Puppy love! Girl dumps prospective groom for rejecting pet

CHENNAI: It may be puppy love, but the kind that lasts forever. A Bengaluru girl has become a social media darling after rejecting a prospective groom over his dislike for dogs.

Soon after Karishma Walia posted her final WhatsApp conversation with the man - a chronicle of his attempts to make her give up her year-old pet Lucy -on Facebook on Tuesday, it went viral.
"It was an arranged marriage set-up. This guy was good to talk to, well-to-do and pretty good looking, but when I told him that I wanted to bring my dog with me after marriage, he wasn't keen on it," says Karishma, a passionate animal lover.



Soon after she told him about her desire, he messaged, saying he didn't "want a dog to come in between my love life and not share the same bed... and my mom doesn't like dogs in general (sic)". For Karishma, her pet was a non-negotiable, something the guy found unbelievable. In his messages, he said he hoped "it may be a temporary phase in life when you like dogs". When Karishma refused to budge, he signed off in a huff, asking her to "please marry the dog in that case".

"He couldn't digest the fact that a dog can be someone's priority," says Karishma, "I am OK with not marrying, but I am not OK with abandoning my dog."

While her parents initially tried to dissuade her from taking a "hasty decision", Karishma says now her mom respects her decision. And the man in question still doesn't seem to have given up. "He has been texting me; telling me it is funny how a dog could be a priority, but I have not replied," says Karishma.

Karishma Walia. ( photo courtesy/Facebook)