'It's me or the cat': Sleep-deprived 30-year-old pleads with girlfriend to rehome her loud late-night cat, leaving their relationship on the rocks after she called him 'heartless'

This kitty conundrum is purrfectly complicated. A 30-year-old man moved in with his girlfriend of three months, only to discover her beloved six-year-old cat is more of a night owl than he bargained for. Despite trying every trick in the litter box, earplugs, white noise, closed doors, even the couch, the cat's late-night zoomies and unexpected face claws have left him sleep-deprived and at his wit's end. He floated the idea of rehoming the feline to her parents' more spacious house, but his girlfriend took it as a catastrophic betrayal, accusing him of being heartless and trying to control her life.

Now things are tense, and the guy feels like he's competing with a furball for love, rest, and sanity. He didn't give an ultimatum, but he was honest that the current situation is unsustainable. While no one wants to come between a woman and her cat, he's stuck in a tailspin — trying to balance his well-being without being labeled the villain.

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