'I just want her to love me back': Single dog dad hurt after his canine falls in love with future fiancee instead of him, causing a ruff situation and potential marital meltdown

Hey, animal fam! We love our doggo more than life itself. We always told our soon-to-be husband that if anything ever happened, we pick the dog over them without question. He accepted being the second most loved person in our lives, that is, until our doggo met him. All of a sudden, she changed her colors and fell immediately in love with him (and treated us like we were chopped liver!). What a turncoat - we raised you from the time you were as smol as a tiny potato, we taught you everything you know!

Well, it turns out that we're not the only ones to have that happen. One single-dog dad fell in love with his future fiancee, and his dog fell in love with her too. Too much, actually. Now he's hurt and feeling jealous. Is this the end of their relationship? The beginning of marital mayhem?

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    'It feels like she genuinely doesn't care'
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    I raised my dog alone for 2 years. Then my girlfriend moved in with me...
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    I brought home my Golden Retriever in December of 2022 and raised her as a single "parent" alone in my apartment. Her name is Maggie. My girlfriend (who was long distance during these 2 years) moved in with me. It's a complicated dynamic, as my girlfriend and I also have a golden retriever together, Amber, from before, and Maggie is obsessed with her.
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    Ever since moving in together, Maggie has started to ignore me and give my girlfriend all of her attention. I still feed her, play with her, try to give her all the love and attention possible but it feels. like she genuinely doesn't care. The only time I get attention from my dog is when I'm feeding her. Otherwise, she is in the same room as my girlfriend, cuddled up with my girlfriend, and overall just ignoring my presence.
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    I genuinely want to know... ?!?! I love my dog and I just want her to love me back.
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  • Like we said earlier, this also happened to us. It's natural, in our opinion. There is always one pawrent that is the stricter one, and the other is the “fun parent”. Obviously the dog is doing to bond more with the fun pawrent, but it doesn't mean that they love the strict pawrent any less! It's just a different kind of love. We're not going to go and end our relationship over it!

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    Resident_Ad_5383 27d ago • Go on walks and drives just you and her. My dog loves men so I'm dreading this It is hard to watch but I don't think it means your dog doesn't like you.
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    Eggie Rowe 27d ago • I think it's like kids - the constant parent kind of gets on because they know they'll always be there. Meanwhile, the other parent is usually the 'fun parent' and gets fawned over. I deal with that with our dogs AND livestock. I'm the one who did all the important things for years feeding, grooming, vetting, - etc. but my BF is the one they all flock to...until he finally picked a puppy last year and it bonded hard to me.
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    BF is WFH now and took over most of the daily chores, but there's been no inversion - they all still love him more than me.
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    sugminrooov • 27d ago • name: breed . Yeah it sucks but what can you do. This is so anecdotal but my dog always loved my ex more even if I was the one who did everything with her. Even now she will pick any random dude I date over me. I'm a girl btw. It took a while but I got over it. She obviously loves me but for some reason she just looooves men. Some dogs will do this. My old. dog who passed never picked anyone other than me. They all have
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    their personalities and there's nothing you can do other than accept that your dog is the way it is and love it for that. Cherish the moments she chooses you and don't resent the dog or your girlfriend for this new dynamic. You can't control this just like you can't control who humans will gravitate towards more. Life is pain or something.
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    External_Toe9142 27d ago. Happened with me and my now husband, we called it the god thing. My dog was obsessed with me but when my guy moved in he was such a turncoat. We thought maybe it was because I was the rule maker, god, lord of the dog. In comes him, the best friend, the playmate, the rule breaker, Mr fun. Also: new. Hurt my feelings but wore off after a (longish) while, dog ended up back on my side of the bed every night :)
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  • There are way worse things that could happen in this situation. Do we think the dog dad is being a little overdramatic? Yes. But do we still get it? Yes. It's hard to watch your soul dog love someone else. But the fact that they love someone else means that you raised them right!

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    Bandaged TheDamage 27d ago • Be happy that your dog is this comfortable with her and loves her this much. When a dog loves a person it says A LOT about that person. Make sure to spend alone time with her whenever you can. I'm assuming that when your gf isn't around, your dog might be more apt to give you attention. But your dog still loves you, I promise. She just now loves your gf too.
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    Momshie_mo • 27d ago • Dog thinks your GF smells better.
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    Taodragons 27d ago • • I feel you. I had a pound puppy lab mix that was my BFF. Then my daughter was born and I ceased to exist. It was adorable, but ngl it hurt my feelings
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    warriorpixie • 26d ago. I think the obvious answer is to keep getting more dogs until one likes you best. I'm joking, sort of. Is the move pretty recent? Some of this could easily be because her living there is new. Like how some dogs love guests.
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    xthatwasmex • 26d ago • Take it as a compliment. Maggie is secure enough in her bond with you to trust it will still be there after she has put her efforts into befriending your GF. Once that is as secure as the bond with you, she will have more time to enjoy both of you.
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    Make sure you continue to do fun stuff, just Maggie and yourself - scent work, sniffaries, whatever Maggie is into - and know that she treasures this and that it maintains the bond. The snuggling and affection will come back if you are patient and keep being attentive.
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    KogiAikenka • 26d ago • I have two dogs. They both love my husband more. I did everything for them. Sometimes, the younger girl (corgi) huffs in the morning. because she has to go potty, but when I get up to walk out with her, she refuses. She insists on waiting for my husband to move first. She doesn't know he didn't want her in the first place!!! Our older girl is his heart dog→
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    ms_eleventy .27d ago. My husband wanted a mastiff really badly but as I was the stay at home, he was worried the mastiff would pick me as they generally do pick a person. This is exactly what happened. Hubs consoled himself with the knowledge that I had my own security staff.
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