But he doesn't get everything he wants. It seems pretty clear that he didn't want pets period, and lo, they have two cats.
The problem here is similar to the question of having kids. It's a zero sum game. You either have pets or you don't. I honestly wonder what, if any, conversations they had about this before they got married.
I sympathize with her desire for something she can't have. Who doesn't? There's a reason "Story of an Hour" often strikes a chord with women that it doesn't with men. But the way she's painting this, as it being so unfair that he doesn't want something living in their house, something she's known since they married he doesn't like, sets my teeth on edge, in no small part because I don't like being around dogs, and I've dealt with the, "but everyone loves dogs!" crowd before. If my spouse came home one day with a dog on the theory that I'd warm up to it, I'd be furious. I wouldn't even bring home a third kitten without his agreement, and we both adore cats.
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The problem here is similar to the question of having kids. It's a zero sum game. You either have pets or you don't. I honestly wonder what, if any, conversations they had about this before they got married.
I sympathize with her desire for something she can't have. Who doesn't? There's a reason "Story of an Hour" often strikes a chord with women that it doesn't with men. But the way she's painting this, as it being so unfair that he doesn't want something living in their house, something she's known since they married he doesn't like, sets my teeth on edge, in no small part because I don't like being around dogs, and I've dealt with the, "but everyone loves dogs!" crowd before. If my spouse came home one day with a dog on the theory that I'd warm up to it, I'd be furious. I wouldn't even bring home a third kitten without his agreement, and we both adore cats.