Only you can determine how many pets is too many.

There is a threshold.

For you, it’s anywhere between one to three pets.

Anything beyond this number is too many.

You have specific reasons why four pets or more is too much.

Freedom is a factor.

The more pets a potential partner has, the greater the loss of freedom.

You love spontaneity in a relationship, and dating a partner who has too many pets instantly means that you don’t get to be spontaneous, whether it be with trips or activities.

Then there is the cleanliness factor.

You have friends who have too many pets and their homes stink of animal waste.

It’s an unpleasant odor.

And several of these friends are clean by nature.

Nevertheless, it seems impossible to be maintain a clean household when there are many pets about.

The cost for caring for all the animals is a factor.

Between pet food and veterinary care, it won’t be cheap taking care of so many pets.

These are a few of the negative factors that come with dating a person who has too many pets.

This is why you are wondering whether having too many pets is a legitimate reason to reject someone of romantic interest that you have been talking to.

Yes, these are legitimate reasons to reject someone.

He is blinded by his love for his pets, and doesn’t see the drawbacks as you do.

This is why you mustn’t ignore the legitimate reasons that has you looking to reject him.

If this is a guy you are really getting along with, you run the risk of convincing yourself that dating a guy who has too many pets is doable.

After all, he has multiple qualities that you look for in a partner.

He has a good and stable job.

He is kind.

You share similar hobbies with him and the conversations you have with him are so easygoing and intellectual.

With all these advantages, it’s tempting to make yourself believe that you can handle having to contend with all of his pets.

This is a mistake.

You have to think long-term.

Consider what it would be like if you were to get into a committed relationship with him.

In the beginning, you are high on dopamine, based on the excitement of a new relationship.

This makes you tolerate his many pets.

Unfortunately, this high doesn’t last.

Eventually, the honeymoon phase of the relationship ends and you are no longer on a dopamine high.

This is when your tolerance level crashes.

One fateful day, one of his four or more animals, is laying on a bed you were looking forward to falling into and going to sleep on after a long day at work, and you don’t take it well.

During the honeymoon phase of the relationship, this was tolerated.

The honeymoon phase has since ended and your tolerance level is no longer there.

You snap at the animal, an act that triggers anger from your partner, and the next thing you know, you are having a fight with him.

Soon, you dread going over to his place because you don’t want to deal with his animals.

It doesn’t take long before your relationship dissolves into constant fights, ending in an acrimonious breakup.

Is this worth it?

Of course not.

You are better off not letting this courtship go on.

Reject this guy and move on to someone who suits you better where pets are concerned.