I'm a 37 year old woman that isn' married and doesn't have kids. I pretty much gave up on the dream of having that house with the picket fence and being part of a warm secure family. I also gave up on the dream of meeting someone and going on adventures around the world. I've been in love with cats for as long as I remember. I developed allergies over the years from cats. Ironically I'm not a dog person and I don't think I can ever be.
My biggest issue is that I'm super conscious about cleanliness. I tried bringing pets into my life in 2015 but it ended up in a disaster. I felt so suffocated emotionally sharing my life with another living thing. I felt worried about its health, I felt something is glued to me all the time and it suffocated me. I also felt super uncomfortable with the whole litter thing. I couldn't stand the smell of poop (especially fresh poop). I freaked out when the cat sat on a table. The other major issue is the hair. I fuss over bread crumbs when they're over things, let alone hair. I can't stand seeing hair everywhere. It makes me feel like everything is dirty. Eventually I had to rehome the kittens with a friend of mine.
It's been a few years now and I'm frankly tired of life. I really want something to be around me to hold that makes me feel 'alive' somehow. I follow 5000000 cat celebrities online and I yearn for that 'companionship' but I just don't know how I could do that. I thought bringing in a pet into an empty house can make me feel like I'm less alone but I worry about the things above.
I'm writing this because I'm kinda desperate to know if there's someone out there like me or knows someone like me- maybe a significant other who wasn't willing to have a pet or has similar-ish characteristics. Do you get over these things?
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