'She forced me to defeat my phobia': Sweet gray kitty adopts her hooman's boyfriend in adorable act of love, allowing him to conquer his fear of felines and understand that they are the purrfect pet

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jun 18, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Not everyone is born a cat purrson, and that's okay. What's impurrtant is the willingness to accept that you are wrong and be ready for change. Because once a cat adopts you, there is no fighting it. Honestly, there's nothing to be afraid of! The only thing to be afraid of is falling too deeply in love with your new fluffy feline. But we get it - they can seem cold and emeowtionless, but in reality, they're purrfectly sweet and most of the time, just want you to feed them. And occasionally snuggle. 

Cats also have this ameowzing ability to sense when people don't like them. And what do they do? They march straight up to that purrson and adopt them. That's what happened in the story below! One boyfriend had a "phobia" of cats, but his partner's cat had other thoughts about that. She adopted him and showed him that she's purrfectly sweet and that she is, in fact, the purrfect pet. Now she loves resting on his shoulders, and it's pawssibly the cutest thing we've ever seen. Scroll down to see it below!

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    She forced me to defeat my Phobia

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    Idk if it really was Phobia but i always disliked Cats.. not scared but just very uncomfortable with them around. I never touched a cat or had any other interaction with them aside of moving away if i saw one.
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    Of course my bf couldn't accept this and introduced me to his Cat, Mia. Before i could even say Hello she jumped up to my Shoulders and remained there for a while.
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  • We've always wanted a shoulder cat, so we have to say that we are actually a little bit jealous. It would make us feel like a purrfect pirate. We're lucky if our cat graces us with her presence on our laps for a few minutes.

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    Now whenever i enter his home, she jumps on my shoulders and purrs all the time. She is sweet but also very unhinged with her claws, my shoulders look like i had the hardest SM session ever.
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    But yea, this is her new favorite place to chill and u guess i can be proud to be choosen as new cat slave.
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    No advice wanted, just thought id share with you guys.
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    Sad-Guess4424 Does he trim her nails? That helps a lot. If they are shorter it won't feel like brutal acupuncture. I know you didn't ask for advice lol. But this was
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    what helped my son in law stop dreading my cats. affection. it's really lovely you were open to letting her get to know you better.
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    wackyvorlon Cats love people who respect their autonomy. That usually means the person least interested in the cat gets the most attention
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  • This is so true. Our partner wasn't a cat person, but after we got together, he fell in love with them (of course). But our cats fell in love with him first, mostly because he kind of ignored them. We're convinced that this is why.

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    Necessary-Award7577 yay!! so proud of u and the little baby !!
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    [deleted] Cats are awesome little creatures. They're just misunderstood.
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    GanacheOk2887 Cats are the best
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    Shot-Habit-5705 Cats actually have a super ability to always sense when someone doesn't like them. They can sense that the dislike is not hostile however, and will gravitate towards that person
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    in the attempts to "win them over". It always works. Haha. I grew up in a dog household. So when I moved out of the family home and I was introduced to a house with 3 cats. I'm like whoooa this is
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    going to be a rollercoaster of a ride. But day one I am just chatting on the couch with my new roommate, not one, not, two, but three of them decided to fight for positions to get on my lap. I fell in love with them.
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    United Afternoon_457 Wonderful you opened your heart to change. And she loves you for it. "Q
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    CallmeKahn American Shorthair Cats are a pretty good judge of character a lot of times. FWIW, cool to see that she helped you get over a stigma
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    sarcasmismygame Mia is VERY pleased your BF has brought home a lovely new hooman such as yourself. She has decided to add you to her collection, just look at her showing you off there!
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    I know all about kitties enslaving guys who either don't like them or do love them but refuse to get one. Here's my spouse's pic with our kitty. Enjoy being chosen but make sure you bring lots and lots of treats and pets, she's expecting it. A diamond collar wouldn't hurt either you know!
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