I am single. And there isn't any way I would allow a 'him' to forbid me to not get something. I earn my own money. BUT I also know my limit. I have thought about getting another dog or cat but financially I can't. And I don't think I can give enough attention to another animal. I don't have the room in my home right now.
I am in total agreement with the 'fordid is a strong word' but I understand what was meant.
I got my heart Kitty, Kylie b/c of this reason. "He" didn't necessarily forbid her to get rid of her but he made Kylie's life miserable while she was there. And then one nite when my friend came home late from school, Kylie's brother Max, mysteriously disappeared, never to be seen again, who knows where he is.
He thought she was out screwing around, I suppose. Then she married him.