The divorce rate and existence of on-again/off-again relationships says a lot about our collective intolerance of flaws in those we try to love. People like to talk about unconditional love with pets, but I sometimes wonder just how unconditionally we return the favor.
Are the people who give up dogs to shelters in droves just lazy? Did they make a bad decision? Is it an age-ist thing (wanting someone younger and cuter)? And, if so, what does it say about people like me who struggle at a nearly full-time-job pace to cope with the flaws in our dogs.
Am I settling? Am I simply stubborn? Am I optimistic? Does it show character?
Some days I’m not sure.
And, then other days, I answer people who ask … “I’m nothing, if not loyal.”
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