Feisty Feline Enthusiast Sees 'Red Flag' in Boyfriend After He Refuses to Apologize For Stepping on Her Kitten's Tail, Wholesome Internet Comes to Her Defense

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Aug 4, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

One of the worst things that can happen to us during our day is accidentally stepping on our cat's tail or their purrfect paws. Yes, you heard us right. Getting fired? No big deal. Stuck in traffic? Psssssh, no problem. But accidentally hurting our cat and not knowing if they understood our apology? Terrible. Day-ruining. We always offer them lots of snacks after to make our apology clear, but would you be okay if someone wasn't sorry after doing it to your cat?

After her boyfriend refuses to apologize for stepping on her kitten's tail, one feisty feline enthusiast sees a red flag that she never saw before, and is wondering if it is worthy of a breakup. Who do you choose, the kitten, or the boyfriend? Obviously, we choose the kitten because she did nothing wrong, and it seems that the internet agrees with us. Scroll down to read the whole complicated kitty drama below!

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    Am I overreacting by wanting to break up with BF cuz he never felt sorry after stepping on my kitten's tail?
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    What a sweet little angel! How could you not feel bad after accidentally hurting this tiny baby? What's worse is that cats don't understand "accidents" - they think everything we do, we do on purrrpose.

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    She looks angry - she's probably staring at the (hopefully now ex) boyfriend. We say kick him to the curb, take the cat, and move on. You're better off anyway.

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    • unpleasant basin 20 hr. ago Poor little kitten, seems like she's ready to give your boyfriend a good punch. L
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    Oreexx 19 hr. ago • As an Italian, I recognise him officially as an Italian cat
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    ReadMaterial · 19 hr. ago · • edited 18 hr. ago I hate when I accidently stand on my cat and she thinks I meant it. No amount of apologies will stop her hiding and looking. at me like I'm an evil ]!
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    hoelish1t 20 hr. ago • I apologize and say sorry to my cat even if he's the one who did something stupid.
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    Moist-Economics-9930 · 20 hr. ago One thing is not saying sorry to the cat (which in my book is insane, but okay not everyone are cat people). But not even feeling bad about inflicting pain, even if accidentally, on an animal, is not something that I personally could live with. We all have our boundaries and dealbreakers, you don't need any excuse to keep to them, you are justified to do so :)
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    Sweet-Dot-3425 · 19 hr. ago Lack of contrition for hurting a living thing is a red flag
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    PotassiumPoo · 18 hr. ago Didn't he feel bad or any empathy at all, or was he just not as upset as you would be? I've stepped on many tails and paws, they appear out of nowhere, but I'm not upset for long, if the cat seems ok. They get extra cuddles and treats, they forgive me and we both move on.
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    765475fasdf67456 · 20 hr. ago Accidents happen, but not feeling sorry is a red flag. Your kitten deserves better, and so do you.
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    qtfunas 20 hr. ago • OMG the kitty is so little. I would kill every one on earth then kill myself if there's anything wrong with them if I were you.
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    clonexx - 19 hr. ago Feel like we need more information. What exactly happened? He accidentally stepped on the kitty's tail and then...what happened exactly? Did he laugh? Did he just flat out say he didn't care?
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    I know whenever I or anyone here accidentally hurts one of our kitties by accidentally stepping on a tail or paw, we give them a little space if they run away but we all instantly feel terrible that we caused them any pain. When the offended cat comes around again we usually shower them with apologies, pets and treats.
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    We usually feel bad for a bit, even if there was no lasting harm done. The cats are here for us to give them a better life than they would ever get in a shelter or outside. In return we get abused, ignored, scratched and sometimes purrs and love. I'm kidding, our cats are sweethearts. Point is, accidentally hurting a cat goes against the entire point of why we adopted them, and we all feel extremely bad if it happens.
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    I dunno how to feel about someone who doesn't feel bad about hurting an innocent, defenseless animal, even accidentally. It's weird. The lack of compassion bothers me.
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    Euphoric-biscuit 20 hr. ago Sounds like you're wanting a reason to break up, yes it's never nice when someone steps on any animals tail but the jump in wanting to break up tells me this is a bigger thing
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    Ninazuzu · 20 hr. ago A person who does not feel bad after hurting a kitten lacks empathy and would probably be a bad partner. Cruelty to animals is a huge red flag. I think you should break up with him.
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    • sivy47eq 20 hr. ago If you're feeling bothered yet he acts like nothing happened, it's actually showing he doesn't care about nor respect your feelings. Wanting to break up with a person like this is justified.
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    emorymom. 20 hr. ago Cats are etiquette heavy. I always say please, thank you and sorry accident. Does he think cats aren't sentient? That could be a deficit in his environment. Or it could be a need to be superior. Guess you have your figure that out
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    IceApprehensive3767 16 hr. ago Not overreacting at all - my breaking point in actually figuring out how to get out of something abusive and scary for me was when he asked something along the lines of "what if I pulled out Neil's whiskers" and I realized he had no empathy at all and more was at stake than just my own safety but my baby's safety. I
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    still waited until he got orders to Asia to end it (which was months longer than I wanted to wait) but thought it was safer and he still showed up on my front porch at midnight the next day !!! Your gut is not overreacting listen to it
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    Fotze Man 20 hr. ago • I accidentally stepped on my cat's tail once. I apologized to him profusely and it took half a year to win back his trust. Not even apologizing is worse. Nah, you're OK. to break with BF over this.
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    micuaderno20ao · 20 hr. ago No. I would feel bothered as well. If someone stepped on my cat's tail but refuse to apologize, I'll be so
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    Vladutz19 19 hr. ago You're asking this on a sub dedicated to cats. What kind of answer are you expecting? Are you just seeking validation?
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    Mycroft033 18 hr. ago I dunno. I'm kinda wondering if it's a case of boyfriend felt bad but girlfriend insisted he apologize to the kitten, boyfriend didn't think it would make any difference/sense, girlfriend goes "well that's proof you're not sorry" and proceeds to blast him all over the internet kinda situation.
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    Given the lack of information, this just screams "validate me! Agree with me!" And the internet obliged because internet loves cats more than humans and OP only gave information that condemns the boyfriend.
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    Arlinelb 20 hr. ago The kitty is so tiny and man stepped on their tail without feeling sorry. This is abnormal for humanity's sake.
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