Woman Asks BF To Get Monthly Allergy Shots So She Can Keep Her Cat

Is she selfish for asking her boyfriend to get an allergy shot so she can take in her cat?

Lakeisha

• Published in Animal Stories
• October 12, 2022

No two persons are the same. So when two people come together, they normally have some disagreements at some point in the relationship.

While compromise is necessary to resolve issues in a healthy relationship, sometimes a partner can feel the other is asking for too much. Nursingstud3nt, a Reddit user, took the AITA subreddit to ask whether it was wrong of her to ask her boyfriend to get an allergy shot so she could keep her cat.

Her boyfriend has difficulty breathing through the nose around cats. Nursingstud3nt and her boyfriend have been dating for two years and started living together two months ago.

She's considering bringing in her cat, which currently stays with her mom, because it's difficult for her mom to care for the cat and raise her niece. On the other hand, her dad, who has separated from her mom, lives with someone who doesn't like cats.

Nursingstud3nt asked her boyfriend to consider getting an allergy shot, covered by their insurance plan, once a month. However, her boyfriend doesn't want to do that and is upset because he feels she is prioritizing the cat over his health.

Is Nursingstud3nt asking for too much by telling her boyfriend to get an allergy shot? The AITA community had this to say on the matter.

Here's how it all began.

Is she wrong or is her BF right? Reddit responds.

1. Allergy shots make allergies manageable.

2. She doesn't care about his allergy.

3. She's asking for too much and doesn't care about his feelings.

4. If her dad can't keep the cat why should her boyfriend get allergy shots to accommodate it?

5. She's wrong because allergy shots are way more complicated than she thinks.

6. She should choose between having her cat or having her boyfriend.

7. She's asking for too much because her boyfriend would need to take allergy shots for years.

8. There's nothing wrong with him declining.

9. Allergy shots stop being effective over time and are dangerous to vital organs.

10. Asking him to sacrifice his health for a cat is a big ask.

11. He has a right to reject her request.

12. It's too much to ask a boyfriend because it's complicated and requires years of commitment.

13. Allergy shots come with side effects.

14. Not only is it too much to ask, but it's also bad to ask.

15. Allergy shots can be painful and requires lifestyle changes.

16. Making others miserable because of your choices is bad.

17. They should consider living separately for the cat's sake.

18. Taking allergy shots doesn't guarantee that he'd be okay.

19. There's a difference between asking and demanding.

20. She should tell him what she wants and end the relationship if they can't work it out.

21. Allergy shots are not as easy as she thinks.

22. She's asking him to live with sickness and misery.

What Do You Think?

Cat allergies are caused by the proteins in a cat's saliva, urine, skin flakes, and dander. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, depending on an individual's sensitivity and the level of exposure to allergens.

Cat allergy symptoms may include a stuffy nose, itchy eyes, chest tightness, skin rash, and wheezing. Allergy shots may reduce or eliminate these symptoms.

Back to our story, was she right to ask her BF to take allergy shots, or did she cross a boundary? What do you think?

Lakeisha