Do you like to see how someone you're dating interacts with pets and animals?

[Still-alive]

Just as a way to see part of their true character is perhaps? Hoping they treat pets and animals well?

Yes that is something i like to see. If they are terrible with pets or animals i wouldn't want to continue to date them

It is a plus but not required for me to continue dating them.

It depends on the pet/animal

No i don't care how they treat animals or pets as long as they treat me well.

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+1 y

Wow this one is unanimous so far lol.

[SakuraBlossoms87]

I prefer to consider how my cat interacts with people - not just potential boyfriend - than my dog.

My dog is like many dogs, he'd like a burglar if the person had a treat on them
(and that's been proven in experiments, a lot of house dogs aren't good - either running away or being overly / too friendly - for protecting the house from burglars).

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My cat on the other hand, like most cats, is selective on who she interacts with.

And to date has never been wrong.

I remember even now years later how she absolutely HATED - hissed, spat, showed teeth, even tried jumping on his head once when he was on the couch and acted like a little tigress though he was never once seen abusing or teasing her - one of my friend's boyfriends (later revealed to be extremely emotionally and physically abusive).

[petitedollbabee]

Absolutely. As @Nikki1989 said, you can tell a lot about a person based on how they treat animals. Aswell as how animals react to them. Animals can sense bad energy.

[Still-alive]

Cool cause animals love me for the most part lol.

[RedInnocent68]

Yes. Animals know more than we give them credit for. If someone isn’t at least neutral to someone (some cats, for example, just don’t give a 💩), it’s definitely a red flag.

[RedInnocent68]

Your pets are an important gatekeeper. Like asking your receptionist about a candidate when you’re hiring for jobs. I always ask anyone who interacts with a candidate and if I get a bad review from an EA or a receptionist, I won’t hire them no matter how good they otherwise seem. First date idea! Meet at a cat cafe!

[SakuraBlossoms87]

@redinnocent68 - that is very accurate about candidates and receptionists. Most candidates will put on the best "face" when dealing with the employer or HR but may act like a totally different person normally.

I remember once filling in for the receptionist at the clinic I oversee - the nurse who spoke so rudely to the "recepionist" all but cried when I as the manager & co-owner of the clinic turned up for her interview.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, that is why I never dated a few girls because I saw the ways they treated pets I owned. No one comes to my house and says, hey dog, get down that is messed up with me.

[Nikki1989]

You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals.

[loveslongnails]

Definitely depends on the pet. If I find out you're into snakes and keeping scorpions or tarantulas as pets, we're done. If you don't like animals in general, we're also done.

[menina]

I would say it's a plus. But obviously I wouldn't date someone who was cruel to animals.

[Guido]

If we are dating, my dogs are going to check her out and if they don't get along then we won't be dating. Dogs are a good judge of character.

[Sparkie460]

My wife's family had 9 cats and 4 dogs. I knew she was an animal lover

[WhiteSandyBeach]

Yes, but only with dogs. Cats are racists.

[WhitneySnow]

Yes!

[noohair]

Animals know.