I mean, giving up on pursuing romantic relationships isn’t the same as giving up on yourself. Annoying that purposefully deviating from the “marriage, house, kids” framework IS seen as giving up on yourself.
It’s healthier to give up on something that isn’t working out for you over keeping up with something that makes you miserable.
I’m in the tunnel of the cat passed away and I don’t want to go through that heartbreak again so I’m just alone now.
I’m in a boat next to you but I think that looking back I’m glad to have had the pleasure of knowing and loving my cat for all those years she had in her. Her passing might’ve completely destroyed me but i think it’s better than never having loved so I’m thinking about getting a pair of cats maybe.
I don’t understand this symbolism. I moved in with my partner and it was at his suggestion that we visited the pound to get a cat. Then, one week, hey, we’re getting another cat so the other one has a buddy. If you’re ok with it. So we have two cats.
My male siblings have cats. One of them has 5 cats.
Thus I find these references eye roll inducing.
Lonely people get cats for companionship. It’s not that deep.
It’s typically associated with women though, not men.
Be the change you want to see, give men more cats.
