Breaking up and job loss

[Venice1989]

My partner has found out he is losing his job in 3 months. He will get a payout equivalent to a year's salary but the job prospects are pretty difficult in the market. I've been feeling for a while that I'm unhappy and evaluating the future. He's a very negative person and I feel like he argues about everything and I don't like how he disciplines our 1 yo dog. I'm now feeling very trapped as I don't want to add the break up on top of redundancy but feel I will be compromising on what I need. Can anyone offer advice on how to approach this? We own a home together so it would make his life difficult trying to get a new mortgage with no job and I feel terrible.

There will always be reasons to not break up, but if he is abusing your dog then you need to bite the bullet.

Thanks for advice, to be clear though I don't think he is abusing the dog I just think he is very strict

You cant stay with him because hes losing his job.

You dont owe anyone a relationship

staying with someone you don’t want to be with is madness. He will be fine, he’s getting a settlement.

A year's payout is great. That gives him a huge buffer. And you can be strict with a dog without making people uneasy.