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scruffyfatguy OP t1_j1i2biv wrote

Reply to comment by Tanagrabelle in TIFU by asking about my wife's dog by scruffyfatguy

Yeah. Not depressed or anything, just a little hurt that our whole future together came down to chance. That dog liked NO ONE.

FYI, told my oldest(15f) the story a couple minutes ago and her reply was "dont ruin Christmas over this". It feels good to know I have such a supportive daughter.

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No-Butterscotch5980 t1_j1i2q27 wrote

Pretty much everything comes down to random chance.

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JadedPin3925 t1_j1iegzm wrote

This⬆️

It’s all chance and kismet my dude

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Otie1983 t1_j1j5q3e wrote

Absolutely. My husband and I often joke about all the random chance that has brought us together, and given us our daughter.

If you really want to get deep into chance - if the asteroid that caused the Cretaceous mass extinction had hit just a few minutes earlier or later, it would have changed the location and angle of impact just enough that things could have gone significantly differently.

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HezzeroftheWezzer t1_j1in0rp wrote

>u/scruffyfatguy
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>Our whole future together came down to chance. That dog liked NO ONE.

Not true! Tink liked you!

Chihuahua's can be temperamental little a-holes, as we all know. And yet this dog knew immediately - as dogs do - that you were good people. That's not chance. That was a discerning little doggo.

Stop overthinking this, hug your wife, be thankful for your awesome family, and give a little toast to Tink tonight.

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RubyJuneRocket t1_j1ipnhq wrote

It wasn’t chance - it was that you made her comfortable and her dog knew that and so her dog was comfortable with you. It wasn’t the dog deciding to like you, it was HER and the dog followed suit.

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Spiersy_ t1_j1j5jvw wrote

Everything comes down to chance. The fact that you're living today is the result of a billion little chances that could've gone the other way, but didn't.

I mean, there's an endless list of things that had to go "right" for you to even just meet your wife. You'd be butthurt for the rest of your life if you thought about all the things that could've prevented you from being together.

Best not to worry about things you can't change, and just thank Tink for making the right choice.

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RelsircTheGrey t1_j1ib7b8 wrote

>just a little hurt that our whole future together came down to chance.

Depending on how long she had Tink before meeting you...there's a good chance that had that dog needed to go outside to crap five minutes later or earlier just one time...it could have set events into motion differently enough that you never even met. Look at it that way, maybe.

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scalpingsnake t1_j1j3tnv wrote

It's like asking her, 'if I was born in another country, would we have gotten together' Of course the answer is no, think about all the potential life long partners you could of had if you were born somewhere else.

We are all a slave to circumstance, don't be sad how you gott here, just appreciate what you do have.

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M1DN1GHTDAY t1_j1iw1xf wrote

Your daughter sounds like she tells ya like it is :)

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keeperkairos t1_j1ixonq wrote

If the dog didn’t exist, it was still down to several other layers of chance.

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jw3417 t1_j1j309t wrote

Hey love that she was very honest. That is probably why you guys work so well. And it sounds like she passed it on to your daughter too. All the love and happiness to you and what sounds like a great loving family. ❤️

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fleetoo1 t1_j1jrgww wrote

Think of it this way, if that godsend of a dog just accepted anyone then you wouldnt of had a chance because she would already of been snapped up. Haha puppers chose mums suiter

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