Every relationship has its ups and downs - but sometimes there's a red flag that just can't be ignored.
A woman has been urged to leave her husband after he bought a 'revenge puppy ' because she refused to terminate their pregnancy at 20 weeks.
Despite describing her husband as a "loving and present father, for the most part", the woman has reached the end of her tether with him comparing their now two-year-old son to his new puppy.
Venting to Reddit, she said: "He asked me to get an abortion when I was 20 weeks pregnant. I didn't, and he still chose to stay with me.
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"A couple of months ago, he bought a sweet German shepherd dog. I never wanted him to get one, I knew it was the wrong time for us to have an even bigger responsibility.
"Now, whenever I complain about the dog, he says “'well, I never wanted to be a father'."
Worried her son might overhear what he has been saying, the woman is "beyond angry" at her husband for trying to compare his new dog to their human child.
"I don't know what to say to him. I feel as though what he’s saying isn’t scientifically or philosophically sound to compare," she added.
While most users shared their shock over her situation, others urged her to leave her husband and take their son with her because "he never wanted him anyway".
One user said: "There is no way to shut down his analogy. He clearly believes that you gave him no choice in regards to having the child.
"So, in his mind, that gives him permission to do things without giving you a choice in the decision. I think you will find, if you stay with him, that this will extrapolate out to other things he will do without consulting you.
"Stop looking for things to say to him to prove you are right and he is wrong about this analogy.
"You need to start realizing that your marriage has some really deep problems related to his resentment and you need to seek some counselling to help him try and get over it. If he doesn't, your marriage is likely doomed."
Another user added: "There is nothing you can say, logical or not, that will shut him down. Because what he is saying is not logical. It is what's he is feeling and you're not going to change that feeling.
A third user said: "It takes two people to make a baby, he had a choice, he chose to have sex knowing the potential outcome. He took the choice to go get a dog by himself, he didn't give her any participation in that.
"The problem is if he can't understand that then there are bigger problems with him than him getting a dog and I imagine there are problematic behaviours in other areas too."
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