My gf (24F) want to break up with me (26M) since I would choose to save my dog (Buddy) over her parents if they were in a situation where only one could be saved. She says that I’m callous and cold and a contradiction to what a dog owner should be.

So recently my gf and I were having a discussion about an oldMemex and it sparked a deeper discussion about death and stuff. So apparently her take on that meme was that she would choose to save her parents and I said that I would choose to save my dog. For context Buddy is an old dog who has been with me for over 13 years. Anyways, she told me that her parents are human beings unlike my dog and that they’re “better” than a dog. That they can communicate unlike a dog and contribute to society unlike dogs. I told her that they may be able to talk and do things humans do but they’re strangers to me. I don’t know them like I know buddy. I said that Buddy was with me through thick and thin and is part of my family while her parents are just her family and not mine. She called me cold and a bad dog owner. She said that if I really loved my dog I would get rid of him because he’s old and I should let him go first. I told her that Hell would freeze over before I’d do that and she called me callous and that my poor sick dog is suffering because of me keeping him in this world for my own selfish reasons. She said I should be putting my dog down to save him the suffering. I told her we were done and I want nothing to do with her ever again.<br> <br>EDIT: I did not expect this post to get so much traction and I want to say thank you for the support, it’s nice to know there are people who care. I think the biggest thing I got from this was that I don’t want to be with someone who doesn’t even care about the thought of my companion who has basically gotten me through everything dying. I think after I read some of the comments I realized I shouldn’t be focusing on whether her parents or my dog should be saved, I should tell her straight up they’re not in a situation where only one would be saved and she is just getting worked up over nothing. Buddy has literally been my best friend since I was 13 and has been with me through everything, it’s hard to think about not having him around but I know that when he’s gone he’ll be in a better place and that he was happy whilst he was here and that’s all I could ask for. However he is not gone yet and I still have a lot of time with him, at least I hope so. <br> apology for the rant but I’m quite upset rn and needed to get it out somehow.