I see. Report back with any definitively overt moves on GMF's part to gain your attention such as pulling up pinterest on your laptop or bringing you a bundle of flowers instead of dead rats.
This will be a sure sign that your feigning detachment only strengthens his resolve. From that we can infer a reverse psychology stratagem on behalf of GMF; and we can extrapolate that to all cats, I suspect. More study needed.
Checking in to report I have been given the finger (again).
Now she is eyeballing the couch. She thinks she’s gonna get some kind of reaction when she starts shredding it.
In the name of research, I am prepared to sacrifice the couch.
This is a battle of intelligence.