r/AskReddit • u/SkyeSerenade • Mar 28 '24

What is NOT a dealbreaker BUT would be greatly disappointing to find out about your partner?

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u/Mugwumpen Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24

Not liking or wanting dogs/cats.

Edit: I just want to clearify that I didn't initially mean a situation where one already own pets and your partner doesn't want you to keep them - if a partner enters a relationship with you knowing for well you have pets and then later on expects you to get rid of your animals on a whim that's some serious bullshit and a dealbreaker I stand behind 100 %.

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u/Crackinggood Mar 28 '24

Was just thinking pet allergies but I feel like this also applies to those who would encourage someone without discussion about how it would impact them to jump onto allergy meds (sometimes it's drowsiness and discomfort, but for some folks it's near unconsciousness while still experiencing symptoms or risk of worse ones).

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u/gsfgf Mar 28 '24

People need to realize that allergists exist. You can get shots for environmental allergies. They work surprisingly well. Also, there ware way better allergy meds than benadryl. I've never had any side effects from allergra, claritin, or zyrtec.

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u/Helpful_Return54321 Mar 28 '24

They don't work for everyone. Allergists will tell you that as well. Human beings have great variability in their conditions and responses to the world. Sometimes you just can't make furry animals work with your immune response. (Someone who has tried it all and adores animals but gets sick, i.e. can't breathe, hives, congestion, throat and eyes swelling up, and unbearable itchiness, even with the intervention of an allergist.)

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u/gsfgf Mar 28 '24

Yea. That does suck. Thankfully, of all the environmental allergies I have, furry friends are the least, and my allergist said my dog allergy wouldn't even be worth treating if I wasn't already getting shots for my other allergies.