Boyfriend Asks His Girlfriend To Choose Between Him Or Her Cat, The Internet Reacts With Outrage (Viral Thread)

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Feb 5, 2023 11:00 AM EST

If you're a cat owner like us - and we know that our readers are - then you do everything that you can to make your cat's life as purrfect as possible. Our cats bring us so much joy, we simply want to return the favor. So, we'd do anything for them. We buy our cats the most expensive and beautiful cat trees (even if they enjoy the boxes more), we buy them the coolest more expensive toys (even though they prefer playing with random headbands), we pay thousands for unexpected vet visits with our cats (even when it turns out that they were simply constipated lol). Anything to make them as happy as possible. Because we love them so friggin' much. 

If we had found ourselves in a situation like this person did- where the person we were dating told us: "it's either me or the cat", then our answer would be instantaneous and obvious. But what would you guys do in a situation like this one? 

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  • 01
    Font - r/offmychest u/Lovelyymia • 2d 1 1 1 My boyfriend asked me to pick him or my cat. r/ A couple of days ago we were all laying together, and I was petting my cat and he randomly asked if I had to choose him or my cat who I would pick. I've had my cat since I was 11. I'm now 21 and I've only been in a relationship with him for 5 months, so I obviously picked my cat. He left and hasn't talked to me for 3 days. I seriously don't understand. I don't know how to text him either cause I really do
    via u/Lovelyymia
  • 02
    Font - Lovelyymia OP. 2d Hellooo sorry, I kind of ignore questions or messages. I really didn't think this was going to get sm attention, but it did; it kind of overwhelmed me, but anyway, I'm going to answer some repeated questions I got. How are the cat and I? My cat is currently running around my living room attacking a piece of paper, so I would say he's doing okay. I gave him some extra treats. :3 I'm okay. I'm glad I have my grumpy cat with me, but it's kind of hard being alone, so I went
    via u/Lovelyymia
  • 03
    Font - Is he allergic to the cat, or does he dislike him? He is not allergic, but he does dislike my cat. My cat is old, grumpy, and seriously hates my boyfriend; when he's around, my cat hisses, bats, and attacks him. And yes, he has kinda pushed the idea of giving my cat to my mom because "he takes up too much space." Have I talked to him yet? Nope, not yet. I worked with him earlier, and he kept pushing me away, so I told him to stop being a baby.
    via u/Lovelyymia
  • 04
    Human body - Has he ever hurt my cat? No, if he has, then I never saw it. How old is he? He's 22. Those are all the questions I've seen from just scrolling, but if anyone has anymore questions, just message me :)
    via u/Lovelyymia
  • 05
    Font - bubbleboat0010 2d I have a bun and a boyfriend who is allergic to buns - slightly. He did not ever ask me to give her up or choose between them, because he understands that she is important to me. I do clean a lot more around my place since we see each other so that there is less fur he could inhale but that is it. Edit: Imao, I never realised it would be confusing to anyone (English is not my first and r/rabbit community uses it so much) but I'm laughing so hard on these comments that ar
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  • 06
    Water - vivian_lake 2d My husband came with a cat, I am very allergic to cats. I did not ask him to give up his cat. I lived with her for 11 years before she sadly left us. I did ask that my husband not get another cat. We have dogs instead which I am only slightly allergic to.
    via u/vivian_lake
  • 07
    Organism - sweetfeet1990 2d 1 Award No person, man or woman, that genuinely cares about you would make you choose. Period. ⠀ Reply 44.8k katzill4 2d And the guy just got jealous of a cat! Period. 1.4k
    via u/sweetfeet1990, u/katzill4
  • 08
    Rectangle - LxTRex 2d I was in a 3 year relationship where one of the biggest issues stemmed from her fear of abandonment and being convinced I didn't actually love her/was just waiting to leave. Very very early on (like one of the first few times she was at my apartment) the conversation was about animals and I made a comment like "yea, i mean it doesn't really matter who it is, I'm not picking anyone over my cat."
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  • 09
    Font - She was clearly hurt by the idea that I would pick my cat I'd had for years over her that I'd known for maybe a few weeks (if that). It wasn't until at least a year later that the insecurities surrounding self-worth really became prominent but I wish I'd seen that red flag for what it was at the time. OP, you found out this person has some personal issues they need to work out on their own before they can be healthy enough to be in a relationship. They want you to choose for either toxic
    via u/LxTRex
  • 10
    Rectangle - AceOfRhombus 2d Some people ask the dumbest hypothetical questions that will never happen and do not need to be asked. Making OP choose between him or the cat isn't going to reveal some secret deep truth about how OP feels about him. The reality is that OP cares for the boyfriend and cat in different ways, and he's not going to learn anything new by asking the question. The only situation I see this being real is if someone's SO had a cat allergy, but thats not the case here
    via u/AceOfRhombus
  • 11
    Organism - little_owl211 2d Consider your relationship over until further notice. And you dodged a bullet, imo anyone who makes you choose between them and an animal can f off : Reply 1.4k No Sea8643 2d Facts your cat will never break up with you or cheat. My ex boyfriend is nowhere to be found but my dog is still here
    via u/little_owl211, u/No_Sea8643
  • 12
    Vertebrate - unikow 2d Questions like this piss me off, they shouldn't be entertained smfh and only plebs ask them Reply 312 ↓ VelveteenRabbit49 2d Agree that the best answer is "I'd pick the one who didn't ask questions like that."
    via u/unikow, u/VelveteenRabbit49
  • 13
    Rectangle - thotgamer 2d Anyone who thinks they come before your pet needs kicking immediately. Bye bye boyfriend Reply 791 AlcmenaYue 2d Exactly, and it's better that he left. Sometimes people like that hurt the animal.
    via u/thotgamer, u/AlcmenaYue
  • 14
    Water - bees3385 2d 5 months of your life wasted on him. On the upside, time to move on and celebrate more awesome years with your cat my dear! : Reply 4275 ↓ Parking Stress3431 2d Could have been 5 years or 5 decades... she found out in a good time frame.
    via u/bees3385, u/Parking_Stress3431
  • 15
    Font - pxpxr 2d At 5 months in, take this as a sign he is too immature to be in a serious relationship. All the money you save on him can go to your precious friend who has never asked you to choose between them and someone else. My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years now, my family started with 3 cats, peaked at 6, and unfortunately lost one (so 5 now). He's wasn't a cat person, but he saw how much I cared about them. When I rescued my kitten, Clementine, I could see his love for cat
    via u/pxpxr
  • 16
    Font - daisyiris 2d One of my friends chose her now husband over her ten year old cat. Her husband supposedly had allergies (he was at my home for an entire day with our cat before he saw it). As soon as he saw the cat, he started sneezing. Told me who he was. Never felt the same about either of them since. Poor cat went to a rescue. I would ditch a man or woman who insisted on that. Jealous or controlling people generally do not let stuff go. You are dodging a bullett. If you decide to move for
    via u/daisyiris

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