Girl adopts a dog after allergic boyfriend breaks up with her, only for him to come back to try again, she chooses the dog instead: ‘I'm already in a new relationship’

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Jun 18, 2025 4:00 AM EDT

Getting over a bad breakup is never easy, so every hooman has a different way to deal with that emotional period of time. Some people love to wallow in their sorrow, eating ice cream in front of the TV, and staying indoors for days without talking to anyone. Other people immediately begin planning what is next for them. They find new hobbies, reconnect with their single friends, and work on bettering themselves. 

And our absolute favorite breakup coping mechanism is when people finally move on and find themselves a new relationship, in the shape of a fluffy little furiend.

Adopting a new pet is possibly one of the best ways to get over someone, if you ask us. Your new companion will ensure you are never alone again, they will shower you with love and affection, and will definitely keep you busy enough so you will forget about all the heartache you were feeling before.

But what does one do if the person who broke up with them suddenly comes back? What if they make you choose between them and your new furrever friend?

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  • For the girl in the story below, there was never really any competition, and boy, are we happy with the decision she made.

    Keep scrolling to read the tale of a girl who was ghosted by her boyfriend, so she decided to adopt a dog. 

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    AITAH for adopting a dog after I thought my boyfriend broke up with me?

    My boyfriend was going. through a tough time, and he said he needed a break. He said he was going to press pause on our
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    relationship and go visit his family in Washington. I asked how you pause a relationship, because I don't understand how that works.
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    He said he needed some time to work on himself and asked me to respect that. After he left I reached out to him a few times via text
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    asking him to let me know he arrived safe and to say hi to his mom for me. I received no response. I tried to call and left a message asking if
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    he had broken up with me. I came to the conclusion that he'd ghosted me, and my friends agreed. I was bummed, and my best friend
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    recommended I find something like a new hobby or a new show to watch that wouldn't make me think of my boyfriend. I decided to get a dog.
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    My boyfriend is horribly allergic to pet dander, so I never even considered getting a pet. However, since he broke up with me, I decided to get one. He's a
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    senior dog from the shelter that needed rescuing. He's low energy and likes to lay with his head in my lap while I read, work or watch TV.
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    After six weeks away my boyfriend texted me that he was back and coming over tomorrow (which was yesterday) so we could talk. I
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    was shocked and texted him back asking what he was talking about. He said he was back and ready to unpause our relationship. He said he would talk to me about
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    everything the next day. I texted back asking what relationship. He didn't answer. Yesterday he showed up and told me he had done a lot of
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    self-examination and was ready to move forward on his life path. He even wanted to talk about moving in together. Then he saw my dog and started freaking out.
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    He asked me how I could get a dog when I know how sick he gets. I told him that since he broke up with me, I didn't think it
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    mattered. He said he didn't break up with me. I said he ghosted me. He said he communicated with me telling me he was pressing pause and visiting family. I
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    said not answering texts is ghosting. We argued in circles and then he said he had to leave because he was getting an allergic reaction, even though he was
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    standing in the doorway, not inside. I feel like he broke up with me and it was okay that I got a dog. He says that he never
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    did and therefore it's a horrible act of disregard to have gotten a dog. Which of us is right? My best friend said I should break up with him because he's aj k. I
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    don't think I should have to break up with someone that already broke up with me. If I break up with him I'm basically agreeing with him
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    that he didn't break up with me and therefore I was an ah_le for getting the dog. Right?
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    Character-Bar-8650 Unsubscribe from that relationship
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    SoulLessGinger992 NTA. It's only a "pause" if both parties agree. A one-sided pause when the other is against it is in fact just a breakup.
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    docmanbot You're already in a new relationship with your pet. You moved on, and just because your ex doesn't think so isn't your problem.
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    Decent-Historian-207 He pressed pause because there was someone in WA he wanted to hook up with. Break up with him for real, keep the dog and move on. NTA
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