21 Mar 2009, 12:04 am
21 Mar 2009, 12:48 am
21 Mar 2009, 1:56 am
The making of a crazy cat guy....
Well, I'm 34 and never really dated either, other than a couple drunken flings. I live by myself, and my cat is one of my few best friends. After reading through this thread, I think I have to admit to myself that it is likely I will become a "crazy cat guy" someday. 
Yes, I only have one cat, but that is only because I don't want to 'freak out' the old bat with another one. She's 17 and not lookin very healthy these days, so I don't think she could handle the shock of an intruder, because she's a loner like me. So, I'll wait until she dies before I get any more.
As for the dating, I don't really have anything to offer anyone. I have a small inexpensive house, and a truck in the driveway that I can't afford to drive. I've been unemployed for a year, and now I filed for SSD so there's a chance that I won't be working for quite a while. If I do get SSD, that only $1500/month, which is not real impressive either. So that pretty much kills any confidence that I might have. Also, I haven't seen the inside of a bar in 5+ years, so that chance for opportunity is gone. I do run into some pretty women at the store every now and then, but I get too anxious and look like a weirdo, to do anything about it. That's about the extent of my current social life. OK I better stop now, this is starting to sound like some reject from Eharmony. 
So, all I need is a couple more cats, and I'm on my way..... 
21 Mar 2009, 11:45 am
21 Mar 2009, 1:38 pm
LOL...you know I use to get insulted by the term cat lady but I do find some truth to that as I happen to like cats.
Maybe there are some cat men as well..... 
I don't think I could afford to care for too many of them though....
21 Mar 2009, 2:58 pm
It's not the same for everyone, because you have to earn "credits". It depends on how long you worked and how much you paid in. I think the base is around $800. If you never worked, or worked very little, you will not have enough credits to qualify for SSD and you will get SSDI. SSDI is less than $700 per month. Also, on SSD you will receive a $50 raise evey year, for life.
My yard is too small for that. Now that I think about it, I don't think there are any feral cats around here. Maybe outside of town at a farm or something, but I never see any around where I am(in town).
Oh well, I can always add a few more inside.
21 Mar 2009, 3:34 pm
Maybe it's the type of men I run into.
Most men don't like cats seemingly....perhaps twould be best if I were with The Catman! 
22 Mar 2009, 4:11 am
Perhaps. 
23 Mar 2009, 7:27 am
Most men don't like cats seemingly....perhaps twould be best if I were with The Catman!
I've always been a cat person myself. With the exception of my first year living on my own, I've had a cat in my house since I was 18 months old. I've had my current cat for 11 years now, and he's been a good companion. Although he has lately taken to trying to eat my keyboard (maybe some feline Alzheimer's thing going on).
Once he moves on, I'll probably take in another one, though.
23 Mar 2009, 7:40 am
I like cats, but have never had one (except one we had when I was a kid, but we only had it for 1-2 weeks or so, because it peed in the beds and wasn't very fond of our dog and vice versa). I've never been very much of a cat person like that, but if I got one or came to live with one, I think I would like it. Not sure if I become a crazy cat lady one day, but I'll not totally reject the idea. 
Some weeks ago I visited some friends whom I'd never visited before (but been together with at other places). They had two very long-haired cats, and soon I found myself digging my fingers deeply down in the terrific, soft fur of the one of them... rather than beginning to talk to the other people in the room (there were also others invited). I thought, hey, that must be this thing with aspies and cats... or just a new kind of stim... 
(I did the same to my parents' new, also very furry, dog the first time I saw it.)
23 Mar 2009, 8:45 pm
23 Mar 2009, 10:45 pm
Some weeks ago I visited some friends whom I'd never visited before (but been together with at other places). They had two very long-haired cats, and soon I found myself digging my fingers deeply down in the terrific, soft fur of the one of them... rather than beginning to talk to the other people in the room (there were also others invited).
I thought, hey, that must be this thing with aspies and cats... or just a new kind of stim... (I did the same to my parents' new, also very furry, dog the first time I saw it.)Never had a long-haired cat myself, but I do have a German Shepherd/Keeshond mix. Long coat, coarse on the back but very soft on her head and her sides. It's almost like having a big teddy bear - that you have to pet, and give Milk-Bones and rawhides.
