• GladiusB@lemmy.world
      141·
      2 years ago

      Allergies are not as linear as allergy = death/miserable. Some dander is not the same as others and some people only react to certain types. He could have just been bullshitting too.

      • Wrench@lemmy.world
        71·
        2 years ago

        Allergy meds can also help a ton. I’m mildly allergic. Congestion, itchy eyes and face. I had one cat, married into 5 more. I’m fine as long as I stay on top of my allergy meds.

      • Dasnap@lemmy.world
        41·
        2 years ago

        Sadly I could never live with a cat or dog as their dander makes my airways slowly close up :(

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
          51·
          2 years ago

          My sister was very allergic to cats when she was a kid. Then one day she just sort of turned up with this cat. My sister’s friends cat had kittens and this was one of the kittens.

          Anyway she was afraid my parents would say no so she hid the cat in her room for 2 or 3 days before my parents noticed. By which point it was somewhat of a done deal.

          Anyway 16 years later when the cat died my sister was no longer allergic, so if you spend enough time around them you do eventually become desensitized. Or at least some people seem to.

    • xpinchx@lemmy.world
      81·
      2 years ago

      I’m allergic to cats but grew up with one (she lived to 21!) and my fiance has a cat and we moved in together. It’s fine I just have to keep the cat away from my face and I wash my hands after petting her.

      Even if I don’t I just get really itchy, it’s not the worst. Worth it for the pets and cuddles.

    • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      2 years ago

      my allergies got better as i lived with cats longer. either way it’s more put-up-with-able than not having a cat

  • DagonPie@lemmy.world
    3910·
    2 years ago

    Imagine dating someone who says any of those things.

      • DagonPie@lemmy.world
        73·
        2 years ago

        Looks real allergic with his face buried in the cat.

        • bytheclouds@lemmy.world
          82·
          2 years ago

          I am allergic to cats and have allowed a cat to rub it’s head against my face multiple times, because that cat was a bro (and I had loratadine).

          Also don’t really like cats in general because most of them are jerks, just that specific one was, as I mentioned, a bro.

          • DagonPie@lemmy.world
            41·
            2 years ago

            Oh yeah no hate on that. But if i tell someone i have a cat and they tell me im allergic im like. Okay we can go one of two ways here and i will try my best not to show up with cat hair on my clothes.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
          51·
          2 years ago

          Maybe the cat’s in the process of slowly assassinating him, we don’t know.

          • DagonPie@lemmy.world
            51·
            2 years ago

            They are all doing that to us. They are professionals.

  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
    272·
    2 years ago

    It’s funny to me because it looks more like he fell asleep and the cat put itself there

    • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
      161·
      2 years ago

      I think if the cat was responsible it’s ass would be in the guys face lol

    • kofe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 years ago

      He fell asleep awfully close to the edge

  • bleistift2@feddit.deEnglish
    262·
    2 years ago

    The look on the cat’s face says, “This is how you dominate a person, amateur.”

  • Aggravationstation@lemmy.world
    241·
    2 years ago

    I remember my friend once saying “I hate cats” whilst cradling mine in his arm like a baby and stroking his head.

    • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      105·
      2 years ago

      Cats are bad for the planet and horrible for the local ecosystem but if they are already around I will pet them.

      • Skates@feddit.nl
        261·
        2 years ago

        Humans are bad for the planet and horrible for the local ecosystem, but if they are already around I will have sex with them.

        • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          1·
          2 years ago

          Just use protection, otherwise there will be even more in a few years.

      • Zorg@lemmings.world
        2·
        2 years ago

        What exactly are indoor only cats doing to the planet & ecosystem?

        • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          3·
          2 years ago

          Indoor cats don’t destroy the local ecosystem, but they still eat a large amount of meet. I totally forgot about them as cats around here are usually outdoor cats.

  • jimbo@lemmy.world
    211·
    2 years ago

    I’m pretty much the same. Cats are terrible creatures and I would never intentionally own one. But I’m not going to hold it against my partner’s two cats that they are cats, so they get scritches and nap times with me.

    • Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee
      51·
      2 years ago

      I have 2 of the vile critters now, one I inherited from my ex, the other one just kind of showed up.

  • ekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    121·
    2 years ago

    Let’s just face the truth, they are the “true” ruler of this planet.

  • theangryseal@lemmy.world
    132·
    2 years ago

    I like dogs, I just don’t like living with them. I like cats, I just don’t like living with them.

    The woman I love, well, she likes living with them.

    This is me this morning.

    No, this don’t mean I like living with them, but I handle it for her because I love her. Hell, I even love them, but I don’t like living with them.

    Like, I really love them. I just don’t like cleaning poo when they screw up or the sneezing because the cat only likes me for some reason. I mean, I’m nice to her because she’s a person too, but I don’t really like living with her.

  • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
    6·
    2 years ago

    That’s my wife. When we meet she hated cats, then afer years of cats videos she was like ok i tolerate them, but were not going to have a cat. After meeting some neighbor cats, she was like ok, you can adopt a cat but I’m not going to love him, after a week she was cuddling with him and thanking me for bringing a kitty to our life.