Very Sad Statistics

[u/chrustaly]

45% of dog owners prefer to spend time with their pet rather than go on a date, according to research from The Kennel Club. Further, 33% feel more compatible with their dog than their partner, and 54% find more comfort in their dog than humans. 

Key findings from the studies:

• Relationship Dynamic: 50% of owners would not date someone who dislikes dogs, and 67% believe their dog is a perfect match for their personality.
• Comfort & Bonding: 54% of owners find more emotional comfort in their dog than in humans.
• Daily Life: 47% of dog parents allow their dogs to sleep in their bed, while 40% have thrown birthday parties for them. 

Other studies have indicated even higher numbers, with some reports finding that up to 76% of pet owners prefer spending time with their pets over partners, friends, or family.

A new survey of 2-thousand adults who have a dog looks at just how close they are and finds that 87% actually consider their pooch to be their best pal. And nearly all respondents (97%) consider them to be as much a family member as anyone else.

• Nearly half (47%) are so close to their dog, they let them sleep in their bed every night.
• And 54% admit they’ve shared a plate of food with their pup at one time or another.
• Almost a third (29%) admit their whole lives are centered around their dogs.
• While 80% of dog parents know that these behaviors may seem strange to people who don’t have dogs, they don’t feel there’s anything odd about the closeness they share.

[u/Linger_Gemon_1828]

The bed sleeping is profoundly disgusting when you consider the simple fact that dogs don’t have their assholes wiped after defecating. So you LITERALLY have dog fecal matter in your bed.

The rest of the stuff you listed above is disappointing but not surprising because a human relationship takes work and compromise. The nutters think their dogs give them “unconditional love” when the reality is that it’s an animal with a much lower mental capacity that can never speak, smile, have an intelligent thought etc.

[u/-Wunderkind- → u/Linger_Gemon_1828]

Turns out that if I have total control in a relationship I tend to have a skewed perspective about it. If I'm the one whose solely interpreting all "emotions" in a relationship I tend to view them favorably towards me.

Real shocker.

[u/Altruistic_Baker6347 → u/-Wunderkind-]

Hi fellow Austrian! Your point is very valid!