This Woman's Boyfriend Asked Her To Choose Between Him and Her Cats
Moving in together can reveal a lot about a relationship, and sometimes the biggest issues are not about money or chores. For one woman in the UK, the problem came down to something far more personal, her cats.
She shared her dilemma on a parenting thread after her boyfriend told her to choose between him and her pets. What started as a conversation about living together quickly turned into a fight over boundaries, compromise, and whether he was asking too much.
Now the internet has weighed in, and the answer is not exactly subtle.
One UK woman posted her dilemma to a parenting thread.
After more than a year of living together, her boyfriend asked her to get rid of her three pet cats.
She was stunned.
He said he couldn't stand having them in the house anymore. He also claimed that she uses animals as a substitute for love.

This is similar to the partner who told her to get rid of her cat or they’d never live together.
The cats were rescued from a shelter, and leaving them was not an option.
She tried to discuss the issue rationally with him, but he wasn't willing to engage in a conversation.
So, she asked strangers on the internet for their opinions.

All the respondents to her post were disgusted by his behavior.
Asking her to choose between her beloved cats and him spoke volumes about what kind of person he was.

In the wise words of Britney Spears' famous t-shirt: DUMP HIM

For more cat ultimatum drama, read what happened when a woman moved in despite hating the boyfriend’s cat.