To not change the bed sheets immediately…

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... because they have a small amount of dried blood on them as my dog is in season.

My partner was furious when he realised that my Shih Tzu had left a small amount of period blood on our bedsheets. (Two dried spots, one the size of a 50p, one the size of a 20p). I was already in bed, tired having retuned from a week working away, and in the first few weeks of pregnancy.

Parter demanded that the sheets should be changed immediately, I said it would be fine til the morning, but if he wanted them changing that badly he should do it himself.

For context the dog is mine, I've had her since before we met and moved in together.

Not sure if I've set up voting or not but ...

YANBU - it's a small amount of dried blood, the sheets can be changed later or he can do it himself

YABU - that's gross, it's your dog, you should change the sheets immediately

BadNomad - good point as no, I wouldn't get into a bed that I knew a dog had ejaculated on, but then I haven't personally known any male dogs that do this - maybe go and roll in deer/fox shit in which case they get no further than the bath in my house and nowhere near my bed.

However, pretty much every man I've ever met has ejaculated in a bed and many other places too.

Being a female I'm probably biased in my acceptance of female-related fluids, such as a bitch's seasonal vaginal discharge and my love of animals probably increases my bias even more.

But if you think about it, all life has it's gross aspects - the discharges, dead skin cells, periods and spunk - no amount of potions, lotions and perfumes can properly disguise that fact.

You admit to being biased so then you must realise that people who do not share that bias (e.g. the OP's male partner, or people who don't like dogs) might not have those same feelings about sharing a bed with the bodily fluids of a non-partner. People are gross, yes. But if you can see someone else's blood, sperm, dead skin on your sheets, you wouldn't happily lie on it.

I have cats. I'm forever picking cat hair out of my food. I'll still eat the food. But if I'm in a restaurant and find a hair in my food...vomit.

Absolutly agree BadNomad - I don't care how good a Chef the Cat is, I don't pay for a good meal to find Top Cat's hair in my food.

Some people keep snakes, spiders and rats for pets and no way will I ever share my bed with those animals and probably not ever their keepers either. I happily admit my biases that favour dogs and cats and some other species.

Pissing, shitting and puking by any favoured species is not welcome in my bed and would require an immediate bedsheet change. Even us gross-people have standards.

However a bit of accidental, late night season/menstrual overflow wouldn't send me rushing to the airing cupboard.

YABU for having your dog in your bed.

I know lots of people do it, but it's a huge No from me, and I'm a doting dog owner, but mine sleep in their dog beds, not on and definitely not IN my bed.