Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
.... the people involved don't just do whatever they want with no regard for how it will affect the other half of the partnership. If my husband could "do whatever he wants", there would be a lot of decisions made that I would not be happy living with, just like he would be unhappy if I had free rein and didn't give a thought to how something I did would affect both of us.
How did my statment that everyone can do whatever they want somehow acquire the EXTRA WORDS " with no regard for how it will affect the other half..." or "...didn't give a thought..." ???

I was presuming that human kindness, trust, love, respect ,etc., went into any decision affecting two or more people, and I didn't think it was necessary to add the words.

HOWEVER, having post humorously added the forgoing to my original quote....I will add that ANYONE claiming to be involved in a mutual decision that results in one party giving up/in so to appease the other (be it in having kids/no kids, pets/no pets) isn't involved in ANY mutual decision making process, and I would wager there is an underlying issue in the relationship.

As I said before, maybe there is a reason I am single...