# I lost my dog to cancer and it f\*ckin sucks **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-to-cancer-and-it-f-ckin-sucks/762198 "2016-08-08T22:31:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![Omar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f0a364/32.png) [@Omar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-to-cancer-and-it-f-ckin-sucks/762198/40 "2016-08-13T19:12:41Z")
> [@My dog will die soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-will-die-soon/745770/20): > > Choosing to form a relationship with a pet is like signing a contract, giving you a few years of joy followed by the sorrow of loss, which although increasingly diminishing, will last you forever. You make a gamble, betting that you are mentally prepared for that loss. > > The more you invest, the more you lose. And you will lose. > > The teachings of life, how enticing. But what would be the right thing to do here, provided you have the will to choose for yourself?; > > Forget about the past to better live in the present? > Or cling to the memory, living in anguish? > > Either answer is cruel in its own way, as is choosing. Is it even the right choice to form the relationship to begin with? > The answer, in my opinion, is rather ambiguous and therefore not something that should carelessly be conveyed. > > But I do hope that you find a way to move on, or not, as long as you impose clarity to your decisions. This is a quote by Hermit in a different thread. He encapsulates what I am going thru right now, especially the part about clinging to the memory therefore living in anguish. At this point, it’s all heartbreak. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-dog-to-cancer-and-it-f-ckin-sucks/762198)._