say you're in delray beach, florida with a hottie who has a dog. all 3 of you are walking and you see this store:
hottness looks down at her dog and goes, "hey you want to try some ice cream?" then goes to me, "c'mon. let's go in and get him a scoop/cup."
at that point onward i don't care if she's an 8 or 9. i would be so turned off from this that i would just reply with fuck no, walk away and leave.


Not a show-stopper for me. More loneliness seems to be inevitable in a society with strong individuality. But a dog doesn't care how weird you are. So emotional closeness to a dog can be very important to non-conformists.