Asking Eric: Adopting a Dog in the Middle of a Contentious Marriage Is Not a Good Plan

Asking Eric: Adopting a dog in the middle of a contentious marriage is not a good plan

Dear Eric: I wanted to respond to your advice to “Lonely At Night”, whose marriage was in trouble and whose husband refused to be physical. The letter writer wanted to get a dog for company, to which the husband was also opposed. You stated if the wife wants to get a dog and the husband does not, she should get a dog anyway. This is a dangerous recommendation for the dog.

Asking Eric: I made a mistake telling a reader to get a dog amidst marital conflict

Dear Eric: I wanted to respond to your advice to “Lonely At Night”, whose marriage was in trouble, and whose husband refused to be physical. The letter writer wanted to get a dog for company, to which the husband was also opposed. You stated that if the wife wants to get a dog and the husband does not, she should get a dog anyway. This is a dangerous recommendation for the dog.