23-year-old boyfriend jealous of girlfriend’s pet cat after she says she’d save her cat from a fire and not him, she questions her words: ‘[You] could save yourself’

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Aug 10, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

Jealousy is one of the worst feelings in the world. It's as if an icy glacier just dropped down into your stomach, freezing your body, brain, and instincts. A cold hand suffocates you until you're left speechless. It's the feeling we always fear when we put our hearts on the line, and it can be as encompassing and consuming as love itself. It's driven people to do crazy things, it's driven people to near madness, and as demonized as it is, it's also completely natural and ubiquitous. 

The phrase, "I'm not a jealous person," was always so peculiar to me. If you feel a moment of anger does one feel the need to justify themselves as not being an "angry person"? We have made jealousy out to be an absolute, and a stigma, when in reality, everyone feels jealousy at some point in their lives, just like every other emotion. 

There are levels of jealousy though. Jealousy over infidelity is obvious. Jealousy over a pet is a little less rational and realistic. In the story below, the protagonist is dealing with a jealous boyfriend over her cat. 

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    [Am I wrong] for telling my boyfriend I'd save the cat instead of him?

    Cat staring at the camera.
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    I (23F) have been with my boyfriend (23M) for 3 years and we live together. I recently adopted a kitten.
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  • Jealousy over a pet is a huge red flag in my book. That level of jealousy and possessiveness at all is a red flag, but over an animal? It just shows a complete lack of grounding and being present in reality. No one can compare the relationship between people and animals. 

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    Last night we saw a tiktok asking what were the 3 things we'd take in case of a fire. I said 'the cat' and my boyfriend jokingly said 'but you'd
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    save me first right?'. I replied 'no' and he didn't understand. I repeated that if there was a fire I would save the cat and not him,
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    and then explained that he could save himself while the cat could not understand. He was offended, went to sleep and hasn't talked to me since.
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    Cat low to the ground.
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    For context my bf has been jealous of the cat since I got him. I have wanted a cat since I was a child so I was very excited when I got him
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    and couldn't stop talking about him. He has made comments about it a few times but I always told him that there is no reason to be
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    jealous, I love my cat like you love a pet and my bf like you love a partner and it's not the same love. I don't love my cat like a human and
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    even less like a lover but he doesn't understand that. I find it silly to be jealous of an animal.
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    I don't think what I said is irrational but he seems very hurt so maybe it was wrong Maybe i should
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    apologize because we have a great relationship and I don't want this to cause problems.
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    AsparagusOverall8454 Hypothetical questions like that always seem to get people in trouble.
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    canadagooses62 Reminder to everyone that you should have a plan of action in place in case of a fire and needing to evacuate.
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    Know what things you will need to grab and where they are, know any exit routes you might take, and where you'll
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    need to go. Make sure your partner also knows this plan.
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    A few years ago when we were still living in an apartment, my wife and I actually had to do this a
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    Couple arguing.
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    couple of times because someone started a grease fire in their kitchen. And an apartment's Evacuate alarm is a million times louder than just a smoke alarm.
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    While people were either not taking it seriously or came out in just their pajamas and nothing else we had both of our cats in carriers, our work
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    laptops, and all of our important documents (in a fireproof case no less). And we were some of the first people out despite being on the fifth floor.
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    Fire safety is incredibly important, despite you thinking you may never need such preparation. And I hope none of you will.
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    Arrowflightinchat "would you love me if I was a worm"
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