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DH being a complete arse!

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Sam9769 · 29/12/2025 14:17

Walking our two dogs today around a local field and rural road which is fairly busy. DH had one dog on a flexi lead and I had the other.
In the field, the the flexi leads were at their full length to allow the dogs to run around. As we were walking along the road, DH refused to rein in his flexi lead allowing the dog to run along the road. I asked him several time to rein him in as it was clearly a dangerous thing to do as he would have little control if the dog ran in front of a car our van. DH refused to do so saying it was safe! Several cars and a van went by including electric cars which are hard to hear.
When I asked him why he wouldn't listen to me the response was "Why, or why or why?" obviously belittling me. I then took hold of both dogs and struggled with them while another dog walker passed by with his dog. When I looked up DH was standing there laughing at me. I told him he was a complete arse and took the dogs into the house.
AIBU or is DH and arse?

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RememberBeKindWithKaren · 29/12/2025 14:30

Is this nornal behaviour for him ? Why have you managed to marry this numpty? Or is he having some mental breakdown?

TotallyAddictedToCoffee · 29/12/2025 14:29

As someone who nearly ran over a dog on a retractable lead that got spooked and ran out in front of my car - I say YANBU!! I also had to take a poor dog to the vet after it was run over when it's owner failed to notice it had crossed the road without her. A car then came along, snagged the lead and dragged the poor dog under the wheel - the dog didn't survive....

They should be banned except for use on fields/far FAR away from roads

Is your "D"H always such an arse?

174ghxt · 29/12/2025 14:29

If he really is that thick and irresponsible, give him a short dog lead only so he can't cause an accident.

Livelovelaughfuckoff · 29/12/2025 14:28

YABU to have flexi leads at all but your husband is also an arse

Nopayrise · 29/12/2025 14:27

He is an arse but YABU to have flexi leads in the first place (in general)

mamabeth · 29/12/2025 14:26

Sorry, your husband is a massive cock.
I utterly despise the laughing thing as a way to belittle someone and I'd have to have a conversation as to how the days events made me feel.

LadyTable · 29/12/2025 14:24

Not sure why you're asking unless it's tongue in cheek or something?

There are so many 100% obvious 'YABU' or 'YANBU' threads being started lately, it's hard to tell.

BoxingDayBoxers · 29/12/2025 14:21

YANBU and your DH is a stupid prick but so many of them are... 🫤