Share A Secret: I gave away my husband's precious dog after celebrating the Year of the Dog
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Ever since our marriage a year ago, my husband Jake* had kept his promise that we would not have children until we enjoyed our “couple life” together for several years. I knew that Jake really wanted to have kids, but he’d agreed to this promise on one condition: We’d get a pet in the meantime to fill that void in our family life.
When Dotty* arrived in our home, she was just a three-month-old pup. I had never seen Jake so ecstatic in his life. He was madly in love with our new pet, and immediately showered her with hugs and spent every free minute of his time playing with her.
I did not really like Dotty that much to begin with, but as Jake grew more obsessed with her, I found myself becoming angrier with her as I felt more and more neglected. It might sound silly to say that I was jealous of a dog, but that summed up my feelings perfectly.
Jake almost collapsed on the floor upon hearing this and immediately ran out shouting Dotty’s name. We spent the next five hours that night walking from block to block looking for her. I had never seen Jake so upset.
I was the one who gave Dotty away. That day, I had taken extra leave after the CNY public holidays and drove down to a pet adoption centre with her and left her there. I concocted a story that she was from an old neighbour who had recently passed on and nobody could take care of her dog, so I had decided to help put her up for adoption.
*Names changed to protect privacy.
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