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Your LOVE life and your Reptiles.... Poll!!!

To love or not to love?

  • Does your significant other dislikes and does not tolerate your reptiles?

    Votes: 2 2.1%

  • Do you think at some point your significant other will make you choose between him/her and your rept

    Votes: 6 6.3%

  • Does your significant other tolerate them, but care less about them?

    Votes: 37 38.9%

  • Does your significant other enjoy your reptiles?

    Votes: 11 11.6%

  • Does your Significant other likes your reptiles and helps you with feeding and cleaning?

    Votes: 10 10.5%

  • Or is your significant other is a reptile freak just like you?

    Votes: 29 30.5%
  • Total voters
    95
My first boyfriend loved the reptiles like I did, and he loved bringing more home from shows, but he DIDN'T like the daily upkeep, so all his snakes became my snakes and when he left, I now have a collection that scares off most potential dates hee hee.
 
It is ussually me that that scares them away lol...........Never even get to talk about the snakes..
 
Chances are if a young lady comes over to my house she isn't interested in seeing the snake room. Only the bedroom. ;)
 
My wife and I are exact opposites in just about every way... except reptiles. Once we had a little room at the house and started collecting in a serious manner the addiction quickly swept out of control and we had to open a shop just to pay for the habit.
 
dwedeking said:
My wife and I are exact opposites in just about every way... except reptiles.
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Awwwww that's so cute, opposites do attract. I personally like finding out how someone completely different than me thinks so differently...
 
So which should I pick if the relationship went to hell in a handbasket? Wifey split and I got the snakes ( hers included). Seems like a perfectly good trade for me. As far as dating I've only met 1 lady that didn't freak when she heard about my collection, unfortunately I was still with the wife then.

2.2 Het for Blood Boas
1.0 DH for Snow Boa
3.8 Normal Boas
1.0 Het for Clown Ball
1.0 Het for Caramel Albino Ball
2.0 Het for Pied Balls
Buncha Normal Female Balls
 
My ex-girlfriend acted like she liked reptiles, she bought me reptiles and went to reptile shows with me. Once we broke up I knew the truth, she never really liked them.......... It's good though, because when we broke up I got to keep everything she bought me :) She didn't want them.......

Matt
 
My ex-wife got her ball on a dare from her ex-boyfriend. She claimed to love the critters but when the meltdown came it was her and her insanity or the snakes. I opted for the snakes to be my sanity and my kids cover all the craziness I really need.
 
Let's see here..
The guys *I* don't scare off all by myself, the dog scares (110# lovable Rottie)...
The ones who the dog doesn't scare, the snakes do...
So far, no men left standing between me, my puppy, and the snakes! Just a housemate who is as crazy as me on all 3 counts (no, he is NOT datable material)
 
Maybe there should also be a spot

on this poll for ; have you ever been in a break-up or divorced due to reptiles ? I HAVE KNOWN MANY break-ups and divorces due to reptiles with 1 myself. In fact i know of at least 2 people that frequent this web forums that have also been in that situation. One fairly famous person here. LOL !
 
Ahaha Katrina I know what you mean! My doggies are usually seen first before the snakes, and they do their fair share of causing me to be home on weekend nights :( I guess we're in the same boat. Although I bet I scare off more on my own than you hahaha. I have smelled like burnt ATF (which I can't get that smell out of my skin no matter what I do!!) for the past three days, and one of those days I had a blind date. I will not expect that guy to call back :(

Bryon that was a great quote there "The snakes are doing fine"! I am glad you stood up for the scaly critters :)
 
If a person can't respect your hobby (even if they aren't interested in it) they should be told to get the f**k out and not let the door hit them in the a** on the way out. :) Anyone I know that has given up a pet, car, etc for a spouse has always ended up with neither in the end since the relationship was already doomed to fail.
 
hey there was no selections for " ( ) i dont even have a significant other , my pets are the only ones in my life and they dont even wanna listen to me whine anymore "
ahem , um , er not that I would fit into thaty category , uh , um , i jsut notices it wasnt there :scatter:
 
I just started giving out disclsaimers

Anytime I talk to someone I'm interested in or vice-versa I put it all out on the table. My kids come first and NO I'm not giving up my babies. Especially since my boys are getting into the reptiles now. I come with baggage and alot of hungry mouths. Don't have the time for pussyfooting around with minor details.
 
HA HA, had to go with the "choose between" option.

I've had a few women lay that on me before. Guess what? I still have my snakes. :) To me there is no choice. I had snakes and other herps my whole life, they've been like my sons and daughters.

Dont let the door hit you on the way out! Need help packing? A ride to the bus stop? LOL

Ciao,
Rick
 
Great Thread! Honestly i think i've replaced the possibility of having a man in my life by having reptiles. I too put it all out on the table when i see someone i like (or someone who by chance is interested in me). I am shocked at how many guys are so sqeemish around them or just at the sound of the word reptiles. I did have an opportunity to meet up with a fellow reptile keeper. He had seen pics of my snake online and emailed me. We talked and got along great online............*should have kept it online*. But seeing as we lived close by eachother (i pass him on my way to work) and we would be going to the same reptile show next month i didn't think meeting would be a problem..................oh i was soooooooooooooo wrong. He hasn't talked to me much since. This time i can honestly say it was ME who scared him off. At first i was a bit peeved about it but i am who i am, i look the way i do, i have reptiles and other pets. I'm not about to change everything just for a guy.......

If you have to give up something that makes you happy, change who you are to please your significant other, i'm with the rest of you.........."theres the door" lol.

:)
 
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