Lying With Dogs
When my coworker Doris, decided to say yes to marrying her long time boyfriend she had set some ground rules before the nuptials, and even though Doris was a psychopath she was smart enough to let her future husband know where they stood. One- no dogs. This was good because I reiterate, Doris was nuts. She also refused to have a canoe as their bed. Again, smart. But sometimes y'all don't listen and think you can change a person's mind. Sometimes you can. Sometimes you wear them down so much it's not worth the fight. I bring this up because I saw another problem for an advice columnist, this one about a dog. The female was adamant about NOT getting an animal. She claimed they were just too busy and even though she liked dogs she was not ready to get one. Her partner dismissed her objections and bought one anyway. As much as she has grown fond of the pup she feels resentment and rightfully so. She says she must be on her partner constantly to walk and feed the dog he w...