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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I have in fact not met any asshole cats, the worst i've experienced is cats outdoors who scurry away when approached.

If a cat is "an asshole" then something is probably wrong, maybe it has an injury/disease that no one realizes because cats instinctively hide that, or it's being mistreated somehow without people realizing it.

All the cats i've gotten close to have been lovely, not necessarily actively cuddly at all times but if they don't want snuggles it will be quite obvious and then i just leave them alone and that's that.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Replace “cat” on that argument with “person” and it sounds a lot like dating someone because you plan to “fix them” or think “if I just love them enough”

    I don’t like like cats because they remind me of shitty people I’ve dated.

    Edit: and the immediate downvote (or arguments in real life) reminds me of times when you say “hey… your partner is kinda mean to you sometimes” only to hear “YOU DONT KNOW THEM LIKE I DO!!! THEY LOVE ME!!!”

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Da fuq

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Valid argument but I stand by what I said.

    Just for the record I don’t “hate” cats. Have a cat if you want. I’ll even pet and play with your cat.

    Just don’t come at me like there’s something wrong with me because I don’t want my own pet cat.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Don't get me wrong, the image is totally unfair.

    I'm only objecting to the "it sounds a lot like dating someone because you plan to 'fix them'" because cats are usually misunderstood. They have their own body language, which is very different and sometimes opposite to that of dogs.

    So saying "I don’t like cats because they remind me of shitty people I’ve dated" reads to me like you probably don't understand how they're communicating with you, and you're accidentally crossing some boundaries.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Wrong guess again.

    I have two cats, sisters from the same litter. One is an asshole that only shows affection for the two hours before feeding time. The rest of the day is pure asshole.

    The other one who grew up in literally the same situation from birth is generally pleasant.

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