Woman with children tells man she's been dating for 3 weeks to get rid of his cats or she'll leave him, he makes the right choice: 'I wasn't asking them to get rid of any of their kids'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 21, 2025 10:00 AM EST

When it comes to new relationships, it's extremely important to look at how your partner treats your cat. We cannot stress this enough. The way that people treat animals in general is something to look at, we think, but especially your pets. How they feel about animals doesn't matter. They should care about your pet because you do. If your partner gets jealous of your cat, if your partner mistreats your cat, if your partner doesn't seem to care or put any effort at all into making your pet like them… these are all red flags. 

And if the person that you have been dating for three weeks gives you an ultimatum: it's either me or the cats… Well, we think that the choice is quite simple. And we are happy to report that, unlike in some other cases, this person made the right choice. And on top of making the right choice and sharing their pawsome story with the internet, they decided to bless us all with a picture of the cats that they chose. 

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    "One time a person (after we had been dating for three weeks) told me it was either them or my cats."

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    That was five years ago and this is a picture I took of my cats today.
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    ChonkyCurse Turns out "my cats" was the correct answer all along.
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    OP thejaxchampion I wasn't asking them to get rid of any of their kids. You're right, it was the answer all along UPDATE: I just got home from work and looked at this post and wow I am overwhelmed by the response and overjoyed that so many of you think this is insane and (hopefully) outlier behavior. Thanks for the support, stories, solidarity, and all the pictures of your cats! Now give them all a hug and a lil smooch for me xoxo
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  • There is truly only one correct option in this situation, and you chose it. We hope that we don't actually need to say it, but in case we do: this is a red flag. A person who you have been dating for three weeks have no right to dictate your life, definitely not in this way. 

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    Dry_Complaint6528 And then you laughed and laughed and laughed and walked out of their life. Who on earth think they're more important than someone's pet after three weeks? Edit: After hours and thousands of words typed out in so many subreddits, I'm honour that this is my highest upvoted comment ever. Thanks fam.
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    OP thejaxchampion I'm still laughing
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    Academic-Ad7818 As someone who's very allergic to cats and can't stay in the same room as them for more than a few hours, you made the objectively correct call. Fuck whoever gave you an ultimatum like that.
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    OP thejaxchampion I hate that you're allergic. They truly are some badass companions.
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    CarpetBudget Yeah that's like red flag #1
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    OP thejaxchampion #1 and I'm done.
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    Flaky_Positive_3433 Not even a question really
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    OP thejaxchampion I wish all decisions were this easy
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    Temporary-Payment328 Yes, Easy choice. Three-week fling vs lifelong cats? You clearly picked right.
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    OP thejaxchampion Honestly the most sudden, strangest, and boldest ultimatum I've ever had thrown at me. Not to say that I've collected very many ultimatums in my life.. But this was an odd one. Glad it showed up when it did. She goneeeee
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  • We honestly think that some people are not even able to hear themselves in situations like this. This person was either someone who didn't understand animals and their well being at all, or it's someone who did understand and simply didn't care. Either way, you made the right choice. 

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    Galaxygurl1111 Always pick the cats
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    OP thejaxchampion Alwaysssss
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    Possible-Second6162 Easy solution: meet someone at a cat rescue..that worked for me.
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    OP thejaxchampion That's the dream
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    Crunchycarrots 79 What the hell kind of person asks a potential partner to make a big, life altering change like that anyway? Especially 3 weeks in. "You'll need to get rid of your cats." Nah... I'm going to get rid of the person who's clearly trying to control me instead.
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    OP thejaxchampion It was startling to say the least. We had just gone to the grocery store to buy some food to make dinner with and on the way back she said "well you know if this goes any further you are gonna have to get rid of your cats" Needless to say I made that dinner by myself that night and gave some to my cats
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