My wife wants a dog. We have been married for almost 7 years and she continually brings up this sore subject with me.
I am EXTREMELY allergic to dogs. Even these dogs that friends and family have that are supposedly "hypo-allergenic" tend to bother me when I am around them for more than an hour or so. I itch, I break out in hives, and I have trouble breathing. It's a problem I have had since childhood and was even an issue for me when I took allergy shots. As an adult it has simply continued to get worse.
We have a TINY yard and I am not one who wants to tie a dog to live outside for thier entire life. Our kids are all in school and my wife and I both work during the day, so I know an inside dog would be left alone for hours on end and would most likely relieve themselves all over our house while we are gone.
However, it still gets brought up every few months and I get blamed for being the "bad guy".
Am I being unreasonable here?
I would appreciate some advice.
2007-05-05
15:14:25
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todvango
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Marriage & Divorce