I have an extreme aversion to the dog-as-my-best-friend portrayal. I realize that for most people this is just a light reference to dog is man's best friend. But for me it is a painful reminder of social issues that I face every day. While my social difficulties are improving, maintaining a meaningful friendship is very difficult emotionally for me because I am always wondering when my dependencies will be too draining on the other person. Like you, I want that kind of meaningful friendship between people badly. I think this makes me much more sensitive to the dog thing than I might otherwise be. I've tried laughing it off and diverting the best friend element to my cats, who sleep on the bed every night. Once in a while this proves the point that my life really does not revolve entirely around my dog; but half the time it just makes the syrupy sap about my dog ten times worse.
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