'The day I picked them up, I fell in love [with] them': Massive 6-foot-tall dude falls in love with two tiny rescue kittens despite being a dog-lover, now he can't imagine life without them

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 9, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Happy Wednesday, feline fam. We haven't gone a really big guys with itty bitty kitties post in a while, so we thought it was appropriate to bring it back with this extra-wholesome edition below. There's just something so heartwarming about these gentle giants becoming completely smitten with tiny kittens, not because it's impawssible, but because all we can do is imagine them going from fixing a truck and talking about carborators one second to making baby noises to their cats in the next.

It's also so sweet because you imagine big dudes stereotypically being dog lovers. Guys like to "play rough", and cats don't tolerate playing rough - that's a dog quality. So when this dog-loving giant adopted two kittens at the request of one his friends, he was hesitant at first. But, from the first day he picked them, he immediately fell in love. He even went on to say he "can't imagine life without them", and honestly, same. Scroll down to read his full story below!

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    For most my life (31m) I have always been a dog person. Being a big dude myself (6'6") I have always felt like kindred spirits with big dogs. Mastiffs, great Danes, dobermans and such. To me, dogs were always big, goofy, and lovey, much like
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    myself. Cats always seemed like the total opposite of my personality. Or so I thought. Its important to to note that my whole life I have never really had much experience with cats.
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    Last year one of my friends told me that they were moving and unfortunately just had a litter of kittens that they had to home before moving. They had found homes for all but 2. I knew that they really cared for these cats so in a unplanned moment I told
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    them I would take them so they could rest easy knowing the kittens are going to a good home. To be honest I thought I was going to be kind of annoyed by them, but I love all animals and am a gentle soul so I new I could find it in me to give them a good life, even if I may not prefer them.
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    Literally THE DAY I picked them up, I fell in love them and they me. They are now my babies and I couldn't imagine life without them. I never understood how people could
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  • Our partner also wasn't a cat purrson when we met. He was hesitant at first, too. But as soon as they snuggled up next to him, he was sold. Now he gets upset if they choose to cuddle with us instead of him!

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    get so attach to cats in the past, but from day 1 of becoming a cat owner I now get it. I love my Dandelion (left) and Aster (right).
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    Also, I attached the pic because I find it very ridiculous but funny. Hopefully someone else with get some enjoyment out of it lol.
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    theshadesofkarma this is adorable, and the background is absolutely hilarious. your two cats are very lucky! (edit: punctuation)
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    dkeegl I, too, considered myself a dog person. I'm allergic to cats, so I always avoided them. But several years ago, a stray mama cat had a litter of five in our garage. Helping her with that litter was one of the
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    sweetest and most exhausting-experiences I've ever had. We found homes for all of them, but my husband fell in love with one: a ginger we named Leo. So we kept him and I started taking Zyrtec. A year later, when our
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    dog passed, we decided Leo needed a friend and adopted a girl. Then, another stray turned up and never left. So now we have three cats. They're endlessly entertaining, mysterious, weird, and loving. Love the photo!!! Enjoy your beautiful babies!
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    curlyquinn02 Now all you need is a Hawaiian shirt of their faces as the print
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  • Honestly…. why didn't we think of that first. Does anyone know where we can get purrsonalized hawaiian shirts? We're asking for a friend. A friend who loves cats. Like, really, really, really loves cats.

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    2spooky93 Epic picture! You have a very kind soul to have taken in those babies to put your friends mind at ease. 13/10 cats, hi Dandelion hi Aster! <3
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    jaybird99990 You're clearly smitten. You belong with your people. r/mensmittenwithkittens
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    Comprehensive-Sir923 Cats are awesome! I didn't know until I met mine. Now I let everyone know how great they r
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    predicteduser Loved it. Your avatar is amazing too lol
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    AlternativePrior9559 I love this it gave me i'm much needed smile. I have to say OP it's pretty obvious from the picture those kitties own you
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    SassyCassB This photo is majestic and the story is great! Thank you for giving these babies a home!
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    amusingbush I love this olan mills background lol. I actually have a high school boyfriend and myself with a background like this. I think I also have an airbrushed t shirt with our names on it as well. Ahh good times.
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    jenjen82 This picture is epic! My husband never liked cats and I am a crazy cat lady. He loves on the kitties more than I do. It is amazing what a cat can do.
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