[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"What person ~could~ be the love of my life and still ask this?"

Correct. The answer to the "If you loved me you would..." is always "And if you loved me you wouldn't ask."

If the love of my life did not like my pet then I might never get another one but prior commitments do not vanish because of new ones.

There would need to be a reason beyond "I just don't like..."

[Dashing Dasher]

The answer to the "If you loved me you would..." is always "And if you loved me you wouldn't ask."

Brilliant!