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What Makes a Lady With Cats a "Cat Lady"?
Psychology Today ^ | 3/6/25 | Kaytee Gillis, LCSW

Posted on 08/20/2025 1:05:09 PM PDT by DallasBiff

"You must be a cat lady, Ms. Kaytee," the student said to me through laughter. I was working in a school, and had popped into one of the classrooms to assist with a project. This student who had just met me seconds ago assumed that I "must be" a cat lady.

Kids say the darnedest things, right?

Kids say the darnedest things, right?

At the time I laughed: I had one cat, yes, but would hardly call myself a "cat lady." I also had a guinea pig, after all. Maybe this was some new Gen-Z slang that I didn't understand? Maybe "cat lady" means "an adult who is super cool"? (One can only hope.)

Fast forward 5 years, and we just adopted a third cat over the weekend. As I sat on my couch with not just one, but three fur babies, I said to myself, "Kaytee. You're a cat lady."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; dogs

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To: DallasBiff

I have a male relative who never married who now has three cats and has always lived at home. He blew up at his mother for not letting the cat(s) out of his room while he went somewhere for a few hours.

She told him his cats were his responsibility and he never told her to do anything.

He is in his late 40s and never married, but last dated about a year ago—just as he started bringing in the extra strays.

He is a cat lady, to me.


21 posted on 08/20/2025 2:21:30 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: DallasBiff

Siamese have VERY dog-like tendencies. I amazed a vet by having my treasured Igor sit up, speak and shake hands on command. It is also possible to teach non-Siamese to vocalize, though that requires encouraging them to do so as kittens.


22 posted on 08/20/2025 2:22:16 PM PDT by Thud
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To: UnwashedPeasant

I completely agree!


23 posted on 08/20/2025 2:22:27 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: 1Old Pro

My definition of a “cat lady” is a post-menopausal woman who has more than two cats.


24 posted on 08/20/2025 2:23:17 PM PDT by Thud
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To: skr

Crud. Was that in Arkansas?

I know someone who exactly matches that full description.


25 posted on 08/20/2025 2:23:51 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: DallasBiff

My cat, Mel, was the best dog ever.


26 posted on 08/20/2025 2:29:20 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: DallasBiff

Cats are generally independent but also can interact well with a person. A person who tries to interpret a cats actions in an anthropomorphic way and expects a cat to behave in a human way is a “cat lady” or “cat dude”.
If one has a fair land space it is good to have a cat or two to keep the rats, field mice, population down.


27 posted on 08/20/2025 2:29:40 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
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To: DallasBiff

How many boxes of Chardonnay does she have? That would be a useful index.


28 posted on 08/20/2025 2:50:39 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: ConservativeMind

Between cats and the dating pool for 40+, the cats are better companionship these days.


29 posted on 08/20/2025 2:59:16 PM PDT by pburiak (You really think we can vote our way out of this? That's so cute...)
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To: DallasBiff

When her house reeks of cat urine!


30 posted on 08/20/2025 3:04:20 PM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: DallasBiff

i have a k9 kitty that guards my compound and follows me everywhere when i’m outside while my pampered dog enjoys the comfort of air conditioning inside...


31 posted on 08/20/2025 3:08:41 PM PDT by heavy metal (maga... make asylums great again...)
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To: airborne
When her house reeks of cat urine!

Man is that true. Dog pee will cause stains, but cat pee odor lasts forever.

32 posted on 08/20/2025 3:16:56 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: DallasBiff

I am definitely a cat lady. I currently have five, and they are indoor/outdoor (rural area.) I care about them more than just about any human, and I vastly prefer their company. They are the only ones I can relax and be myself with. All they want is love and food.


33 posted on 08/20/2025 3:36:46 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: nitzy

“What Makes a Lady With Cats a “Cat Lady”?

Toxoplasma gondii...
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A parasite that also makes Democrats...


34 posted on 08/20/2025 4:29:12 PM PDT by Does so ("Things will now change in Minneapolis AND AT HOME"....Dem☭¢rat... ∅ one ™ ¿ ¡ ☞ ½¼)
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To: DallasBiff
CatLady
35 posted on 08/20/2025 4:48:31 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: ConservativeMind

This was in Florida.


36 posted on 08/21/2025 9:46:42 AM PDT by skr (1 Peter 1:15 - But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation)
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