“I used to feel like it was almost a ‘safe space’ if they owned a cat, that they’d automatically be sensitive, kind and understanding,” says 32 year-old Anna, from Cornwall. Some cat-lovers have even turned to avoiding dating profiles with cats. “When they turn out to be creepy, I’m always more disappointed.”
“I actually think they’re catfishing me – excuse the pun – because I just see the fluffy cat and don’t really look at their profile as closely,” she continues. “Naturally, if the first photo on a dating app shows a cat, it’s an instant yes from me.” When asked if this tactic has been successful, she says no with a laugh/grimace. “I love cats so much and picture my future partner and me with three or four,” she says. They’ll still ghost you, but just dig the knife in by getting you excited to meet their cute pet.”įelines also give the feels to Maeva, 33 from Dublin. Sadly, I’ve not found any correlation between owning a cat and not being a cunt.
I find ‘dog’ men too vanilla.” But after swiping right on a lot of cat men, and dating a handful of them, Amber’s stance has shifted: “ Dating is rough right now and Hinge is a bin fire. “I perceive them as creative, usually bearded and tattooed, and into the same art as me. “Men with cats generally fit my type,” she says. Is this just the latest way heterosexual men are cosplaying as “nice guys” in order to get women to date them?Īmber, 29 from south London, tells VICE that she “instantly feels connected to a man’s dating profile when he shows his cat off” because she has one, too. We’ve all had that same guy absolutely not be a feminist once rejected. We’ve all had a straight man wetly whisper in our ear at a bar that he’s a feminist, whilst trying to chat us up. But are “cat dads” actually green flags or has owning a cat just become another way to trick women into trusting them? This sensitivity once seen by society as a negative, is now positive (as it should be). Mostly informed by TikTok, we’ve somehow collectively decided that men with cats are more sensitive, that they understand women and they “get it” – “it” being politics that aren’t hideous and seeing women as, um, actual human beings. This leap in public perception has been quick, from undesirable to the number one most dateable trait at a rate of zero-to-zoomies. One user even captioned his cat-trap (see what we did there?) with: “Women only date men with cats.” These are met with support like, “Most of them are green flags, I can attest”. Videos of women candidly filming their unsuspecting boyfriends whilst they dance with/snuggle/feed their cats go viral on the regular, often captioned “date a cat guy”. I’m sure you’ve seen this trope on TikTok: Comments on thirst traps of topless men (and their kitties) reading, "Cat dudes are the best!", "cat dads ftw", "adorable, the cat isn’t bad either”.
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