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Bisexual People Share The Notable Differences Between Dating Men And Women
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Dating is difficult––and truth be told, I don't know how anyone can do it right now, what with a pandemic going on and all. Just the thought stresses me out. Dating is especially hard for people who defy expectations in a heteronormative society. Take bisexuals, for example.

Bisexuals have been open about their struggles maintaining relationships with both men and women, even having to lie about their sexuality if they want to date certain people.

"I feel like if I end up in a straight relationship, I'll look like I was just experimenting all these years, but if I end up in a gay relationship people will say I was never actually bisexual," one man told the BBC in 2019. "Then if I don't have a monogamous relationship people will say I'm just greedy."

Indeed, the pressure to be either gay or straight can be a lot to navigate. After Redditor Trevor-on-Reddit asked the online community, "Bisexual people who have dated both genders, what are some notable differences you've learned about dating both men and women?" bisexuals spoke candidly about their experiences. Take note: You might learn something new.

    "They both think..."

    They both think their signals are clear. They are not.

    ssssssssphalis

    I knew this was universal!

    Practically everyone I've ever met and gotten to know has complained about communication issues at some point.

    "Both genders are bad..."

    Both genders are bad at communicating but in completely different ways.

    Men are more likely to not tell you information that would be important to you simply because they don't deem it important. They gave you the important information. If you can't understand it, then you're either trying to complicate the issue or you're not listening to them.

    Women are more likely to not tell you information important to them because they see it as obvious. If they have to tell you the issue, then you're not paying attention to them and the issue at hand or you're not as invested in the relationship as they are.

    Twilcario

    This sounds like the basis of every family sitcom ever made.

    It does get tiring to see those same tropes rehashed over and over again, I'll admit.

    "They both still have that same tenderness..."

    Dating a man feels like one of your male best friends decided he likes dick one day. Dating women feels "softer" and even though common interests are there, there's more of that listening to their interests because they like it and you're interested in them and not because you care about the subject at hand.

    They both still have that same tenderness and butterfly feeling. That's been my experience so far anyways.

    shinyphanphy

    "I find the dynamics of trust..."

    I'm a bisexual man. I find the dynamics of trust to be vastly different between my male and female companions. Men have been quicker to trust me, but became more nervous over time; women needed more time to build that trust, but once it was there, it was solid.

    I've generally thought of that as not being inherent to their gender and instead tied to how they relate to my maleness. In the same-sex relationships, there's a lot more risk involved because of societal heteronormativity — there's the initial pressure to be out and proud that prompts these men to engage in their relationships with passion, but then there's a worry that the relationship will fail because of the toxic aspect of queer pride. With the women, there's a general fear of violence from men, so there's more caution early on.

    CurveoftheUniverse

    "It's much easier to find a man..."

    So keep in mind that this is my own experience, and is in no way meant to apply to everyone.

    I'm a bi male.

    Non-sexually, men are much more straightforward in almost every way. Everything from what they want to eat, to whether or not they're interested in you. Women rely much more on cues or non-verbal communication.

    In my experience, gay men have been the least receptive to the fact that I'm bi. Straight women tend to be hesitant, but if they've already shown interest in me they usually are still interested after I tell them I'm bi.

    Sexually, with men it's about finishing. With women it's about the journey. With men, I've had more than one occasion where we're playing video games and someone starts getting frisky. We pause, get each other off, and are back to playing games in like 10 minutes. Women, on the other hand, tends to like getting frisky, then foreplay, then sex, then winding down.

    It's much easier to find a man to be with than a woman, at least for me.

    I'm below average in the looks department (like a 3, maybe a 4 on a good day). The women who are interested in me tend to be around there, and I've never had an objectively"hot" one show interest in me. While most of the men I've been with also fall somewhere around there, I've slept with a couple of genuinely hot guys. Muscular, tanned, well-endowed. There's a certain set of guys that really like chubby guys and apparently I fit the bill for them.

    Everyone likes cuddles though.

    profan1028

    Cuddling is incredible.

    I can confirm I've been aghast when I've had a partner who didn't like cuddling.

    "One thing I noticed..."

    One thing I noticed back when I was dating was that women have a lot more baggage when it comes to physical intimacy. Women go through a lot, they have tons of pressures put on them, many have had negative sexual experiences. It's, well, just more complicated. The guys I dated were frankly much more direct and more simplistic about it. I'm not saying either of these descriptions apply to all women or men, but that was my experience. With guys it was like 'hey, wanna make out?' and just sort of that simple.

    haroldtitus425

    To which this person replied:

    As a woman, that's definitely contributing to it. For women, sex is wrapped up with so much bs. It's wrapped up in the ambient (or direct) shaming crisscrossed with our sexualized bodies plastered everywhere that we grow up with, it's wrapped up with the adult men who harassed us when we were preteens and teens, it's wrapped up in the frightening moments when a boy corners us thinking he's being smooth when really he's been aggressive and scary, in the nerves about walking alone, in the fear of giving a man 'the wrong idea' and being told it's our fault when he hurts us, in the stigma and burden of unwanted pregnancy and the choices or lack thereof in that...

    It's really hard for sex to be simple for women. I'd bet money that by the time any woman in the world has hit the age of twenty, she has a story of being harassed or victimized in some way. It becomes a minefield.

    SecretlyFBI

    "Other than that..."

    It's much harder to find a girl who wants to date you than a guy if you're a girl. Either you keep finding straight women, or you both are afraid of being too forward and no one makes the first move. Guys are way less shy about it. But since it's so much harder to get a girlfriend, the relationships with women tend to last longer, because we wouldn't have gotten together if we weren't pretty sure we were compatible.

    Other than that, there's not a huge difference. Individual people are more unique than men are from women, if that makes sense. But I will say I've never had to fight with or teach a woman why something that happened to me was misogynistic. It's more likely that she's experienced something similar.

    mothwhimsy

    "I've dated enough personalities..."

    I'm a bi woman.

    There's not much difference, in my experience. I've dated enough personalities to dismantle virtually any stereotype about gender lol. The most romantic and clingy were guys, the most aloof was a woman. People are just so different.

    Dating women does come with the queer element though, where you have awkwardness over who to be "out" to. I've been lucky enough to mostly steer clear of biphobia but I did briefly date a girl who I think just wanted to be queer because that was her idea of herself (for activist reasons or something?) but I am skeptical if she was actually queer. Needless to say, that didn't last.

    Conversely, when I date guys, I sometimes get anxious about being perceived as straight or "gay until she found a dude". Not that what people think matters, but it's funny. When I date women I worry about homophobia, when I date guys, I worry about being erased.

    Oh, small difference - I always insist on splitting the bill, which is pretty typical for same-sex dating. I think sometimes guys think that means I don't like them.

    ferret-fu

    "While dating a woman..."

    Bi woman. The biggest one was trust/biphobia and the way the two interrelate.

    While dating a woman, having close male friends has always been off the table. It seems to really threaten/make uncomfortable my girlfriend and tends to turn into a never-ending "But are you SURE you don't have feelings for him? you're REALLY not attracted to him?" So many lesbians genuinely hate bi women and think they're always going to cheat or leave for a guy.

    Conversely, men don't give a damn if I have close female friends while dating them, but are far more likely to fetishize the knowledge that I've had past female partners. Which is obviously really uncomfortable if done in any sort of excess.

    FinalTourist

    Dating isn't easy, people.

    When you're someone attracted to both genders, that can come with a host of baggage, namely the weight of everyone else's expectations and prejudices. Try talking to your bi friends sometime––you might glean some brilliant insights that you otherwise might not hear.

    Have some of your own stories to share? Feel free to tell us about them in the comments below.f

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    People Describe The Creepiest Things They Ever Witnessed As A Kid

    "Reddit user -2sweetcaramel- asked: 'What’s the creepiest thing you saw as a kid?'"

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    For many childhood memories are overrun by living nightmares.

    Yes, children are resilient, but that doesn't mean that the things we see as babes don't follow us forever.

    The horrors of the world are no stranger to the young.

    Redditor -2sweetcaramel- wanted to see who was willing to share about the worst things we've seen as kids, so they asked:

    "What’s the creepiest thing you saw as a kid?"

    Serious Danger

    "Me and my best friend would explore the drainage tunnels under the Vegas area where we grew up. These were miles long and it was always really cool down there so it was a good way to escape the heat of our scorching hot summers. We went into this one that goes under the Fiesta casino and found a camp with a bunch of homeless people."

    "Mind you we are like 11 years old lol. And we just kept going like it was nothing. It wasn’t scary then but when I look back at it we could have been in some serious danger. Our parents had no idea we did this or where we were and we had no cellphones. We could have been kidnapped and never have been found."

    oofboof2020

    Waiting for Food

    "I was at a portillos once when I was 12 and I was waiting with my little brother at a booth while my parents got our food. This guy was standing with his tray kind of watching me then after a couple of minutes he started to walk over really fast not breaking eye contact with me."

    "He was 2 feet from the table and my dad came out of nowhere and scared the s**t out of him. He looked so surprised and just said he wanted to see if I’d get scared or not. He left his tray full of food near the door and left. My folks reported him but we never went to that location again since we found a better one closer to home."

    nowhereboy1964

    Captain Hobo to the Rescue

    "When I was a pretty young teen, my friends and I were horsing around in San Francisco and started hanging out to smoke with some homeless guys. Another homeless dude came up and began aggressively trying to shake us down for anything (money, smokes, a ride, drugs- all of it) and wouldn’t take no for an answer."

    "We got in over our heads and could tell this guy was now riling the other 2 guys up and they were acting like they wanted to jump us. Some grandfather-looking old homeless man appeared out of nowhere and yelled at us to get the f**k out of here- nice kids like us don’t belong down here at this hour!!"

    "Captain Hobo saved our lives that night. My parents sincerely thought we were at a mall all day lol."

    FartAttack911

    Survival

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    "I was 7 and survived the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Witnessed the wave rise way above the already massive palm trees (approx. 40ft?) and my family and I watched/heard the wave crash into the ground from a rooftop."

    faithfulpoo

    These Tsunami stories are just tragic.

    On the Sand

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    "We were a group of kids who went to swim in a local lake. And there was a dead body on the beach with their hands raised and their legs bent unnaturally that local police just took out of the same lake. I've never put my foot in these waters again."

    oyloff

    Be Clever

    "I was walking to school and I was about 5 or 6 years old and some guy pulled up beside me in his car and asked if I would get in. He also offered me sweets to do so. I said no. The creepy bit was when he calmly said ‘clever boy’ to me, then drove off. I’ve never even told my parents or anyone else about this as it would most likely freak them out."

    OstneyPiz

    Bad Jokes

    "Dad's side of the family pranked me by burying a fake body on our back property and had me dig it up to find valuables. Was only allowed to use a lantern for light. They stuffed old clothes with chicken bones. Sheetrock mud where the head was... Random fake jewelry as the treasures... I was like maybe 10 or 11.. I remember digging up the boot first and started gagging because it became real at that point."

    Alegan239

    YOU

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    "Woke up to find my little brother staring at me in the dark, asking, Are you really you?"

    PrettyLola2004

    Siblings can really be a bunch of creepers.

    No one should talk to others in the dark though.

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    Jobs That Seem Easy But Are Actually Incredibly Challenging

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    When we hear about other people's jobs, we've surely all done that thing where we make assumptions about the work they do and maybe even judge them for having such an easy or unimportant job.

    But some jobs are much harder than they look.

    Redditor CeleryLover4U asked:

    "What's a job or profession that seems easy but is incredibly challenging?"

    Customer Service

    "Anything customer-facing. The public is dumb and horrendous."

    - gwarrior5

    "My go-to explanation is, 'Anyone can do it, but few can do it for long.'"

    - Conscious_Camel4830

    "The further I get in my corporate career, the less I believe I will ever again be capable of working a public-facing job. I don’t know how I did it in the past. I couldn’t handle it in the present."

    "I know people are only getting worse about how they treat workers. It is disturbing, embarrassing, and draining for everyone."

    - First-Combination-12

    High Stakes

    "A pharmacist."

    "You face the public. Your mistake can literally kill someone."

    - VaeSapiens

    "Yes, Pharmacist. So many people think their job is essentially the same as any other kind of retail worker and they just prepare prescriptions written by a doctor without having to know anything about them."

    "They are very highly trained in, well, pharmacology; and it's not uncommon for a pharmacist to notice things like potentially dangerous drug interactions that the doctor hadn't."

    - Worth_University_884

    Teaching Woes

    "Two nuggets of wisdom from my mentor teacher when I was younger:"

    "'Teaching is the easiest job to do poorly and the hardest job to do well,' and 'You get to choose two of the following three: Friends, family, or being a good teacher. You don't have enough time to do all three.'"

    "We all know colleagues or remember teachers who were lazy and chose the easy route, but any teacher who is trying to be a good teacher has probably sacrificed their friends and their sleep for little pay and a stressful work environment. There's a reason something like half quit the profession within the first five years."

    - bq87

    Creativity Is "Easy"

    "Some creative professions, such as designers, are often perceived as 'easy' due to their creative nature. However, they may face the constant need to find inspiration, deal with criticism, and meet deadlines."

    - rubberduckyis

    "EVERYBODY thinks they are a designer, up until the point of having to do the work. But come critique time, mysteriously, EVERYBODY IS A F**KING DESIGNER AGAIN."

    "The most important skill to have as a designer is THICK SKIN."

    - whitepepper

    Care Fatigue Is Real

    "Care work."

    "I wish it could be taken for granted that no one thinks it's easy. But unfortunately, many people still see it as an unskilled job and have no idea of the many emotional complexities, or of how much empathy, all the time, is needed to form the sorts of relationships with service users that they really need."

    - MangoMatiLemonMelon

    Physical Labor Generally Wins

    "I’m going to say most types of unskilled labor and that’s because there’s such little (visible) reward and such a huge amount of bulls**t. I’ve done customer service, barista, sales, serving, etc; and it was all much harder than my cushy desk job that actually can be considered life or death."

    - anachronistika

    Their Memory Banks Must Be Wild

    "I don't know if I'd call it incredibly challenging, but being one of those old school taxi drivers who know the city like the back of his hand and can literally just drive wherever being told nothing but an address is pretty impressively skilled."

    "Not sure if it's still like this, but British cabbies used to be legendary for this. I'm 40 and I don't think most young people appreciate how much the quality of cab service has gone down since the advent of things like Uber."

    "Nowadays it's just kind of expected that a rideshare/cab driver doesn't know exactly where you're trying to get and has to rely on GPS directions that they often f up. Back when I was in college, cabbies were complete experts on their city."

    "More even than knowing how to get somewhere, they could also give you advice. You could just generally describe a type of bar/club/business you're looking for, and they'll take you right to one that was spot on. Especially in really big cities like NYC."

    - Yak-Mak-5000

    Professional Cooking

    "Being a chef."

    - Canadian_bro7

    "I would love to meet the person who thinks being a chef is easy! I cook my own food and it’s not only OK to eat but I make a batch of it so I have some for later. So, to make food that is above good and portion it correctly many times a day and do it consistently with minimal wastage (so they make a profit), strikes me as extremely difficult."

    - ChuckDeBongo

    Team Leading, Oof

    "Anything that involves a lot of people skills and socializing. I thought these positions were just the bulls**t of sitting in meetings all day and not a lot of work happening but having to be the one leading those meetings and doing public speaking is taxing in a way I didn’t realize."

    - Counterboudd

    Not a Pet Sitter At All

    "Veterinary Technician."

    "Do the job of an RN, anesthesiology tech, dental hygienist, radiology tech, phlebotomist, lab tech, and CNA, but probably don’t make a living wage and have people undervalue your career because you 'play with puppies and kittens all day.'"

    - forthegoddessathena

    Harder Than It Looks!

    "Sometimes, when my brain is fried from thinking and my ego is shot from not fixing the problem, I want to be a garbage man... not a ton of thinking, just put the trash in the truck, and a lot of them have trucks that do it for you!"

    "But if the robot either doesn't work or you don't have one on your truck, it smells really bad, the pay isn't what it used to be, you might find a dead body and certainly find dead animal carcasses... and people are id**ts, overfilling their bags, just to have them fall apart before you get to the truck, not putting their trash out and then blaming you, making you come back out."

    "Your body probably is sore every day, and you have to take two baths before you can kiss your wife..."

    "Ehh, maybe things are not so bad where I am."

    - Joebroni1414

    Twiddling Thumbs and Listening

    "Therapist here. I’ve always said that it’s pretty easy to be an okay therapist—as in, it’s not that hard to listen to people’s problems and say, 'Oh wow, that’s so hard, poor you.'"

    "But to be a good therapist? To know when your client is getting stuck in the same patterns, or to notice what your client isn’t saying? To realize that they’re only ever saying how amazing their spouse is, and to think, 'Hmm, nobody’s marriage is perfect, something’s going on there'?"

    "To be able to ask questions like, 'Hey, we’ve been talking a lot about your job, but what’s going on with your family?' And then to be able to call them on their s**t, but with kindness and empathy? Balancing that s**t is hard."

    "Anybody can have empathy, but knowing when to use empathy and when and how to challenge someone is so much harder. And that’s only one dimension of what makes being a therapist challenging."

    - mylovelanguageiswine

    Constant Updates

    ​"For the most part, my job is really easy (marketing tech). But having to constantly stay on top of new platforms, new tech, updates, etc etc is exhausting and overwhelming and I really hate it."

    "Also, the constant responsibility to locate and execute opportunities to optimize things and increase value for higher-ups. Nobody in corporate roles can ever just reach a point of being 'good enough.' More and better is always required."

    "Just some of the big reasons I’m considering a career change."

    - GlizzyMcGuire_

    Performing Is Not Easy

    "Performing arts and other types of art. People think it’s a cakewalk or 'not a real job,' not realizing the literal lifetime of training, rejection, and perseverance that it takes to reach a professional level and how insanely competitive those spaces are."

    - ThrowRA1r3a5

    All About Perception

    "I suspect everything fits this. Consider that someone whose job is stacking boxes in a warehouse has to know how to lift boxes, how many can be stacked, know if certain ones must be easily accessible, know how to use any equipment that is used to move boxes around."

    "Not to mention if some have hazardous or fragile materials inside, if some HAVE to be stacked on the bottom, if a mistake is made and all the boxes have to be restacked, etc."

    "But everyone else is like, 'They're just stacking boxes.'"

    - DrHugh

    It's easy to make assumptions about someone else's work and responsibilities when we haven't lived with performing those tasks ourselves.

    This gave us some things to think about, and it certainly reminded us that nothing good comes of making assumptions, especially when it minimizes someone else's experiences.

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    Things Left-Handed People Deal With That Right-Handed People Never Do

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    Many of us who are right-handed never even think about how the world is designed to cater to us.

    It probably doesn't even cross your mind that 10% of the world's population is left-handed.

    Because of this, there tends to be a stigma for being left-handed since society tends to associate the left with negative things.

    For example, the phrase "two left feet" applies to those who are clumsy and therefore, incapable of dancing.

    Curious to hear more about the challenges facing those with the other dominant hand, Redditor johnnyportillo95 asked:

    "What’s something left-handed people have to deal with that right-handed people wouldn’t even think about?"

    If only manufacturers appealed to an ambidextrous world.

    Furniture Obstacle

    "Those desks or couch chairs that have a small desk attached. They do make left handed/sided ones but they are few and far between."

    – Prussian__Princess

    "And they’re only on one side of the lecture hall, and it’s never a good seat. There is ONE front row, lefty desk in the entire room and it’s in the far corner, obscured by an ancient overhead projector."

    – earwighoney

    Everyday Objects For Everyday People

    "as a left-handed person myself, one thing we often deal with is finding left-handed tools or equipment. many everyday objects, like scissors or can openers, are designed with right-handed people in mind, which can make certain tasks a bit more challenging for us lefties. we also have to adapt to a right-handed world when it comes to writing on whiteboards or using certain computer mice."

    – J0rdan_24

    Dangerous Tools

    "The biggest risk is power tools. I taught myself to use all power tools right handed because of risks using them left handed."

    "Trivial, I love dry boards but they are super hard to write on."

    – diegojones4

    It's hard to play when you're born with a physical disadvantage.

    Sports Disadvantage

    "Allright, Sports when you are young. Every demonstration from PE teachers are right handed. You cant just copy the movements they teach you you need to flip them and your tiny brain struggoes to process it. As well, 98% of the cheap sports equipment the school uses is right handed."

    – AjCheeze

    No Future In Softball

    "I tried to bat right handed for so long in gym class growing up because the gym teacher never asked me what my dominant side was and the thought never occurred to me as a child to mention it! Needless to say I never became a softball star."

    – Leftover-Cheese

    Find A Glove That Fits

    "In softball and baseball we need a specific glove for our right hand that's often impossible to find unless you own one, and we have to bat on the other side of the plate."

    – BowlerSea1569

    "I was one of two left-handers in a 4-team Little League in the 1980s. Nobody could pitch to me. I got a lot of "hit by pitch" walks out of it."

    – Jef_Wheaton

    These examples are understandably annoying.

    Shocking Observation

    "Having right handed people make comments whenever they see us write, like we’re some kind of alien."

    – UsefulIdiot85

    "'Woah! You're left-handed????'"

    "I find myself noticing when someone is a lefty, and sometimes I comment on it, but I try not to. I'm primarily left-handed (im a right handed wroter but do everything else left), and every single time I go to eat with my family, someone says, "Oh hey, give SilverGladiolus22 the left hand spot, they're left-handed," and inevitably someone says, 'Wait, really?' Lol."

    – SilverGladiolus22

    Can't Admire The Mug

    "We never get to look at the cute graphics on coffee mugs while we’re drinking from them."

    – vanetti

    "I just realized…I always thought the graphics were made so someone else could read them while you drink. Hmmm."

    – Bubbly-Anteater7345

    "I'm right-handed and I often wondered why the graphics were turned towards the drinker instead of out for others to see."

    – Material-Imagination

    The Writing On The Wall

    "Writing on whiteboards is a nightmare. I have to float my hand, which tires out my arm quickly, and I can't see what I've already written to keep the line straight."

    – darkjedi39

    "Also as a teacher, it means I'm standing to the left of where I'm writing, so I'm blocking everything I write. I have to frequently finish writing, then step out of the way so people can see, instead of just being able to stand on the right side the whole time."

    – dancingbanana123

    Immeasurable

    "Rulers."

    "How the f'k is no one talking about rulers? It's from 30cm to 0 cm to me, or I have to twist my arms to know the measure I want to trace over it."

    – fourangers

    Just Can't Win

    "EVERYTHING. The world has always been based around people being right handed. As a Chef, my knife skills SUCKED until I worked with a Left Handed Chef. Then it all made sense."

    "Literally, everything we do must be observed, then flipped around in our heads, then executed. This is why Lefties die sooner, on average, than Righties."

    "I had to learn how to be ambidextrous, just to complete basic tasks (sports, driving a manual, using scissors, etc). I am used to it now, and do many things right handed out of necessity, as wall as parents and teachers 'forcing' it upon me."

    "But, at least we are not put to death anymore, simply for using the wrong hand (look it up, it happened)."

    "Ole Righty, always keeping us down."

    – igenus44

    The world doesn't need another demographic to feel "othered" for being different.

    But if you're right-handed and tend to make assumptions about left-handed people, you may want to observe the following.

    Ronald Yeo, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Texas-Austin told CNN:

    "We shouldn’t assume much about people’s personalities or health just because of the hand they write with."
    "And we certainly shouldn’t worry about lefties’ chances of success: After all (as of 2015), five of our last seven U.S. presidents have been either left- or mixed-handed."

    Word.

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    People Reveal Whether They Let Their Dog Sleep On Their Bed Or Not

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    Not all pet owners have the same relationship with their pets.

    While anyone who decides to become a pet owner, or pet parent as some say, love their pets equally, some never ever let them leave their side.

    Taking their pet with them to work, running errands, even on vacations.

    Many pet parents even allow their pets to share their bed with them when going to sleep.

    For others though, this is where a line is finally drawn.

    Redditor Piggythelavasurfer was curious to hear whether pet owners allowed their pets to share their bed with them, as well as the reasons why they do/don't, leading them to ask:

    "Do you let your pet sleep in your bed? Why/why not?"

    The Tiny Issue Of Water...

    "Absolutely not."

    "I have fish."- Senior-Meal3649

    Everyone Gets Lonely Eventually...

    "I adopted an eleven year old cat the day before Halloween."

    "She has mostly lived in my closet since I got her, and she hasn’t been too interested in coming out."

    "Last night, she came out of my closet and jumped up on my bed, and crawled under my covers and curled up by my feet to sleep."

    "I was so happy!"- YellowBeastJeep

    The Comforting Reminder That You're Not Alone...

    "I recently lost my Greyhound but I used to let him sleep on my bed with me."

    "The company was nice and he was no trouble to have on my bed."- HoodedMenace3

    Hungry Cookie GIF by De Graafschap Dierenartsen Giphy

    What Do You Mean Allow?

    "I have no choice."

    "She is a cat, cats do whatever they want."- Small_cat1412

    "He lets me sleep in my bed."- Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

    Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

    "I carry my old boy upstairs to bed every night."- worst_in_show

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    Who Needs An Alarm Clock?

    "I let my two cats sleep with me."

    "They're so full of love and just want cuddles all the time."

    "And so do I."

    "We've all developed a lil routine."

    "Get to bed, oldest sleeps on my feet to keep them warm, youngest lies in my arm while I lie on my side (she the little spoon), then when I snooze my alarm for work in the morning the youngest paws at my face and meeps loudly to wake me up."- GhostofaFlea_

    Whose Bed Is It Anyway?

    "Yes."

    "They're also kind enough to let me squeeze into whatever space they've left for me."

    "Although I do get a few dirty looks off them."- Therealkaylor

    "I found this tiny kitten screaming her head off under a car."

    "Would not come out."

    "Got some food and some water in dishes."

    "I stood by the tire so she couldn't see my feet."

    "She got curious about the food and water and started gobbling it down."

    "I thought she would bolt when I squatted down."

    "She was too busy eating."

    "I grabbed her by the nape of the neck and all four legs went straight out and she tried to scratch me to death."

    "I got her in the door and tossed her toward the couch."

    "She ricocheted off the couch as if she was a ping pong off a table and I lost sight of her."

    "I put out food and water and a sandbox and did not see that kitten for three days."

    "On the third day, I came home and she was on my bed pillow."

    "I thought she would bolt when I came near, but she didn't."

    "I wanted to sleep so I tried to scoot her little butt off my pillow."

    "She would not go."

    "I put my head down to sleep and that is the way it was from then on."

    "She ran the roost."- Logical_Cherry_7588

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    Sleeping Is A Prerequisite...

    "No, he's a cat and he cannot keep still during the night."

    "He walks across the headboard, opens the closet doors, jumps into the windows and rustles the blinds, etc."

    "If he would sleep he could stay, but alas, he's a ramblin' man."- Spong_Durnflungle

    Saying No Just Isn't An Option...

    "'Let'."

    "Lol."

    "It's a cat's world and I'm happy to be on her good side."- milaren

    Felines Only!

    "The cat does, the dog doesn't and the horse certainly does not either."- Xcrowzz

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    Is That My Hair On That Pillow?

    "My dog is perfect."

    "She comes up, cuddles til we start to fall asleep, then gets down to sleep on her bed so she doesn't get too hot."

    "Jumps back up in the early morning for wake up cuddles."

    "The hair everywhere is the only downside but she is so cozy, what can you do."- HoodieWinchester

    It is easy to understand how some people are able to fall asleep more easily knowing their friend and protector is there, in bed, with them.

    Though we can't blame others who don't want to run the risk of being scratched or bitten in the middle of the night either...


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