My boyfriend, me and a cat.

[CellarDweller]

Whenever I hear about this topic, I always wonder why this conversation hasn't come up sooner?

When I'm out on a first or second date, I always mention that I was raised in a house that loved pets, and would like to have another at one point. I am currently petless because I live in a small apartment, and I think it would be unfair to leave an animal alone here all day while I work.

One piece of advice my mother gave me was to watch out for people who will mistreat animals, because they will very easily mistreat people as well.

Is the OP wrong for not wanting a pet? No, but the OP made a comment about 'ignoring' the pet, which is mean, and possibly neglectful.

You say that if you knew about his 'animal love' you probably wouldn't start dating him. I can say with 100% certainty that once I found out about your 'animal hate' I wouldn't be dating you.