I met my husband on an online dating site. We have been together for 10 years. It would have been nice to have met someone who loved animals as I do. But I have been working on my husband over the years. 1 cat was fairly easy. Then I added some pocket pets over the years. Then the D-O-G, big 3 letter word I finally got. Now he loves our dog and cares for him like I do.
At first he said "no way no snakes" and we used to argue about it. It took about 9 years before I got him to let me have a snake (I had snakes with my exhusband, who took them all in the divorce, so I always wanted my own), then I had added 3 more since then and will be adding another next month. The tortoise was a piece of cake after the snakes. You can always work on people to get them to love or at least accept your pets. If not, then that person isn't the right one for you.