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Some people may argue that having a pet together with your partner in no way prepares you for having children. They are wrong. When it’s just you and your partner, you can go days without looking at the clock, worrying about when you go home or when you wake up. Your life can be entirely spontaneous (at least during the weekends). Every single decision you make only pertains to what makes you and your partner happy, or what is best for you and your partner as individuals and as a couple. Once you have a pet, all of that changes. If you’re getting a pet with your partner and expect it to just be some cute accessory around the house, you’re in for a shock and should do a little more research first. Here are the surprising ways having a pet together prepares you for having kids.

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Your schedule is no longer your own

Oh, everybody is getting drinks after dinner at this super fun place you and your partner have totally wanted to try? Sounds nice. But your dog has now been alone, at home for five hours and needs to go to the bathroom. You don’t just get to spontaneously do whatever you want all of the time. Whether it’s through yourselves or a dog walker, you need to make sure your pet is tended to at certain times every day. You can’t just stay out until 4 am anymore.

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