Actually, I read about a study about why people who either don't like, or are alergic to cats, seem to attract them... (this is series, not a joke...)
For a lot of people who are either alergic to cats, or simply don't care for them, that they become "cat magnets" when visiting the homes of friends who own cats.
Researchers have found that these people tend to avert their eyes when they see a cat, and the cat fixes on them as a "subordinate" in the group. It then comes over to "mark you" with its scent glands, on the face or base of the tail.
For those who don't want a cat to come over, be sure to meet its gaze, and in effect, stare it down, letting it know that you're superior. Then the cat will tend to keep its distance.
Mark
That technique works well on women too.
That technique works well on women too.