I am pretty sure that most would class me as unreasonable here.
Basically, I want another dog and my husband doesn't. I came across a pup I really wanted and he put his foot down. His reasons? he doesn't think we "need" another one and he doesn't want to make life more hard work for ourselves.
I would take full responsibility for another dog, I am here all day every day and trained our other dog. I would not ask him to do a thing and while I know another dog will affect him to some extent he wouldn't have to care for it. I know that he would love it anyway. I would love two dogs and I feel like this is the right time to do it when I can be here pretty much all day long and dedicate a lot of time to training.
We have a very good marriage but today we had a really horrible argument over it. He has put his foot down and said no, and no amount of discussing it with him will change his mind. In 7 years he has never put his foot down, I must admit that he probably compromises more than I do.. if I am being brutally honest, so he must really be dead against it.
I will have to respect his wishes obviously but am I being U for being really sad and really hurt with him? We rarely argue and I don't like feeling this way but right now I feel like a young kid who has been told no and perhaps I am just being a spoilt bitch, but I am really angry and resentful.
I want to try to forget it and move on, but I just feel so angry and sad right now and a stupid part of me really hated being told no. He thinks I need to grow up right now
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Sallystyle · 06/02/2013 11:55
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