Cute Stories Of Small And Gentle Things That Cats Do To Show Us That They Love Us

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Apr 2, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

No matter how many times you say it, some haters will continue to believe that cats don't really love their humans. But we know the truth. We know that although some cats take a while to warm up to their humans, and some cats show their love in funny ways, and other cats will only show their love in the smallest of ways, like sitting next to you or slowly blinking at you… that doesn't make their love any less real and any less valid. 

It's in the little things. You have to learn how to read your cat. You have to learn their love language. Because cats do love their humans - so, so much. And all the haters simply don't want to put it in effort. Is it the cat's fault if you don't understand that the cat showing you its bootie is a clear sign of love? Or is it yours? We would argue the latter.  

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    theybby-deactivated20231001 I'm screaming??? So my cat knows I get upset when he steps on my paintings (not yelling or anything I think he just sees me spend hours trying to cover up what his paws do) in my "studio" which is a crammed small storage closet with painting all over the floor drying, so like I'm in there rn and I saw him try to get to point A to point b but it was impossible for him to jump over so like he realized the matte parts were dry and like he was stepping on the corners of t
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    Yes, yes, we have read all the comments about how the cat probably just doesn't like getting its paws wet, and that is why he stopped walking across the paintings, but do we know that for sure? No, we don't. Do not underestimate a cat's desire to cause chaos. 

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    kitsune-35 bookslifeandeverythingelse Had the same thing when I've been making jewellery and packing up orders. My cat sits there working out a route to get from point a to point b without going across the tray I'm working from. She ends up walking across my stomach that acts as a little shelf when I'm sitting down lol
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    Some cats would have deliberately continued walking across these paintings and doing all the things that they are not allowed to do on principle alone. All of these stories, therefore, are clear representation of undying, pure as the driven snow love. 

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    keythecoward crabs-but-better my cat will close my door is I leave it open in the night to wake me up, usually it slams and I get Imad at him, but a week ago I was very sick and didn't get enough sleep. Light is coming through the door frame and Im tossing and turning, half awake, until I hear the door quietly close. I roll over and my cat as gentle closed the door and is now getting ready to jump on the bed, he does and he cuddles me while Im sick there is also several notable instances of when
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    delusional-cryptid waytooqueerforyourbinary I do a lot of projects on the floor of my room and rn I'm working with fabric paint on a jacket. The thing is, my cat loves to sit on the clothing and fabric that I leave on my floor. So I'm painting one portion of the jacket and my cat came up and sat on the sleeve, I obviously didn't want her to sit in the paint and mess up what I had just done so I said sternly "Summer!! Get off!!" And she immediately did and sat just off of the jacket, right in fro
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    bluebonnet-witch shangheists Cats care, they just also have the ability to be as thoughtful in their maliciousness as they can be in their niceness. I've seen a cat (who vehemently disliked my sister) avoid everyone's belongings as she delicately walked along a shelf until she got to the only thing of my sister's, which she yeeted across the room.
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    shootingstarmemories salmonandsoup ... The first cat my family took had was this feral cat who came into our backyard shortly after my grandfather died. He loved my family and could stay inside over night, but over extended periods of time he became depressed and neurotic even with lots of play. So he never managed to be a fully indoor cat. The thing is, my grandmother has always had anxiety, especially when it came to things being clean, which only got worse after my grandfather passed. Our cat
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    soltheshiny dirtyheartblues My boy keeps getting muddy paw prints on my work and it really upset me. I had a rough day and I ended up cussing him out and bursting into tears. Cut to a couple days ago where he really wanted my attention because I was feeling down but I was target focusing on art. So he got my attention with a huge meow, I have him a little fuss and turned back to my work and as he did he checked all his paws. Cleaned them then very delicately stepped onto my work and sat down unt
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    ivymarquis zarcake-writes I tell my kitties very pointedly the only rule in the house is "do not step on my keyboard" and they are the best about avoiding the keyboards now #i never got mad #just picked them up if they stepped on it and placed them selsewhere #they are considerate kitties now
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    lemon-boy-tj kidsfromchemicals My cat doesn't give a about my art. He tries to be an artist himself by walking all over the canvas and adding his paw prints everywhere. But, yes, cats DO care. When I was unable to get out of bed due to surgery, he curled up beside me and slept with me until I was able to walk again.
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    xleeloodallasx trust I had a cat who liked to go outdoors, but I was weary of it so we only allowed it in stages and I thought our fence was high enough to keep her in... It wasn't, but she would always come home by sundown. One night, she didn't. I was pregnant at the time and devastated. I couldn't sleep, so at 2am I went outside crying and started meowing. Yes, I am aware of how weird this must have looked lol. She would always respond to me though, so I had to try. After a few minutes, she e
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    laisai spudsgood my cat gets onto the bed very carefully because she doesnt want to step on a stray limb of mine and cause me pain. it's the cutest thing. she'll have one paw in the air, look at where she wants to go, look at me, then either slowly press down that paw or move it elsewhere
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    aarontveit lesbiansatan ... I have two cats, and they are both hyper aware of my sensitivity to physical contact (I have a condition called allodynia, and it's intensified because of my fibromyalgia & MS). So, when they both want to cuddle with me, they both like to lay right up against and/or on me. It's very sweet, but also very uncomfortable for me at times. But they are hesitant and cautious every single time they go to step on me (especially if I'm telling Pete - Shiloh's fat & lazy & barel
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    defilerwyrm octoswan My Cassiopeia has learned that I get upset when she steps on the keyboard so she'll stretch her legs out to the sides and straddle it to walk over it instead of stepping on the keys, even when it's obviously less convenient for her. Cats are Good
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    sirlionel13 marble-moons Yeah, my cat (who bites me every day and is ) is super careful when hes generally an walking on any of the furniture or counters or what have you to not knock over any of my pop vinyls or my moms knick knacks, and always looks sad if he happens to knock one over.
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    elven-lala-wolf itsagifnotagif Every time I sneeze, no matter where my cat is or what he is doing, he will start squeaking and race towards me. He checks on me and rubs on me to make sure I'm okay and won't stop til I say I am.
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    amethystspaceprince itsagifnotagif When I get upset my cat meows at me and once after I had a bad day and my cat snapped at me (she went to scratch me but didn't because she never scratches people) and I was upset about the bad day and when I went downstairs my cat followed me and wouldn't leave my side. A while back when she bit me (gently and because I was ignoring her to text) she sulked knowing she was in the wrong and when I came outside again later she walked up to me and meowed. Normally
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    sh-it-po-st dumbbfuckk And people say cats are selfish creatures. My cat is the say way for me when it comes to my homework being scattered around on my bedroom floor. He'll look back after a step or two to make sure he doesn't mess up my organization process
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    introverticals trust So my cat does something similar; he'll jump up on my bed at night and carefully feel where my legs/feet are before he steps so he doesn't step on them, and if I wants to switch sides he'll go all the way around by my feet or even sometimes jump over me:")
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    tinystark616-backup sadly-not-home People being like "no cats don't care" in the comments well then I don't paint, but one of my cats always sits on my lap whenever I'm crying, like he literally comes to me and sits on my lap and purrs until I stop crying. And whenever I bathe my cats (which is not very frequently but anyway) they always put their paws on my arms for balance and they're always careful not to hurt me with their claws. So yeah, cats do care, maybe not in a way we fully understand,
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