard big enough for a dog, and beyond that a few
babies, that was our shared goal.
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