A-ha-ha-ha-ha!
No way you're alone in your feelings. I had such an overwhelming love for Muffin and after 14 years, well, you can imagine. Your love just continues to grow for them and you bond so closely with one another over those years. I wasn't sure that I would love another in the way that Muffin and I loved each other. To make a long story short, it took about 2 minutes for me to love Kacee!