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Study reveals men with cats are a dating turnoff

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    #32
    punisher5112
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    Meow.....


    My cat use to say helllooo


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    #33
    B.A._Baracus
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    SlowMotion321 wrote: »
    Fed her to the dogs of course;)

    That right there is a zinger :pac:


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    #34
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    Personally I find men who love cats very attractive, but I would wouldn’t I? :D


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    #35
    bitofabind
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    Cats are shrewd, emotionally unavailable lying b@stards. I've always loved cats.


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    #36
    Aongus Von Bismarck
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    I have two cats (Hopkins and Pluck), and I'm tremendously successful with women.

    That said I would never put a picture of them on my dating profile, or use a dating site for that matter.


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    #37
    Leg End Reject
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    Don't fcuk with cats, or the men they own.
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    #38
    Sam Hain
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    PsychoPete wrote: »
    I was in a relationship with a woman who wanted to move in together but I had to get rid of my dogs, so I got rid of her

    Yeah, that's the way it went down. Cool story.


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    #39
    buried
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    Fair play to cats. Anything that is a total apex predator, a killer akin to something like a Great White Shark in its own environment, but also has the uncanny ability to make half the people on the planet go gooey eyed foolish over them, people that the cat literally does not give a $hit about, that's one species that's got the game sown up and also deserves respect for it.

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    #40
    punisher5112
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    My pussy is upstairs


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    #41
    Seamai
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    Cats are kuntz, we have several families of wild rabbits living in the ditch along our garden doing no harm to anyone. There have been two domestic cats skulking around for the last couple of months waiting to pounce on the kits as soon as they emerge from their burrows. I wasn't too upset when I spotted one dead on the road last week. Give me a dog anyday.


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    #42
    Wibbs
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    buried wrote: »
    Fair play to cats. Anything that is a total apex predator,
    They're not apex predators. Maybe on islands with no other large predators, but otherwise no. Tigers are apex predators, wolves are apex predators, humans are the top of the apex, cats no, whether wild or domesticated. For a start while wild dogs and humans will regularly go after and take down prey many times their size, cats won't. They don't have the strength of numbers for a start. Wildcats are extremely careful and skittish in areas with wild dogs about and are regularly predated upon.
    but also has the uncanny ability to make half the people on the planet go gooey eyed foolish over them, people that the cat literally does not give a $hit about,
    Actually cats do give a sh1t about their owners, or extended family/parents as they generally regard them. They will take advantage of others, mostly because they're a largely solitary animal in the wild and quite vulnerable so will try to fit in when they can. Dogs are similar though their pack/family instinct is more acute. The notion that cats are this aloof uncaring creature is a myth projected onto them by some. Cats can be extremely loving and affectionate, more than many working breeds of dogs.
    that's one species that's got the game sown up and also deserves respect for it.
    I find cats and to a lesser extent dogs have a lot of projected qualities from their owners and it says more about the owners than the cats(or dogs) as an animal. Maybe that's why men with cats might be seen by some as a turn off? A guy who projects the idea of emotional independence to the point of disinterest onto cats may reflect his own aspirations and this might put some women off who will understandably look for loyalty.

    Cats are often seen as more "sly" too, which might put some off. Though again they're not particularly "sly" at all. Dogs actually push more human buttons than cats ever do, and get away with it. They even evolved extra muscles in the face to give that puppy dog eyes look, something wolves don't have and something cats never evolved. They also vocalise more than their wild ancestors in order to deal with us. Dogs are much more emotionally and socially manipulative than cats. Well they've been with us for far longer, at least 20,000 years and likely longer. To the degree that your average person can understand wolf vocalisations and body positions more than they can of our closest relative the chimpanzee, and more than cats. Cats are more popular these days because modern life of empty houses and the 9-5 suits them more. They're more of a "part time pet" in that respect.

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    Seamai
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    EmmetSpiceland wrote: »
    The smell of a home with a cat is never pleasant.

    No, it's vile, the owners probably get used to it and don't notice it. The litter tray business freaks me out, their paws are in it and afterwards everywhere else around the house and cat owners don't bother trying to convince me that you change the litter after every crap, I very much doubt it. I have a friend with cats and I hate going to her house, I see them everywhere, kitchen top surfaces, furniture, even saw one climbing up the curtains once.


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    #45
    Homelander
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    silverharp wrote: »
    I remember hearing recently dating advice to not date someone who has a dog because the dog will always come first, in the context I heard it seemed for men not to date women with dogs but I guess it could go either way. I suppose you could be extra determined and wait for the god to die of old age :pac:


    Never got this. In what situation would it come down to having to make the dog a priority over your boyfriend/girlfriend in any meaningful way?

    "Sorry, I can't go away this weekend as I can't get someone to mind the dog". Is about the worst I can think of and entirely rational? Hardly relationship shattering stuff.

    There isn't going to be a scenario where a masked intruder has a gun put to their head and demand they chose between the partner and the dog.

    I've dated plenty women with dogs and it's never been an issue. A few times I've missed the dog after the relationship ended.


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    Cats are particularly good listeners, take a lot more in than they let on, then they surprise you with what words they recognise. For example Séan O’Rourke, on the radio many months ago, was interviewing a vet or animal behaviourist about dogs and cats. Next minute cat’s head was turned towards the radio with ears pricked up, listening most unusually with full attention. If I utter the phrase “birdies in the garden” he’s up to the window in a moment.

    As regards emotionality, my cat, too large to sit on my lap, pushes himself against my belly as I slouch in the couch, and when I exit the room to go to bed he wails for ages trying to beg me to return to the living room. He’s very emotionally attached, and takes to other people quite readily. A rescue cat, I’m fairly sure he was hand reared as a kitten as he displays all those demanding needy behaviours.


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    #47
    jam_mac_jam
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    No I wouldn't be interested in a man with a cat. The smell of their houses are disgusting. That would be the main thing with me.

    Dog man all the way.


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    o1s1n
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    jam_mac_jam wrote: »
    Dog man all the way.

    I've smelled some stinky dog houses in my time too :D


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    Church on Tuesday
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    I love cats. I like how independent they are. Up until a couple years ago I had one but it got hit by a car :/

    Don't even keep them in, I let them in from time to time but they stay outside for the most part. I don't buy them toys or other pointless ****e like that and I certainly don't have catnip.

    My mates wife has a cat and she spoils it like you wouldn't believe, it gets the best of the best, it's bizarre to watch and walks all over the place, I couldn't be having that.

    And yes, I love dogs too.


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    3DataModem
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    Perhaps if people were aware how much cheap jewellery they could get with a cat... .

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    #51
    Zaph
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    SharpshooterTom wrote: »
    So basically the story is its ok to own a cat but just don't shove one into your profile pic with you?

    It is never OK to own a cat!


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    o1s1n
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    Church on Tuesday wrote: »
    I love cats. I like how independent they are. Up until a couple years ago I had one but it got hit by a car :/

    Don't even keep them in, I let them in from time to time but they stay outside for the most part. I don't buy them toys or other pointless ****e like that and I certainly don't have catnip.

    My mates wife has a cat and she spoils it like you wouldn't believe, it gets the best of the best, it's bizarre to watch and walks all over the place, I couldn't be having that.

    And yes, I love dogs too.

    I really don't get folks who keep their cats outside. They're not so much a pet in that instance as more a wandering local neighbourhood feature.

    Both of mine are indoor cats and are happy and safe. No chance of them being hit by a car, attacked by other wildlife or eating poison.


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    silverharp
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    Homelander wrote: »
    Never got this. In what situation would it come down to having to make the dog a priority over your boyfriend/girlfriend in any meaningful way?

    "Sorry, I can't go away this weekend as I can't get someone to mind the dog". Is about the worst I can think of and entirely rational? Hardly relationship shattering stuff.

    There isn't going to be a scenario where a masked intruder has a gun put to their head and demand they chose between the partner and the dog.

    I've dated plenty women with dogs and it's never been an issue. A few times I've missed the dog after the relationship ended.

    it depends I guess, but you could have flexibility issues that might get under your skin, spontaneous trips away, nights out, who stays where.

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    #54
    Church on Tuesday
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    I really don't get folks who keep their cats outside. They're not so much a pet in that instance as more a wandering local neighbourhood feature.

    Both of mine are indoor cats and are happy and safe. No chance of them being hit by a car, attacked by other wildlife or eating poison.

    For hygiene reasons. Cats aren't supposed to be kept inside all the time.


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    LiquidZeb
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    Seamai wrote: »
    Cats are kuntz, we have several families of wild rabbits living in the ditch along our garden doing no harm to anyone. There have been two domestic cats skulking around for the last couple of months waiting to pounce on the kits as soon as they emerge from their burrows. I wasn't too upset when I spotted one dead on the road last week. Give me a dog anyday.

    Yeah because dogs are known for their love of rabbits and would never chase or kill one. Perish the thought.


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    cgcsb
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    What's the point of a pet cat? having a pet means the pet depends on you. Humans are a mild inconvenience for cats. Dogs are a loyal friend for their whole lives. Not sure why having a cat makes you less masculine?? but it certainly makes you a wierdo.


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    U Wat? wrote: »
    I had to put my cat down recently. He was my bro and I miss him. I love cats and to hell with what some skank on Tinder thinks.

    Sorry for your loss :(

    My cat developed a rapidly growing osteosarcoma high up on the left rear leg shortly after Christmas, and at first was told it was inoperable, and he was given painkillers so as I would have a couple of weeks to say goodbye to him. Then the vet phoned, saying she had sent on his xrays and pathology results to a specialist vet, and that the consultant had said it was just about operable but that she’d have to remove a portion of his pelvis too, Noel Fitzpatrick kind of territory. Seeing he was currently in some pain trying to move and that a decision needed to be made, I recalled what his deceased former owner had said when she was dying of MND. She had left mo eh for his care in the first place, and ironically said “if ever I had a cat that needed an amputation I wouldn’t hesitate as they get along fine afterwards”. With a good prognosis for living out a normal life (osteosarcoma in a cat’s limb doesn’t metastasise as readily as in other creatures) I went ahead with it and he was pretty well fully recovered in a month. He’s faster than he ever was, pivoting rapidly on his one rear leg and playing “leopard” with the back of my leg more formidably than ever before. Another irony is that his former owner, my late cousin, named him BooBoo3. I should have known he’d end up with 3 legs!


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    o1s1n
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    Church on Tuesday wrote: »
    For hygiene reasons. Cats aren't supposed to be kept inside all the time.

    What kind of hygiene reasons?

    Do you mean that cats should be allowed to roam freely to crap and piss outside?

    That's not very hygienic for everyone else, is it?


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    o1s1n
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    cgcsb wrote: »
    What's the point of a pet cat? having a pet means the pet depends on you. Humans are a mild inconvenience for cats. Dogs are a loyal friend for their whole lives. Not sure why having a cat makes you less masculine?? but it certainly makes you a wierdo.

    You've clearly never owned a cat, they all have different personalities. The 'uncaring aloof' cat trope is done to death at this stage and is entirely dependent on the particular cat.

    My two are incredibly needy little ****ers. I currently have one on my lap purring away and the other one is sitting on the back of my chair. If I get up to leave, they'll probably follow me to the next room to do exactly the same thing.

    If I call them by their names they'll run over and jump up on my lap or let a meow from another room and come running in. One of them loves to play fetch.


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    Church on Tuesday wrote: »
    For hygiene reasons. Cats aren't supposed to be kept inside all the time.

    I live in an apartment on an upstairs floor, so moggy stays indoors. If a cat is reared from kitten hood to be mostly outdoors it will not take to indoor life. It very much depends on its nature and upbringing. My current and a previous cat took readily to indoor life, but one young cat I adopted had to subsequently go to a rural setting as he got madly frustrated when I brought him ho e to the apartment and was jumping up on the handles and opening all the doors. Some of them are very smart creatures.


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    kowloonkev
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    I wouldn't date anyone with a pet because I like animals and wouldn't want to be with someone who contributes to an industry that uses and abuses them for profit.


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