After Bruno’s first success, I started noticing a pattern. Every time I stepped out with him, reality shifted into a screenplay.

The first “incident” happened at a local café. I was trying to look intellectual, hiding behind a latte. Bruno, who was tied to my chair, spotted a girl reading a book on the next table. He did what any self-respecting matchmaker would do: he lunged, dragging my chair (and me) across the floor, and deposited his slobbery tennis ball directly onto her lap.

Go ahead. Leash up your dog. Walk out the door. Your wingman is ready. And who knows? The next time your dog lunges at a stranger, it might just be the beginning of your favorite story.

And that, ironically, made me ready for a human. Because once you’ve been loved unconditionally by a dog, you stop accepting conditional love from people. So if you hear someone say, “Mere dog ne mujhe relationships and romantic storylines mein kyun nahi daala?” (Why hasn’t my dog gotten me into relationships and romantic storylines?), tell them the truth: He already has. Every walk is a storyline. Every wagging tail is an invitation. You just have to stop looking for a perfect script and start enjoying the beautiful, slobbery, chaotic rom-com that’s already playing out.

(My dog has given me relationships and romantic storylines) that I could never have written alone. Bruno is my living, breathing plot device. The Deeper Lesson: Dogs Force You to Be Present Here’s the psychological twist. It’s not magic. Dogs force you out of your head and into the world. When you’re walking a dog, you can’t scroll through your phone. You can’t hide behind a screen. You smile at people. You apologize when your dog sniffs someone’s grocery bag. You become approachable .

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