Hi Hive account@aislkngcronin! Welcome to Steemit! I’m glad you and your girlfriend have found your way here.

I came across your intro thanks to my wife Hive account@introspector and am glad. It’s evident you are a writer - you have such an inviting written voice 🙂

To piggy back off my wife’s comment:

1. Dogs ARE FAMILY and get birthdays like the two-legged folks. We are a dogless family and this fact is painful for my wife lol. I’m actually allergic but we will figure something out 😉
2. I have been to Dublin TWICE thanks to a brief time of studying in Manchester, UK and 🤩✨Ryanair✨🤩 Gosh I miss that awful, fiscally responsible, I humane airline ❤️ Cliffs of Moher and the old University Library are my favorites.
3. If you have not already, join Discord to connect with Steemit “families” off the platform. This is an LGBT group specifically, but I’m sure there are groups for all your niche interests!: https://discord.gg/WQ2s8j
4. BEWARE OF SPAMMERS. These are usually your “great post” , “nice, upvote and follow me” brief one liner folks. Not always! But definitely be wary and do not waste your effort or upvotes on these people! If you aren’t sure, go to their profile as this gives you the option to see their comments. You can quickly tell if their spam. Like Hive account@fadhluns.kom as a great example here.
   I’ll be following 🤗