Bachelorette Party Goes Horribly Wrong After The Groom's Dog Is Poisoned By Alcohol And Chocolate Edibles
For all the love and loyalty they've shown us, dogs inevitably become a part of our family. Sometimes, how your furry friend reacts to a potential life partner becomes a litmus test for whether they're worthy of being in our lives.
But are animals enough reason for a relationship, let alone an engagement, to fall apart? This guy seeking validation on Reddit seems to think so.
The original poster (OP) has been with his girlfriend for four years, and they've been engaged for six months. OP has a 7-year-old Labrador mix that he thinks the world of.
Recently, his fiancée held a bachelorette party at their shared home. OP chose to stay with his parents during the party, but his dog stayed because his fiancée feels better when he is around, and OP only agreed on the condition that the dog stays in their room as soon as the party starts to peak.
OP received a frantic phone call from his fiancée at 5 AM the next day. She said there was something wrong with OP's dog.
She was still drunk, so OP told her to get a taxi and go to the nearest emergency vet clinic. When OP arrived at the clinic, he could see how distraught his fiancée was; she looked as if she had been crying for hours and she wasn't speaking.
Her friends were with her, and they told OP the dog was alive but not doing well. OP felt sorry for his fiancée, that is until the doctor told him what went wrong.
His dog had ingested an unholy amount of alcohol and chocolate edibles.
The women at the party left their drinks and edibles on low coffee tables while the dog was roaming free instead of being kept in the bedroom, as OP and his fiancée had agreed. Eventually, they were too drunk and high to notice that the dog was feasting on their booze and drugs.
When they got home from the clinic, OP told his fiancée to pack her bags and get out of his house as well as his life. He instructed her to tell her guests that the wedding was canceled, and he would inform his guests too.
The fiancée looked shocked by OP's pronouncement but did what she was told. Two hours after the breakup, OP was bombarded by messages on all of his social media.
They were from his ex's family and friends, telling him he was overreacting by throwing away a four-year relationship over a mistake. OP turned to his own friends and family looking for support in his sudden decision, but they all agreed that he made a rash choice.
They said that this is just a part of the ups and downs of their relationship, but OP begs to differ. He says this is not the first "dumb thing" his ex-fiancée has done.
OP listed her transgressions: she texts and drives, she leaves things on the electric stove and accidentally burns them, among several other dangerous things. OP says he doesn't hold those things against her, but he doesn't want to wait and see until she hurts someone else, herself, or his dog.
Is OP the a**hole for breaking up with his fiancée over what happened to his dog? Read his original post below:
"Put the dog in our bedroom"
"I felt sorry for an entire ten minutes."
"He was going to town with the booze and edibles."
"They started off defending her"
"My dog didn't die."
"She isn't 17, she's 27."
"I was worried that she might end up killing herself."
OP got a lot of mixed reactions from other Redditors
Someone pointed out that if you were in OP's situation, you probably would have reacted similarly.
The commenter says that if it was genuinely an accident, then it's okay to be upset, but if it was deliberate, then yes, you should definitely throw the person out.
The commenter elaborated and shared their own experience, stating that if you love your pet more than your partner, then that’s not the right person for you; you should at least be with someone you love equally as your pets.
This wasn't the only careless thing she has done, and what if it was a child that was rushed to the ER? Would OP's concerns still be invalid?
If it were a child, then OP would be to blame as well because the child is their shared responsibility.
Some also believe that everyone in this story was an a**hole (the comments they are talking about have been deleted by OP).
OP was keeping a list of everything his ex has done wrong, and that sounds like the beginning of an unhappy marriage.
Someone said OP brushed off those small mistakes because of love, and this accident with his dog was the final wake-up call that OP couldn't ignore.
It's better that their relationship has ended now instead of going through with the marriage and then divorcing anyway.
Dog owners sympathized with OP and said they would have reacted the same way.
She should have ensured that the dog was safe once they started drinking.
What happened was a legitimate reason to break up, they said.
It all boils down to one thing: the lack of and the breach of trust.
Redditors say that it's obvious they are not compatible together.
Some agree with OP's family and friends and say he was the a**hole for leaving the dog with the ex, knowing how careless she was.
But reading OP's list of her past mistakes, it could come across as if he was looking for an excuse to get out of the relationship.
Do you agree that OP has been looking for a way out long before this incident happened?
They have been sweeping their problems under the rug for too long and allowed them to fester.
Did OP really wait for a big enough reason to leave his girlfriend just so he wouldn't be blamed?
His added reason only made it clear that they needed better communication when they were still together.
Here's OP's edit:
We know these things: OP's feelings were valid when his dog was accidentally harmed because of his ex's irresponsibility. We also know she was genuinely apologetic over the accident and that she loves the dog as well. The biggest thing we know for sure is that they should have talked about their issues instead of harboring resentment.
Either way, it really was unfortunate that OP's dog got hurt. However, these two were both adults who should have communicated their issues better before letting it get this far; in conclusion, we agree with Redditors and say everyone sucks here!
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