Where I live is very dog friendly, it’s common for people to have multiple dogs. As much as I would love to adopt one, I know how much of a responsibility it is.

In a moment of weakness, I downloaded Tinder to see if I was missing out on anything. 20 minutes in I realized that I am not. I noticed that on an alarming number of profiles, men say they are looking for a dog mom. So... they adopt a domesticated animal knowing that it needs to be walked and fed multiple times a day, needs constant play and stimulation, tons of love and attention, and regular visits to the vet. The profiles tell on themselves right there, that they are irresponsible and impulsively adopted a dog, not for companionship but as an accessory to benefit only them and potentially attract women.

My ex did exactly this. He adopted a dog because he was sad (his words) and then got a job where he was away for 2 weeks at a time. Now he has a job where he’s away for a month at a time and his parents are the dogs primary caretakers. When we were together he even told me I can be a “stay at home dog mom”... that’s the potential he saw in me. There was no encouragement for me to go to school or better myself, he wanted me to stay at home and take over his responsibility.

When my cat was alive, I would visit him on my lunch break every day and spend the vast majority of my time with him, knowing that he didn’t need that much attention.Scrotes tell us we will die alone with our cats, but it’s perfectly acceptable for them to get a dog and pass off the responsibility to a woman who would absolutely take better care of it.

My dad (who has always offered a ton of criticism of men) once said “A man with a dog is a lonely man”.

Anyway, I deleted tinder.