Compromising is an essential aspect of any successful relationship. It’s important to find a balance between yourself and your partner, as you will each have your own set of values, desires, and dreams. But what do you do when your partner is unwilling to compromise? One 32-year-old man known as Dazzling-Crab483 on Reddit took to the popular subreddit r/TwoHotTakes to share that he has asked his girlfriend to sacrifice something dear to her if she wants to move in with him. We have the full story here.
His Story
The man began his story by explaining that he has a 12-year-old daughter who has a severe fear of dogs after she was attacked by a dog, which left her leg mutilated and broken.
The man wrote, “My girlfriend (28) has 3 dogs which wasn’t really a problem until we discussed her moving in with us and she asked where’d we put the dogs. I’ll be honest I laughed because it was so weird to me that she thought that her dogs were [an] exception to the no dogs around my kid rule.”
He went on to explain that his girlfriend knew what had happened to his daughter and that she was afraid of dogs. According to him, there was no reason for her to assume the dogs would be welcome to move in with her.
Long Story Short
“Long story short, we got into a huge argument about it and she basically said that my daughter needed to get over it because her dogs weren’t going anywhere but to be honest I’m not willing to compromise dogs are an absolute no, no matter who you are to me,” He wrote.
“I do feel bad for telling her to give them away as I know how much they mean to her, but honestly, my daughter is far more important to me than a few dogs. I also want to preface that my daughter is in therapy, but getting over fears that stem from an attack like that takes time,” he said.
The Comments
The post quickly blew up, garnering over 1,000 upvotes and nearly 2,000 comments. Throwaway_1638412 commented, “This needs to end or stay as a relationship where you guys just live separately.”
4humans responded, saying, “Yep, asking her to give the dogs away is absurd. So is her thinking she can bring the dogs into his house. Either live separately or breakup.”
Poinsettia917 said, “This isn’t going to work. These dogs didn’t hurt anyone. They don’t deserve to be cast aside. Your daughter didn’t provoke the attack. She has reason to fear dogs. You have to think of her. It’s over.”
Reference:
Reddit – r/TwoHotTakes – AITA for telling my girlfriend she can’t move in until she gives her dogs away
Resources:
https://www.reddit.com/user/Dazzling-Crab483/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoHotTakes/
https://www.reddit.com/user/Throwaway_1638412/
https://www.reddit.com/user/4humans/
https://www.reddit.com/user/Poinsettia917/