Ex girlfriend's cat
was a bit skittish, a bit nervous, a bit shy - plus all the other traits that made it a cat.

The feeling of mutual mistrust gradually dwindled into acceptance; I accepted it's idiosyncrasies, it left us alone when required.

But, I never, ever dreamed that I would ever, not in a million human years, be jealous of a cat. The gf simply loved the cat more than me.

What eventually transpired confirmed the fragility of the relationship, and convinced me to leave her, and her cat. One afternoon the cat went out on the window ledge (5 th floor) which scared the bejesus out of gf who gently began to cross the room whispering her name in an attempt to get her back in. Naturally, cat slipped, gf screamed, I said wtf from another room, ran to gf who was by now in floods of tears. No, actually WAILING. I have to say when I found out what had happened I felt 'o jesus is that all', but instead did the gentlemanly thing and tried to console, get tissues, take her downstairs and see what was the result. What we eventually found out (after talking with neighbours and even quickly asking the advice of the nearby fire brigade) was that a shed adjacent to the building with an old plastic roof had broken the cat's fall, creating a rather Tom-and-Jerry cat-sized hole, and kitty was, amazingly, fine.

The wailing did it for me. I just couldn't believe the wailing. Over a cat. But annyhoo, they are still very happy together, I guess.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 17:08, 31 replies)

its what you dont know...
If a cat falls from 2nd or 3rd floors it can be hurt or even killed. However cats falling from above 5th floors or equivalent height can turn in the air and spread their legs wide to catch the breeze - and they always survive (the flaps of skin between upper leg and chest make amazing air-brakes and were probably an evolutionary adaption for that reason).

A cats terminal velocity is only fatal below a certain height. Bit like parachutists in that regard,
(Carpe Cyprinidae, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 17:50, closed)

Wish I'd known that
Probably would have put more effort into helping the ex when she was flat hunting.

Anything above 2nd or 3rd floor would have encountered strong reservations on my part.

Kidding.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 18:04, closed)

For this you get a click.

(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:42, closed)

I read an excellent article about this (which I now can't find)
It contained the fantastic line "the only difference between a fall from 100 feet and a fall from 1000 feet for a cat is that is will have a few more seconds to flip off the birds on the way down" :D
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 22:41, closed)

I don't understand.
How did her panicking that her cat may be dead make her a worse girlfriend?
Whether you care about animals or not, would you not be more than just a bit annoyed if something you'd been working on for years blew away and broke and can you not see how that could apply (emotions aside)?
The relationship sounds like it was broken before and if it took her being normal about the death of a pet to tell you that then I'd suggest you're a little autistic or plain ignorant.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 18:29, closed)

Sorry for irking you
Och it didn't make her a worse girlfriend, it was a sort of confirmation, a culmination of things. We had already previously broken up/ repaired. I really do like cats, and you' re right, I appreciated the fact that she had spent a lot of energy and time on it, but in the overall scheme, I just was pretty shocked at the hysterics, and I'm ashamed to admit it.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 18:37, closed)

You didn't irk me.
I just think you're a twat.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:09, closed)

Fair enough

(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:13, closed)

you did irk me
I also think you're a twat
(quintsy, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:22, closed)

O bloody hell

(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:29, closed)

I don't really like cats but your ex definitely made the right decision choosing it over you.
No'ffence like.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:42, closed)

None took

(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:48, closed)

I think you're a twat.
And not just because you misconstrued the story and launched into a witless personal attack. Cunt.
( 4Q just lurking, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:25, closed)

I didn't misconstrue it at all.
It was badly explained, and the reply to my reply is an edit after a few minutes.
Deciding to finish with someone because she was very upset her cat died makes no sense [unless there was a specific conversation about it, which was not mentioned here, and it was some kind of deceit of lie].
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:29, closed)

Haha, yeah.

( 4Q just lurking, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:29, closed)

I did find the apostrophe in "its" annoying.

( 4Q just lurking, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:31, closed)

No no no
It's alive and well.

The cat was never really a point of contention. I grew to like it a lot. But it was her attachment to it which eventually convinced me to give up the ghost, relationship-wise.

Sorry for the shoddy edit, phonecall distracted me. Actually, this thread distracted me from the phone call, trying to calm down a friend after their hectic day.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:55, closed)

I thought it was clear enough.

( 4Q just lurking, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 20:10, closed)

Yes, I understood the story.
She thought her cat was dead and was distraught. You thought that was a problem for some reason and a good reason to leave her.
I questioned why you thought that being upset about a dead cat (she didn't know it wasn't at this point, remember) was worse than any other shit she put you through and why you'd not realised that an obviously doomed relationship was doomed until somebody had a normal reaction to a pet dying.
I was, perhaps, a little rude in my response but that's because the story came across to me as an autistic or slow-minded person suddenly realising they couldn't have a relationship with a person who responded normally to a situation.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 20:46, closed)

Fair point, taken
Gosh I feel terrible now. Really. I mean, it was tough breaking up, and for a considerable time after. I wanted to try again but not really a good idea. We had a lot of good things, lots of things in sync. She's really a good person, but I'm really not cut out for that sort of thing. Thanks for the constructive criticism, taken on board.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:08, closed)

Glad you saw sense at last...
Hope the autism is OK in future. ;-)
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:41, closed)

Thanks
I'm thinking of becoming a cat now.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:49, closed)

I think cats are autistic.
They don't understand crying over dead cats either.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:51, closed)

Maybe not
You really made me think. I understand now.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:54, closed)

Quit fucking apologizing

(the other guy not the one that gave you coochie warts, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 1:36, closed)

Soz.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 8:11, closed)

Hi ho
Hi ho

It's off to irk I go.
(roysin, Tue 5 Feb 2013, 9:20, closed)

You
had to irk hard for that one!
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Tue 5 Feb 2013, 12:11, closed)

This is all over a
Bloody cat. Seewhatimean?
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 19:30, closed)

If I'm polite and smile a lot
will you irk me please?
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:20, closed)

Can't say I really like irking
but please, knock yourself out.
(roysin, Mon 4 Feb 2013, 21:25, closed)