Getting a pet is a pretty surefire way of finding something to love you - especially a dog.
Cats can be a bit less predictable but it varies with the individual.
When it comes to relationships with people then you have to learn how to communicate and interact and there is a lot of giving of yourself to the shared thing that is the "couple" - something I think a lot of autists really struggle with.
You have to weigh up whether the benefit of it is worth the cost to you at least in terms of energy - a lot of us really don't have what it takes to sustain that sort of commitment.
