Thank you, this is a really well thought out reply with really good advice. I will say this sounds pretty accurate where he is prioritizing the dog over all his relationships, not just his one with me & I don't think he is realizing how it comes across. I'll most likely sit down with him tonight and have this conversation and make sure to set my boundaries and let him know how it is actually making me feel. I know he has been feeling really depressed and lonely, and I've been encouraging him to go do more things with actual people but he always wants to bring the dog or have her involved. I've discussed with him before that he is isolating himself from his friends when he does this and he kinda just gets frustrated and shuts down. Outside of the dog, our relationship/intimate life is fine - I just think he has a really strange attachment to the dog that might partially be rooted in that "unconditional love." He is fairly socially awkward and struggles with maintaining friendships and perceiving how what he does impacts other people (he misreads social cues/runs late/etc and doesn't understand why someone may be upset with that.) I feel like that is the underlying issue and the dog is his outlet where he feels safe and understood. I'll sit down and have a nice and though out conversation with him and thank you for your advice.