Exactly. You earn their trust and it feels so rewarding.

yeah

and even if a cat doesnt love me it's not like they have to. im not entitled to them, still lobe them anyway cause theyre cute and awesome

It's a double-edged sword though. The cats now love you and want to sit on your knee all of the time but also like to secure themselves with their unnecessary razor claws.

That is a completely valid reason. There's always the ballsack cats if you want to experience one.

Screenshots of text. It never ends. The Internet was literally made for sharing text and this is what we do.

The thing about cats is that their concept of boundaries and interaction are wildly different from people and dogs. Cats seem like they know exactly who is allergic to them and seem to be laser guided right to them because a lot of the things you'd do if you're allergic to them come off as being respectful of their boundaries. What seems like disinterest to us seems like an open invitation to them.

Excuse me, I think you mean their boundaries. One does not own their own boundaries in the presence of cats.

Yeah you can do the same thing with dogs. It's not a logical position, it's an emotional one.

Dogs are clingy in always want to lick you, gross. At least if cats lick you it's nice and dry.

I dislike cats because the vast majority of their owners let them roam free, killing native wildlife.

So from my experience in my country, cats are attractive to irresponsible people who show disinterest in protecting the environment around them and want a pet they don't need to maintain much.

There are of course many cat owners who keeps their cats indoors or in cat runs and I have no qualms with them, they're great pet owners - but they're a tiny minority of cat owners.

Only a cat would say such a thing about a person.

that's one of those things that a well-cared for cat doesn't actually do, they knock stuff down and do other mischeif because they're bored.

Pro tip there is food called live clear or something you feed it to a cat for thirty says and they stop producing the enzyme that causes allergies. Life changing for my house.

While your always be allergic to cats, you can desensitize enough you your own cat that you're effectively not allergic to it.

I'm full blown went to the hospital with a jelly eyeball because a cat hair got in it type allergic, with asthma to boot, and have a cat. Took months to get acclimated though.

In my experience they do it for attention. My cats don't give a shit about things on most surfaces unless they know I'm watching, and even then it's uncommon for them to knock things off.

You have never met an asshole cat?

Listen, I've had some great cats. One in particular was so chill and cuddly when he got diabetes and I had to give him insulin injections twice a day, he would jump up and then snuggle and purr after. Greatest cat ever. That cat had his own cat who was super skiddish with people. If you looked up scardy cat you wouldn't see a picture of this cat because he would run and hide if you pointed your attention in their direction, let alone a camera. They had radically different personalities. There are also asshole cats. Frankly a lot of them (kinda like people).

I think some people have interacted mostly with the assholes and choose not to continue, it's at least a bit understandable.

To be fair just like all things some cats are lovely and some are jerks. I babysat a cat once while its owner was out of town for the week and it decided it didn't like me so it peed in the bed again and again. It was a studio apartment too so it's not like I could just shut it out of the bedroom.

Ok but when I hug a stuffed animal I will not die /s

As much as I love cats (literally in my username), there are certain valid reasons, at least for outdoor cats. In most countries they are not a native species and are thus predators the ecosystem isn't built for. If you keep them inside, though, it's all good!

I agree with you but in the exact opposite way you’ve described. People who pretend that everyone who dislikes cats are unpleasant are the ones outing themselves here. You sound like children.

I'll give a pass to those allergic to them. They have a physical reason to dislike cats.

I find cats aesthetically pleasant, elegant. I have shared a home with a few, never my own. And yes there are nice cats, whiny little shits, and pure spherical (no matter the angle you look at them) assholes, more than dogs, I'd say.

However, the idea that they are going to shit, piss, and then play around with the litter they have just used to shit /piss, then lick their asses / genitals, then lick their fur and then hop onto a table/sofa/bed, or yourself, is truly objectively disgusting.

The misconception that cats are clean, is because they lick their fur a lot. All they do is coat their fur in disgusting saliva, often contaminated with urine / feces. Cats are objectively as dirty, or more than a dog.

I love dogs, but I don't "kiss" them, they are not allowed on anything; sofas, beds, or god forbid, tables or counters. They have nice beds, know their boundaries (most animals need clear and simple boundaries and rules. Ambiguous rules, boundaries confuse and stress them). I don't allow dogs to lick me. I pet and fondle dogs, give them belly rubs, etc. and ALWAYS wash my hands afterwards.

Dogs and cats are dirty by definition, and that's fine, that's how they work, just operate with their non-cleanliness in mind.

You're taking the meme a bit personally

Babies can't slash the shit out of you for invading their space like a cat can

In my country today, dogs keep livestock together and ward off intruders (human or animal). The concept of a "pet" dog is relatively new and there wasn't even dedicated dog food until a few years ago, they just ate scraps and offcuts.

Fully Agreed, honestly

You are thinking about it the wrong way around. The idea is that you cant touch a cat without ITS consent, or it will scratch the fuck out of you. Basically if you arent capable of taking a hint about the cats emotions, it will teach you a lesson you wont forget.