I'm sorry that you are experiencing the pain of a breakup. I don't know how old ya'll are, but there's probably a lesson to be learned somewhere in here.
I myself am a person who loves cats as well as an allergy sufferer. I take both Flonase, and Zyrtec for my allergies. To be completely honest I never date anyone who either doesn't like cats, or is allergic to cats, because I have a lovely 14 year old Siamese cat who is light of my life! When my cat passes away I fully intend to contact a reputable breeder, and get another Siamese kitten, or maybe two. For a long time I thought I had developed an immunity to my bestfriend, but I recently learned that Siamese cats are considered somewhat hypoallergenic. As far as dogs are concerned I can tell you off the top of my head that poodles are considered hypoallergenic.
I would highly advise you to tell the women you date up front that you are highly allergic to cats, but unwilling to take allergy medication. I also think you should probably try to establish whether, or not a woman is a cat person before you get serious with her. It's not unheard of for a person to absolutely love animals, but not be in a position to have one as a pet so it's important that you establish whether, or not someone your interested in wants a cat in the future. Just because someone doesn't have a certain type of pet doesn't mean that they might not want that pet in the future. I would highly advise you to establish whether, or not someone is a catlover before you start dating even if the person doesn't have any cats.
I know you feel bad that your girlfriend chose a kitten over you, but I'm sure she also feels bad that you were unwilling to take allergy medication. The way I see things is that this situation is a two way street.
True, it’s partially my fault for not mentioning my allergy early on. It didn’t cross my mind that it was relevant as neither of us had any pets at the time.
As for the medication: it wouldn’t be a long term solution for me, as my allergy is fatal, unlike the typical allergy that would just cause some irritation. I wouldn’t be able to sleep with the fear of never waking up again due to suffocation. I was told by the doctor when it happened that I would had been dead if I arrived 30 min later. It felt like breathing through a straw and I was the closest brush with death that I have experienced in my life.
I'm sorry to hear that your allergy is so serious. Hopefully you can find the right non-cat person with whom to share your life, and companionship! It's a good thing you found out about all of this before ya'll got much more serious.
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I'm sorry that you are experiencing the pain of a breakup. I don't know how old ya'll are, but there's probably a lesson to be learned somewhere in here.
I myself am a person who loves cats as well as an allergy sufferer. I take both Flonase, and Zyrtec for my allergies. To be completely honest I never date anyone who either doesn't like cats, or is allergic to cats, because I have a lovely 14 year old Siamese cat who is light of my life! When my cat passes away I fully intend to contact a reputable breeder, and get another Siamese kitten, or maybe two. For a long time I thought I had developed an immunity to my bestfriend, but I recently learned that Siamese cats are considered somewhat hypoallergenic. As far as dogs are concerned I can tell you off the top of my head that poodles are considered hypoallergenic.
I would highly advise you to tell the women you date up front that you are highly allergic to cats, but unwilling to take allergy medication. I also think you should probably try to establish whether, or not a woman is a cat person before you get serious with her. It's not unheard of for a person to absolutely love animals, but not be in a position to have one as a pet so it's important that you establish whether, or not someone your interested in wants a cat in the future. Just because someone doesn't have a certain type of pet doesn't mean that they might not want that pet in the future. I would highly advise you to establish whether, or not someone is a catlover before you start dating even if the person doesn't have any cats.
I know you feel bad that your girlfriend chose a kitten over you, but I'm sure she also feels bad that you were unwilling to take allergy medication. The way I see things is that this situation is a two way street.
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True, it’s partially my fault for not mentioning my allergy early on. It didn’t cross my mind that it was relevant as neither of us had any pets at the time.
As for the medication: it wouldn’t be a long term solution for me, as my allergy is fatal, unlike the typical allergy that would just cause some irritation. I wouldn’t be able to sleep with the fear of never waking up again due to suffocation. I was told by the doctor when it happened that I would had been dead if I arrived 30 min later. It felt like breathing through a straw and I was the closest brush with death that I have experienced in my life.
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I'm sorry to hear that your allergy is so serious. Hopefully you can find the right non-cat person with whom to share your life, and companionship! It's a good thing you found out about all of this before ya'll got much more serious.