<human>: This has been a tough topic over all for us to talk about and he gets absolutely pissed at me when I allow my dog or his dog to come cuddle with us or sit with us. 

We are hoping for a long term relationship, it's been a wonderful six months and yes we're in high school and love is young and all that good fun stuff. Trust me, we've heard it. We've heard it even from our parents, although my mom hopes for us to remain together even after we graduate. 

He's a wonderful boy who respects me, my parents, he's often quiet and shy, and he only opens up really to me. I trust him for the most part, and he trusts me. 

The problem is our view on animals.

He believes that animals should be treated exactly as that: animals. Sleep on the floor, not allowed on the furniture, locked outside most of the day, kept out of certain areas of the house, stuff like that. Basically little human contact. He thinks that if they're not treated like this, they'll think they run the house.

On the other hand, I was raised where animals were treated as members of the family. Even now, my dog lays curled up at the foot of my bed. They're allowed on the furniture with blankets laid down over it, they can sleep in the beds all they want, they're allowed where ever we are, and they're given as much love and attention as if they were a child. I honestly can't sleep unless I feel my dog curled up on my legs at night. 

Is there a way to compromise this in the future? I can't stand seeing a puppy locked up and it would break my heart to have to see any dog locked outside all day with little human contact and then being told they're bad for wanting to cuddle up with their owners.

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<bot>: My boyfriend and I disagree on how animals should be treated. He sees them as animals, I see them as family members. Is there a way to compromise this for the future?