Girlfriend Secretly Re-Homes Partner’s Cat While He’s Away On A Work Trip
Two years into their relationship, a young couple settled into living together with the usual mix of excitement and nerves. However, the one thing that never settled was the boyfriend’s cat.
From the first day, the cat acted like the new girlfriend was an intruder. She hissed whenever she entered a room, swatted at her legs, and even started peeing on her clothes.
The tension grew fast. Instead of cozy evenings on the couch, every day felt like stepping around a tiny, furious roommate glaring from across the room.
When she moved in, she hoped that slow introductions, treats, and patience would fix things. Plenty of people online talked about how time usually works wonders. Unfortunately, time didn’t help at all.
Months passed, and the cat grew more stressed, more territorial, and more disruptive. She couldn’t sleep through the night because the cat sat outside the bedroom door crying.
She couldn’t set a cup down without finding it knocked over later. She felt like she was living in someone else’s home, and that someone was eight pounds with sharp claws.
Her boyfriend kept saying to wait it out. She kept feeling worse. Then she remembered that his sister adored the cat and had offered to take her before. The cat had stayed with her in the past and always seemed calmer there.
So while her boyfriend was away on a work trip, she made a choice she believed would help everyone involved. She brought the cat to his sister, who sent updates saying the cat was settling in beautifully.
But when her boyfriend came home, the relief she expected didn’t come. Instead, he went silent and said he needed to rethink the entire relationship.
The screenshots below show how everything unfolded.
Let’s dig into the details
OP is convinced that her boyfriend’s cat hates her because of how agreeable it behaves around her
Despite trying everything to bond with it, nothing has worked
OP suggested they leave the cat with his sister, but he refused
While OP’s bf was on a work-trip, she handed over to the cat to his sister. By the the time he returned, it started a huge argument
We gathered some interesting comments from the Reddit community
“YTA. You don't get rid of someone else's pet without their consent just because you don't like it.”
“YTA - I sincerely hope you re-home yourself next.”
“I have cats and if I was in your boyfriend’s shoes, you’d be out the door before it could hit your ass on the way out.”
“I don’t even like cats, but if someone who recently came into my life and gave my dog away, I would be furious.”
This story sits in that tough space where two people care about the same animal but see the situation completely differently.
One side tried to protect her own comfort and the cat’s stress levels, while the other saw a partner removing a beloved pet without any real discussion or agreement.
It’s easy to understand why emotions landed hard on both sides. Moments like this test how couples communicate when they’re overwhelmed.
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