“My New Man Wants Me to Give My Dogs to a Shelter”
What is wrong with me? Love is so very hard to find, but he got so mad at me that he went to Chicago over the weekend (my birthday weekend) without me and he said we’re over. It very well may be. I need YOUR Opinion on this matter please! — I Love My Dogs
If the guy seemed to genuinely care about you, I’d suggest living apart until your dogs either die or they are better trained. But your dude doesn’t sound like a loving and caring partner. He’s gaslighting you for one thing — saying you’d rather give up your relationship than your dogs, but isn’t he the one who’d rather have spotless rugs than your relationship? I mean, if you’re going to play that game: dogs > rugs, right? Also: you and your birthday > Chicago.
A man who’d take off on your birthday weekend, telling you your relationship is over and accusing you of choosing your dogs over your relationship when he’s chosen his rugs over you is not a man worth getting upset over. I know love is so very hard to find, but you haven’t found it yet. This is not what love looks like. Keep searching, and in the meantime enjoy the love and company of your dogs (as well as the people in your life who value you).
Related: “How long is too long to wait for ‘I love you’?” and “My Parents’ Dog Crapped on my Aunt’s Cream-Colored Carpet and Now They Won’t Come Home For the Holidays”
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For the love of applesauce. Dog people should be with dog people and non dog people should be with non dog people. I promise, you will find another man and that man will fall in love with you and all your baggage.
Outside of the relationship completely, she should work on house training her dogs. If she is going to live with the dogs it is important that they be appropriately trained, unless there is a medical reason for the dogs’ potty accidents.
Consider this guy a bullet dodged. This guy’s a gaslighting asshole. Stay broken up.
Also, if you haven’t, get your pup checked out for a medical issue. I have one prone to UTIs and the tell when she has a flare up is that she pees in between our regularly scheduled breaks. If it’s not a medical issue, see what you can do re: training to help. But, honestly, at the end of the day, pets (and kids, FYI!! and even adults from time to time!!) sometimes make messes. It’s just part of life with other living creatures and any reasonable adult who cares more about their relationship than the floor can roll with it.
He’s cheating!