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I'll strongly suggest that any bride-to-be, who comes to the family Christmas celebration as a guest of her future in-laws, and does not make any attempt at prior accomodation for her malady as well as for the presence of a beloved pet, despite no doubt knowing that a dog would be present, has a disturbing inability to be honest, and is controlling to a passive-aggressive degree.

If the smitten fiancé can't see past this unnecessary and divisive event, to recognize the opportunity to dodge a major future bullet, then he deserves the misery and alimony to come.

Ditch her. Welcome the dog, who has been a joyous part of Christmas in that household for years, and is a loyal and loved family member.

Dogs just have a way of bringing out the basic truth of new people on the scene. I know I trust the instincts of mine, instincts that are in some instances truer than my own. If they dislike a stranger, I've learned to be wary myself.