Ask Me Help Desk - Guy has 3 cats: weird or not?

It's true Red.

My dogs love everyone except this one guy that my husband works with. Whenever he comes Chewy and Indy stay clear, Jasper just sits by him and growls.

I don't like the guy, never have, there's just something about him that bugs me but I can't put my finger on it. He's annoying, but that isn't the only thing I don't like.

My daughter won't even say hi to him. I asked her why the last time he came over, she said "he reminds me of a bad guy in a movie, you know the one that everyone thinks is okay but then he steals your teddy bear and you never see it again". What can I say, she's 7. ;)

You can't fault a smart kid... animals and kids just know stuff that we don't... they listen to their instincts and we as adults try to rationalise our feelings.

Hey men can love cats just as much as dogs. Cats are less maintenance than most women. Dogs are high maintenance like a lot of women I have met. I have had both types of pets and women, and frankly prefer less maintenance and drama that a cat provides.

You are being way to uptight about a pet. Perhaps you should try going to an animal shelter and surround yourself with dogs and cats and see which one you prefer.

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Originally Posted by geediddy

Hey men can love cats just as much as dogs. Cats are less maintenance than most women. Dogs are high maintenance like a lot of women I have met. I have had both types of pets and women, and frankly prefer less maintenance and drama that a cat provides.

You are being way to uptight about a pet. Perhaps you should try going to an animal shelter and surround yourself with dogs and cats and see which one you prefer.

I hope this is tongue in cheek.

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

I hope this is tongue in cheek.

I'm not taking it as tongue in cheek.

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

I hope this is tongue in cheek.

This is not just "a pet" to this guy. It sounds like he's obsessed. And as far as the remark about women, I'm not one, and I found your answer insulting.

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Originally Posted by jmjoseph

This is not just "a pet" to this guy. It sounds like he's obsessed. And as far as the remark about women, I'm not one, and I found your answer insulting.

Get a grip. Plus, Judy didn't make the offensive post.

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Originally Posted by Ren6

Get a grip. Plus, Judy didn't make the offensive post.

Ren, JM was agreeing with Judy.

I wrote it with a bit of humor intended, but obviously the shoe fit differently than I intended. It is a pet, some people don't like any pets. I'm dating a girl now that doesn't like my cats, and basically told me that when the cats are gone she would consider moving in but she doesn't want to live with cats and a cat box. I agree they can be smelly and shed on her clothes. But I'm not ready to dump my cats, they are getting older, and I've had them for 12 years.

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Originally Posted by geediddy

I wrote it with a bit of humor intended, but obviously the shoe fit differently than I intended. It is a pet, some people don't like any pets. I'm dating a girl now that doesn't like my cats, and basically told me that when the cats are gone she would consider moving in but she doesn't want to live with cats and a cat box. I agree they can be smelly and shed on her clothes. But I'm not ready to dump my cats, they are getting older, and I've had them for 12 years.

This is the part I found offensive: "Dogs are high maintenance like a lot of women I have met. I have had both types of pets and women, and frankly prefer less maintenance and drama that a cat provides."

I didn't read this to be about people liking or disliking pets.

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Originally Posted by Ren6

Get a grip. Plus, Judy didn't make the offensive post.

Ren6, Try to keep up.

Why would Judy, a lady, make an offensive remark concerning other ladies?

I have a surplus of grips. I'm running short on patience right now though.

My comment was aimed toward "geediddy".

Hi new 2 this but here goes,
I have 3 dogs, 4 rabbits and a ferret, when I mentioned kitten 2 my family they all said NO, but hey we have a kitten called giz and everyone loves him, except the ferrret!
Is this man a nice man don't judge until you know him well, we all have a quirky side, so his is cats

Penny:)

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You commented to JMJoseph to get a grip and yet you are apologizing to GD?

I'm getting confused here.

Muddy - do I need glasses or are there FOUR kitties being walked by this goofball? Two gray and two white? Or do I need glasses?

And as for this guy - absolutely NO. You are way out of his league to put it mildly. Plus I don't think you're all that interested in listening to every little nuance of his cats. I'm not a cat person. I'm strictly a dog person. Any cats I've owned were outside cats - not inside cats as I can't stand litter boxes! Yuck. I can only imagine what this guy's house stinks like.

Loved your conversation on the phone. (Your end that is). Priceless.

No more weird than a woman with 3 cats. Which I personally find odd since I hate cats...

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Originally Posted by mudweiser

Anywhozzils we're talking again. We both came to the understanding that his weird relationship with his cats is too much for me [really he's put tuna in his mouth and fed his cats...ISN'T THAT WEIRD?!]. Like I said we made up. We're just friends.

Eek. Some of you make me sound like a total b!tch, but hell at least I don't bullsh!t the truth. A man with three cats in a small apartment is weird. A man with a dog- heck that I like... unless it's a Shih Tzu...or a Poodle.. or a Chihuahua...just any small dogs [I myself dislike small dogs..especially pugs].

Heck at least I'm honest.

Sarah

My dogs take food out of my mouth :o
We share biscuits when I have a coffee, plus Brody always finished the last bit of coffee out of my mug.

My partner didn't go much on poodles before we got together, now he loves them, he would have an army of cats if I let him but I'm allergic.

I do think telling him to have sex with them was a bit much lol but anyone who knows you knows you speak your mind!

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Can I add fuel to the fire?

Why the heck NOT.

I bet he's already ordered these!

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Sarah

That's just wrong!

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Originally Posted by Altenweg

That's just wrong!

Unless your into kitty porn :rolleyes:

My opinions, for what they are worth:
A man having cats is not weird.
Anyone having three cats is not weird, or at least no more weird than having three dogs, especially like three great danes. I just look at that and think--so much kibble!

Anyone who feeds their pets (dog or cat) from their mouth is definitely weird.
Anyone who talks obsessively about their pets (or children) gets annoying after a while if you aren't into that subject. My sister has three cats and I only ask her about them when I'm trying to make her feel good. And I have two cats myself. I hardly ever talk about them except to brag, because I have taught them to shake hands, like dogs.

About snakes, I dated a guy who kept rattlesnakes. At first I thought it was cool, but then I decided he was truly weird. Lots of people have one boa or something like that and are not weird. I love snakes. But having 5 rattlesnakes in your bedroom is weird. Sorry. There's my line.

Lastly, I am so tired of hearing about "high maintenance" women. Sheesh. When my ex moved out, my workload went down by a third. I didn't have to cook a separate meal for him every night, wash and fold his laundry, help him find his wallet or briefcase several times a week, and, lastly, listen to him complain about work all the time (we are talking ~8 hours a week of complaining). I can't imagine any woman being as high maintanence as that.

Edit: Lastly, lastly, I had boyfriend in college who told me he would never marry me because he didn't think I would pick up his socks. He never asked me; he just said this. I was of course desperately in love and would have picked up his socks. I didn't see him for 20 years and then we got back in touch. He'd had four kids by three women, all of whom had left him. He lives alone now and picks up his own socks.