Oddly Enough Blog

If you decide to go on a date with somebody you met on the Internet, it’s probably easier to hide the fact that you’re already married than it is to keep pets a secret. There’s hair on everything you wear, you have those sticky lint rollers in your car, and when you dig in your pockets for money you pull out plastic bags for cleaning up after your dog.

So, you may as well be honest about it up front, which is where a new Dutch dating site comes in handy. Inspired by similar sites in the U.S. and Britain, it is specifically aimed at finding a partner who is compatible with your dog, cat, snake or spider.

People can describe themselves and their animals, and when they think they have found someone who also likes their pets, they can contact each other through the Web site. Or they can run the other way, which would probably be the case with my dogs and cats. Here’s the story:

The kind of big shaggy dog you just might want to warn somebody about in advance…