We have been married for over 48 years, and the only house pet we've ever had was a damned cat that our daughter's college friend conned us into keeping for a "few weeks" until she found a good home for her. A few weeks was over 10 years.
I'll never do that again. Don't want any animals in the house.....or fish....or snakes.....or anything. Once thought I might like a dog in the house, but after helping take care of my daughters dog when they were out of town, I very quickly changed my mind.
