The New York Times lets me know I'm part of a growing legion of single, heterosexual men who adopt cats. An excerpt:
Many women agree that guys with cats are extra special.
“They make the best boyfriends because they’re totally cool with staying home and watching a movie,” said Elizabeth Daza, 28, a video producer in Manhattan, who dated a cat-owning man for eight years. “Straight men with cats seem to be really secure and stable. They don’t need to be running around the park and proving their masculinity like the dog guys.”
On a practical level, cats are easier, male owners say — especially if they (the men) travel a lot. They can leave the cat alone for days on end, and the cat will survive.
I have no idea what running around the park has to do with proving one's masculinity; jogging doesn't strike me as the height of athletic machismo. It's the practical appeal of cat ownership that jives with man's lazy bent. Viewed through that prism, it makes perfect sense.
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