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    10 months ago

    My now wife didn’t really like cats when I met her and was allergic to the point of the hair giving her little welts.

    Fast forward a couple few years and she loves my cat and just ends up taking allergy pills every day and dealing with the itching.

    Fast forward a few more years when that cat dies and she says she doesn’t think we can ever replace him.

    Fast forward one month and she comes home with a flyer for a rescue cat she wants to adopt.

    And we did and she couldn’t be happier.

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    10 months ago

    I’d like everyone to look at this because this is proof cats also abide by the “they fell asleep, guess I’m stuck here” rules.

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        10 months ago

        Allergy meds can also help a ton. I’m mildly allergic. Congestion, itchy eyes and face. I had one cat, married into 5 more. I’m fine as long as I stay on top of my allergy meds.

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        10 months ago

        Sadly I could never live with a cat or dog as their dander makes my airways slowly close up :(

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      10 months ago

      my allergies got better as i lived with cats longer. either way it’s more put-up-with-able than not having a cat

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      I’m allergic to cats but grew up with one (she lived to 21!) and my fiance has a cat and we moved in together. It’s fine I just have to keep the cat away from my face and I wash my hands after petting her.

      Even if I don’t I just get really itchy, it’s not the worst. Worth it for the pets and cuddles.

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      10 months ago

      I know right! When someone says they have allergies, I’m like no thanks weirdo, I don’t want your disgusting allergies. Go cry into the tissues you have in your pocket already probably because you have allergies loser!

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          10 months ago

          I am allergic to cats and have allowed a cat to rub it’s head against my face multiple times, because that cat was a bro (and I had loratadine).

          Also don’t really like cats in general because most of them are jerks, just that specific one was, as I mentioned, a bro.

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            10 months ago

            Oh yeah no hate on that. But if i tell someone i have a cat and they tell me im allergic im like. Okay we can go one of two ways here and i will try my best not to show up with cat hair on my clothes.

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      10 months ago

      Cats are bad for the planet and horrible for the local ecosystem but if they are already around I will pet them.

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        10 months ago

        Humans are bad for the planet and horrible for the local ecosystem, but if they are already around I will have sex with them.

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          Indoor cats don’t destroy the local ecosystem, but they still eat a large amount of meet. I totally forgot about them as cats around here are usually outdoor cats.

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    10 months ago

    The look on the cat’s face says, “This is how you dominate a person, amateur.”

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    10 months ago

    I’m pretty much the same. Cats are terrible creatures and I would never intentionally own one. But I’m not going to hold it against my partner’s two cats that they are cats, so they get scritches and nap times with me.

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    10 months ago

    I like dogs, I just don’t like living with them. I like cats, I just don’t like living with them.

    The woman I love, well, she likes living with them.

    This is me this morning.

    No, this don’t mean I like living with them, but I handle it for her because I love her. Hell, I even love them, but I don’t like living with them.

    Like, I really love them. I just don’t like cleaning poo when they screw up or the sneezing because the cat only likes me for some reason. I mean, I’m nice to her because she’s a person too, but I don’t really like living with her.

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    10 months ago

    Let’s just face the truth, they are the “true” ruler of this planet.

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    That’s my wife. When we meet she hated cats, then afer years of cats videos she was like ok i tolerate them, but were not going to have a cat. After meeting some neighbor cats, she was like ok, you can adopt a cat but I’m not going to love him, after a week she was cuddling with him and thanking me for bringing a kitty to our life.