'He loves the cat more than me': Wife struggles for space and sleep as husband refuses to ban their 17-year-old cat from the bed, leaving love and loyalty tangled in the sheets

This is a tail about a battle between comfort, companionship, and cat hair. This weary cat mom has found herself in the ultimate purrdicament. She's stuck between her husband's love for bedtime snuggles and her own desperate need for a fur-free night's sleep. Their 17-year-old cat, once a content couch sleeper, has now been promoted to full-time bed companion thanks to her husband's nightly invitations. What started as a sweet gesture has evolved into a nightly power struggle featuring one determined cat, one stubborn husband, and one hooman banished to the couch.

Despite her pleas for boundaries, her husband insists the cat deserves to sleep with them. Meanwhile, she's dealing with itchy rashes, endless litter specks, and the constant feeling that her marriage has turned into a feline love triangle. The move to a bigger apartment was supposed to bring peace, but the cat still manages to claim her pillow every night, purring like he owns the place.

Love may conquer all, but cat fur and stubborn spouses come dangerously close.

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A cat tree might be the purrfect solution! He still gets to be in the room, close to his favorite humans, but the bed stays fur-free and everyone sleeps happy.
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