{"id":301866,"date":"2024-02-09T04:45:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T04:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defused.com\/?p=301866"},"modified":"2024-04-06T08:36:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T08:36:21","slug":"change-name-of-her-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defused.com\/change-name-of-her-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Girlfriend Asks Boyfriend To Either Change Name Of Her Dog Or Rehome The Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Navigating the transition of moving in together and integrating pets can present significant hurdles in achieving household harmony between dating couples. Adapting to new routines, shared expectations, and lifestyle adjustments with a partner requires both compromise and effective communication to foster a thriving relationship. Additionally, introducing a pet into the mix adds another layer of complexity, as each animal brings its own set of needs, personalities, and behaviours that must be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thorough research before welcoming a pet into the home is paramount, ensuring compatibility with the household dynamics and the willingness of both partners to assume responsibility for its care. However, certain aspects may be immutable. For instance, in the case of OP, who has been dating her boyfriend for six months and is contemplating moving in together as her lease approaches expiration, both partners coincidentally have dogs named Jax. This coincidence poses a potential challenge if they choose to cohabit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When her boyfriend proposed changing one of the dogs’ names to avoid confusion, OP suggested some solutions. However, he adamantly rejected the notion and responded with derogatory remarks, exacerbating the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scroll down to read their story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Reddit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. OP asks…<\/h2>\n\n\n
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2. We want to move in together but we both have a dog named Jax.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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3. Initially having a common name didn’t seem a problem and was something to laugh about.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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4. Changing one of the dog’s names might help but who is gonna change their dog’s name?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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5. The OP\u2019s boyfriend is very reluctant to change his dog’s name and thus they both are at a dead end in this discussion.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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6. He is waiting for OP’s dog to die?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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7. He doesn’t deserve your time.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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8. He is definitely a RED FLAG!<\/h2>\n\n\n
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9. Why not opt for nicknames instead of fighting to change the dogs’ names?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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10. Both of them seem a bit petty.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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11. Nicknames might do the wonder.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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12. Max or Jax….dogs will be too confused.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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13. Jax one and Jax two or big Jax and little Jax.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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14. Living together will be 100x problematic.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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15. Changing names will confuse the dogs!<\/h2>\n\n\n
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16. More options for the nicknames.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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17. OP took the advice and suggested to her boyfriend they both keep their dog’s name, Jax.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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18. The OP\u2019s boyfriend was still very disrespectful and rejected her suggestion….so she broke up with him.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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19. Other Redditors are glad she decided to opt out of her relationship. <\/h2>\n\n\n
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20. So happy for the OP.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Dear Readers, what do you guys think was having the same dog names was that big of a conflict? Let us know your opinions in the comments section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned for more interesting stories!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Navigating the transition of moving in together and integrating pets can present significant hurdles in achieving household harmony between dating couples. Adapting to new routines, shared expectations, and lifestyle adjustments with a partner requires both compromise and effective communication to foster a thriving relationship. Additionally, introducing a pet into the mix adds another layer of […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4002,"featured_media":301947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11129,5,118],"tags":[826,99,3926,248,174,138,2512,101,1149,429,11820,748,92,3062,6321,66,326],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dog-named-Jax-0.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301866"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319769,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301866\/revisions\/319769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}