My cat is almost stalking a friend...

Mar 15, 2003
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A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?
 

MrDudeMan

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animals can tell things about people that sometimes we cant. its weird but i know what you are observing. my dog likes certain people and doesnt like others. the people he likes are usually more calm and mature, while the people he doesnt like are loud and obnoxious. its common sense but its strange to see a dog distinguish between different people so well.
 
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Cats are evil. He has spotted the one who hates him so he is trying to woo her to his side so he can sucker her in and then BREAK HER SOUL!

I hope you keep garlic in your house.
 

sixone

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Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Cats are like women. We only want men who ignore us completely.
 

thetxstang

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Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Reminds me of a story of my father, back when we visited some friends in Europe when I was just a lad. Our hosts had an evil, sinister cat with a nasty demeanor. The cat liked no one except the couple that owned him. He was a notorious biter, and all of us were warned not to touch him in any capacity.

Now, my father had always hated cats...despised them. He even couldn't stand to be around them. A very funny thing happened during our visit. That cat and my father ended up bonding in an amazing way. The two were totally smitten with each other. That feline had to be near my father at every moment, and my dad thoroughly enjoyed petting him and holding him. I never again saw my father pet a cat.

Of course, I remember this all too well, as one day I foolishly attempted to pet said cat. I got a nasty bite in the process, which ultimately got infected.
 
Mar 15, 2003
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Originally posted by: thetxstang
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Reminds me of a story of my father, back when we visited some friends in Europe when I was just a lad. Our hosts had an evil, sinister cat with a nasty demeanor. The cat liked no one except the couple that owned him. He was a notorious biter, and all of us were warned not to touch him in any capacity.

Now, my father had always hated cats...despised them. He even couldn't stand to be around them. A very funny thing happened during our visit. That cat and my father ended up bonding in an amazing way. The two were totally smitten with each other. That feline had to be near my father at every moment, and my dad thoroughly enjoyed petting him and holding him. I never again saw my father pet a cat.

Of course, I remember this all too well, as one day I foolishly attempted to pet said cat. I got a nasty bite in the process, which ultimately got infected.

Yes! That's exactly the same thing here. She hates cats and would yell at him everytime he came close to her. Now she pets him all the time and is confused as I am - the guy waits outside of the bathroom for her, staring at the door.
 

xSkyDrAx

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Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Originally posted by: thetxstang
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Reminds me of a story of my father, back when we visited some friends in Europe when I was just a lad. Our hosts had an evil, sinister cat with a nasty demeanor. The cat liked no one except the couple that owned him. He was a notorious biter, and all of us were warned not to touch him in any capacity.

Now, my father had always hated cats...despised them. He even couldn't stand to be around them. A very funny thing happened during our visit. That cat and my father ended up bonding in an amazing way. The two were totally smitten with each other. That feline had to be near my father at every moment, and my dad thoroughly enjoyed petting him and holding him. I never again saw my father pet a cat.

Of course, I remember this all too well, as one day I foolishly attempted to pet said cat. I got a nasty bite in the process, which ultimately got infected.

Yes! That's exactly the same thing here. She hates cats and would yell at him everytime he came close to her. Now she pets him all the time and is confused as I am - the guy waits outside of the bathroom for her, staring at the door.

Maybe you should take a tip from the cat? :p
 

postmortemIA

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Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Originally posted by: thetxstang
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Reminds me of a story of my father, back when we visited some friends in Europe when I was just a lad. Our hosts had an evil, sinister cat with a nasty demeanor. The cat liked no one except the couple that owned him. He was a notorious biter, and all of us were warned not to touch him in any capacity.

Now, my father had always hated cats...despised them. He even couldn't stand to be around them. A very funny thing happened during our visit. That cat and my father ended up bonding in an amazing way. The two were totally smitten with each other. That feline had to be near my father at every moment, and my dad thoroughly enjoyed petting him and holding him. I never again saw my father pet a cat.

Of course, I remember this all too well, as one day I foolishly attempted to pet said cat. I got a nasty bite in the process, which ultimately got infected.

Yes! That's exactly the same thing here. She hates cats and would yell at him everytime he came close to her. Now she pets him all the time and is confused as I am - the guy waits outside of the bathroom for her, staring at the door.

Maybe you should take a tip from the cat? :p

Yeah wait outside bathroom for her, while she's busy with #2
 

preslove

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Originally posted by: postmortemIA
Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Originally posted by: thetxstang
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Reminds me of a story of my father, back when we visited some friends in Europe when I was just a lad. Our hosts had an evil, sinister cat with a nasty demeanor. The cat liked no one except the couple that owned him. He was a notorious biter, and all of us were warned not to touch him in any capacity.

Now, my father had always hated cats...despised them. He even couldn't stand to be around them. A very funny thing happened during our visit. That cat and my father ended up bonding in an amazing way. The two were totally smitten with each other. That feline had to be near my father at every moment, and my dad thoroughly enjoyed petting him and holding him. I never again saw my father pet a cat.

Of course, I remember this all too well, as one day I foolishly attempted to pet said cat. I got a nasty bite in the process, which ultimately got infected.

Yes! That's exactly the same thing here. She hates cats and would yell at him everytime he came close to her. Now she pets him all the time and is confused as I am - the guy waits outside of the bathroom for her, staring at the door.

Maybe you should take a tip from the cat? :p

Yeah wait outside bathroom for her, while she's busy with #2

All the while purring...
 

Shadowknight

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I forgot the link and it's been awhile, but if I remember correctly, people who tend to not like cats
1) Try to ignore it
2) Don't pet it/give attention
The above leads to a desire for the person avoiding them to pay them attention. Additionally, animals see making eye contact with strangers as a form of challenge or possible hostility. By ignoring them, it's the equivalent of the giving a "shy" look, which helps when attempting to bond with or put a cat at ease with your presence.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Cats are like women. We only want men who ignore us completely.
do you really believe that?
 

b0mbrman

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Jun 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Cats are like women. We only want men who ignore us completely.

That's exactly what I was thinking...
 

Crafty35a

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Someone already posted something similar, but the explanation I've always heard about this phenomenon is that cats feel threatened by direct eye contact from strangers. your friend who hates cats probably tries to completely ignores your cat, which is what attracts the cat to her.
 

MrDudeMan

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Cats are like women. We only want men who ignore us completely.
do you really believe that?

do you really not believe that? if you show a lot of interest in a girl, she gives you the emotional middle finger every time. it doesnt matter that you are one and im not because being on this side of the fence provides plenty of examples. every time i made it clear how i felt the result was always bad, but if i just acted like it was no big deal, it worked the vast majority of the time. women are complex yet simple at the same time.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: sixone
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
A friend of mine, who does NOT like cats and has never been especially kind to my cat, for some reason has the cat's undivided attention. I don't get it, she was taking a nap and my cat just rested on her, something he never does with anyone else. He'd follow her around, put his paw on her.. Just be totally nice to her even though my cat is a biting bad ass of sorts.

Anyone else have that sort of thing happen? What makes my cat an ass to most people and so sweet around her?

Cats are like women. We only want men who ignore us completely.
do you really believe that?

do you really not believe that? if you show a lot of interest in a girl, she gives you the emotional middle finger every time. it doesnt matter that you are one and im not because being on this side of the fence provides plenty of examples. every time i made it clear how i felt the result was always bad, but if i just acted like it was no big deal, it worked the vast majority of the time. women are complex yet simple at the same time.
YES! I REALLY NOT BELIEVE THAT!

I most certainly would NOT want a guy who ignored me completely. It would be fruitless, painful, idiotic, and may I add not worth my time.

I think the assumption that anyone would want someone who ignored them completely is untrue with regards to anyone who is a normal member of society.
 

cherrytwist

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We have three cats. One is "mine", the other is my wife's and the third one is pretty much his own cat.

Mind you, we didn't choose them, THEY CHOSE US. It's just the way they operate.