for not wanting a pet?
I grew up my entire life with pets, from the earliest days I can remember.
A dog didn't make sense for two people who worked outside the house and were typically gone for 12 hours a day, so the wife and I had cats. As many as four at one time.
They died off one by one, and then there were none.
Now in our new house, we have mostly new furniture, and nothing is scratched (except the furniture that wasn't replace.
We have a lot of wood flooring, none of which was scratched by dog claws.
We don't have fur bunnies all over the house.
We've been impulsive and left the house for days at a time with no notice or worries on how to care for the pets.
We're also considering retiring young and still, I don't want a pet.
I feel selfish.