Woman kicks out boyfriend after he moves into her apartment unannounced, and demands that her 12-year-old dog isn't allowed in "their" bedroom or on the furniture: 'I'm not really willing to make my dog suffer because he can't adapt to her'

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Emma Saven
Dec 17, 2025 8:00 AM EST

No woman should ever let a man come between her and her dog. Period. We don't care if he has Austin Butler's face, a young Mark Wahlberg's body, and Adam Sandler's personality: he still can't give you what Bob the Bulldog can. And in this case, he's not even A-list material: he still lives with his mother and somehow thinks he deserves more space in the bed than the dog. That relationship is doomed from the start, and this woman doesn't need a ten-dollar, back-alley fortune teller to tell her that. That's what we're here for! 

Nothing shouts "I'm toxic" like telling your 8-month-long girlfriend that you're moving into her apartment and then trying to dictate what her dog of 12 years can and can't do inside said apartment. Because buddy, as much as you may hate to hear it, the chance of her choosing you over her loyal pup is looking rather slim…So either you bite your tongue and quickly get used to him getting fed first, sleeping wedged between you two, and getting more kisses…or say good-bye to your girl. 

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  • You guessed it... Why should she have to deal with her boyfriend's dog-related complaints and force her dog to change its habits when everything was fine until he came along? So she kicked him to the curb and hoped that a nice lady could rescue him. So that they too could have a happy and healthy relationship, just like her and her doggy!

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    Happy couple playing with their dog outside
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    AITAH for not letting my boyfriend move in with me?

    I 28F leave alone with my dog 12F let's call her Nina she is my baby I found her and her siblings when they were about 2 weeks old and care for them only two survived sadly but I have to admit I spoiled her since the begging because she barely made it.
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    My boyfriend 30M still lives with his mom which is not abnormal in our culture but lately they been fighting a lot because his sister moved back in with her kids and he doesn't have much space, he has a very good job so he can realistically move out alone but he is very insistant in wanting to move with me.
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    We only been dating for 8 months and I don't think we are there yet also everytime he visits he complains about something about Nina, he got mad the other night because he wanted to sleepover and wanted me to kick Nina out of the bed and I refused I told him before if he doesn't like it he can literally just break up with me.
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    I'm not changing mine or Nina's life just because he doesn't want to move out alone.
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    Well on Friday he got into a big fight with his family because one of his nephews grab his Nintendo switch and damage it or something and he came to my have with all his things packed pretending to just stay over without telling me and immediately trying to change things around he said Nina can sleep in the floor in our room or in the living room but he ain't living with a dog who is on the furniture.
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    Man packing a pile of folded jeans into a box
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    To make the long story short I kicked him out and told him he never even asked if he could come over and Nina lives here, he doesn't.
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    He yelled a lot and got even more mad when I didn't reacted. He left and it's been texting me from a hotel telling me he's loosing money because I'm mean and a bad gf.
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    I told him we'll talk again once he gets his own place. I told my friends about it and some of them were on my side but others said I was prioritizing a dog over a human and yes maybe but why is it so wrong?
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    I started doubting myself but I'm not really willing to make my dog suffer because he can't adapt to her or find his own place so AITAH?
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    Just_Asking21 NTA he sounds like the type of person to give away your dog when you leave and then say it ran away. Also, he wants to move directly from momma to you - he wants someone to continue taking care of him, to cook & clean.
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    OP Purple Hair 1877 I just cringed a little and feel stupid now
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    YakElectronic6713 Oh, believe me, he would have nagged and nagged until he got his way. Or he would just let the house get messy to the point that YOU would have to do something about it. Believe this older lady (me) when I tell you that he wants you to replace his mommy. I speak from experience. Men like him aren't rare. Be smart, dump him. You and your dog deserve much better.
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    Woman holding and kissing her sausage dog in the park
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    OP Purple Hair 1877 Gross
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    Moist Drippings If you want to break up you are not overreacting. You don't actually need a reason to break up. If he's not making you happy, that is reason enough. Your friends are ridiculous and not placing your emotional well- being first.
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    OP Purple Hair 1877 My best friend said that, she basically said even if you just don't like the way they breath you're allowed to break up lol, so I feel much better now
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    Barsk-Brunkage He kinda solved the problem himself... since he ain't living with a dog - then he ain't living there! The dog was there first, it is HER home - he is just a visitor. Funny how people that choose to date pet-people has the ludicrous idea that they will get chosen over the pet....
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    OP Purple Hair 1877 It's like dating someone with kid and getting mad the kid gets priority, weird.
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    Used Cardiologist 146 Let's see: lived with dog for 12 years, Been with human for eight months. Yea, YOUR math is correct, because your friends that say you're prioritizing a dog over a human are crazy. You/BF might not be together in two months, but the dog WILL still be there!! So ask yourself, WHY do you consider those people friends, or think their advice is valid?
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    OP Purple Hair 1877 It's the first time they said something like that they're usually very animal lovers so that's why I doubt a little. It honestly weirded me out when she said that
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    IAmTAAlways I don't think you're going to find a single person on here that thinks you're TA. Dog trumps short term boyfriend who won't stay home after getting into fights with children over gaming consoles any day. NTA
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    OP Purple Hair 1877 Tbh she's just too perfect lol
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