Young Woman Desperate For Advice As Her BF Gives Her Silent Treatment Over Nickname She Gave To Their Puppy

"I just can't understand why there's so much anger from him over it"

Filip

• Published in Interesting
• February 9, 2024

Some people get very easily offended. We are unsure if it's for their nature or if they carry too much stuff on their backs, but sometimes it can be really confusing.

That situation happened to a Reddit user, also. According to the Redditor, her boyfriend got offended over a ridiculous thing, so she tries to understand his perspective and needs help.

The OP and her partner have been in a relationship for three years and have lived together for one. They've taken in two dogs, Bella and Edward, from the boyfriend's younger sister.

The sister is known for her tendency to get and then dump purebred or designer-breed dogs. She named the pets after characters from the "Twilight" series.

Despite Bella's lack of conventional canine beauty and Edward's high maintenance, the couple welcomed them into their home, as they had the necessary resources and space. While the OP acknowledges Bella's unattractiveness, she has no less affection for her, endearingly referring to her as "Buttface" in private.

This nickname originated from Bella's habit of sniffing other dogs' behinds and is not intended as an insult but rather as a playful nickname, akin to how the OP affectionately calls another dog "Chubs" and Edward "Floofy." These names the OP uses privately and do not replace the dogs' actual names.

However, when the OP's boyfriend overheard her calling Bella "Buttface", he reacted strongly. He said it was abusive, mean, and degrading.

The OP is confused by his reaction because the nickname is harmless and a form of affection. She wants to understand her partner's perspective, especially since he has stopped communicating with her since the incident.

The OP admits that it's possibly immature, but it is also an absolutely benign expression of affection.

The original story:

The OP explained they adopted two dogs from her boyfriend's sister:

The OP explained both dogs have their flaws, but she and her boyfriend accepted them:

The OP tends to give her dogs nicknames, so she gave each dog one:

But when her boyfriend heard the nickname for Bella, he got angry:

He said it's abusive and mean:

He even stopped talking to the OP, so she wants others' opinions to try to understand his perspective:

A Redditor said to the OP to talk with her boyfriend about his silent treatment

They even suggested to her what to say

They have a real issue besides pets' nicknames

A Redditor explained his perspective

The OP explained:

Another Redditor agreed with the OP that the boyfriend's perspective is weird

The OP explained she loves to give nicknames to her dogs, but her boyfriend got mad when hearing what nickname she gave to their dog, Bella. She tried to explain to him that it was harmless, but he thought it was abusive and mean.

After hearing the OP's story, Redditors told her that she and her boyfriend needed to talk about his silent treatment. The nickname is naive and harmless, but they, as a couple, have much bigger problems.

Filip