aww im late to the party too lol.

You've been given some great advice here. And i wanted to add my two cents.

I was in a relationship with a guy i met on my college campus. He started out nice and friendly but it quickly turned sour.. I'd been looking for a fling, maybe some casual dating but nothing serious. (I'd just gotten out of a 5 year relationship and wanted some me time). Within 2 weeks of dating he asked me to marry him and that wasn't even the first red flag.. He became controlling and crazy. Wanted to know who i was with at all times, became crazy upset when i would talk and hang out with other guy friends, etc. It became too much for me and i tried to break it off. We dated for like 8 months and he made 2 years of my live a living hell. It took me YEARS to get him off my back, he'd take everything out on me, it was terrible. My self esteem suffered, my grades suffered, my art suffered, my friendships suffered, etc.

After all that (and ironically because of that ex) i met my current boyfriend. We've been dating for over 3 years, live together and are very happy together. He doesn't share my love for reptiles at all. He's actually afraid of snakes. BUT what he does do is let me keep them (in the same room as him no doubt) because he knows I love them and that they mean a lot to me. He would never ask me to get rid of them, ever. We've created some rules and set up some compromises so that we each get what we want. Ie, I can basically have whatever reptiles I want, but he doesn't want to see them unless its a gecko because he is seriously afraid of snakes. Things like that. He knows I want to breed them and usually just rolls his eyes and smiles when i tell him im getting more.

There is a healthy relationship out there for you. Based on what you wrote, i don't think this one is for you.

Good luck *hugs*