Quote of the Month

[starmalachite]

(Considering it's been longer than that since I updated...)

"IMO cats are what women aspire to be: smart, graceful, strong, independent, beautiful, etc. I tell all female friends and family to run (don't walk) away from any man who hates cats."

-- Sheila N. on care2.com, Feb 21, 2011

The more I think about that statement, the truer it gets.  While

Comments

[osewalrus]

I think it may depend on the why.

Men who are bothered by the fact that cats share their homes but don't consider them the center of the universe are probably not good partners.

OTOH, someone who doesn't want to take responsibility for a pet may just not be ready for fatherhood.

[phillip2637]

Those of us who meekly do what our cats tell us may have other problems, however.

[janeg]

It's not like Phil meekly does what anyone else tells him! Only Willow and Ashton manage that.

He wasn't used to sharing a home with cats when I met him, but he adapted quickly and is now their main provider (I'm away from the house a lot more than him). And yes, I would have been really worried if he hadn't liked my cats.

[katrinb]

I dunno, I've never dated anyone who disliked cats. Once Sugar got over being nervous in his new home after we got him from Fred, it was Jason's lap he picked to curl up in first.
But I'd be suspicious of someone who actively disliked (as opposed to indifference, allergies, phobias, etc.) any harmless pet. Anyone who picks on creatures who are weaker than him is to be mistrusted. (Phobias are not so much a danger sign, mind. I know - and was once crazy about - a guy who was afraid of dogs because one attacked him as a small child. Not his fault or the dog's fault, really - he had tugged on the ears of a dog who usually liked that, but had an ear infection at the time. Still a nice guy, though.)

[sodyera]

Personally, I try not to have anything to do with single people who names their pet "Mister-"Anything. Placing a pet above oneself speaks to a deep-seated problem of self-worth.