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!!!”
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.
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!!!”
Da fuq
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.
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.