You've Come a Long Way, Cat Ladies

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Let's do a quick mental exercise. Close your eyes and picture a typical "cat lady."

You're probably envisioning Angela Martin from The Office, or Eleanor Abernathy on The Simpsons. Frosty. Asexual. Lonesome. Curlers in their hair, microwave dinners on their coffee tables, and cats curled up at their feet, splayed out on their lap, all but living in their walls.

That doesn't fly anymore. Today's sexy cat ladies are stereotype-shattering women with busy dating lives, hot bods, and jam-packed schedules, whose fluffy friends aren't a sign of failure, just companions to their lifestyles.

Take 28-year-old Amy Grosheider, for instance. The public relations exec, who has a 5-year-old cat named Maggie, admits it's not always easy being a modern-day "cat lady," but the cost is worth the effort.

"When I tell people I have a cat, some will still throw shade or tease me about it," she says. "But, I no longer feel self-conscious about it. I'm not the kind of person you're going to find on Pet Hoarders in 10 years buried under a pile of litter and dead animals. I just like having and caring for a pet."

While she's been with her boyfriend for more than two years, Amy admits she used to keep Maggie's existence under wraps early on in a relationship for fear that guys would think she was a creepy cat lady.

Grace Stevens, a 32-year-old television producer, has a different take on her cat, a rescue Persian named Money Axl Oscar Stevens.

She "100 percent" takes a guy's attitude toward cats into whether or not she wants to date him. Her mantra: "Love me, love my cat."

And men's excuses for why they may not love her fluffy friend don't work on her.

"You would not even believe the amount of men who claim 'allergies.' I instantly write them off as giant pussies and move on," says Grace. "My cat is such a huge part of my life that if that's not okay with any guy, then that guy is not okay with me."

Logan Hayes, a 28-year-old entertainment publicist, says her cat Bode has actually indirectly helped her dating life.

"Cats can be assholes (well, mine is) and men can be too. In a way, he's prepared me for dating," she explains.

But despite the lingering stereotype, not every man is going to go running in the other direction at the sight of kitty litter.

"There were a couple of guys who came over to my apartment and wanted to play with Maggie or throw her toys around. I thought that was very sweet and funny to watch," says Amy, who adds that a mutual love of pets was what sealed the deal with her current man.

"One of the nicest things I have ever heard from a guy, before we had even met, was that his dog loves cats. Worships them," says Grace. "In that single sentence I think I fell for him."

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You've traveled a Long way, cat ladies

We will do a quick mental exercise. Close your eyes and picture of a typical 'cat Lady'

You're probably considering Angela Martin of the Office, or Eleanor Abernathy in the Simpsons. Frosty. Asexual. Solitaire. Curlers in hair, microwave dinners on their coffee tables, and cats curled up at their feet, arms removed their tour, practically living in their walls.

No more flying. Ladies sexy chat of today are shattering stereotype women having occupied dating life, hot bods and jam-packed, including fluffy friends timetables are not a sign of failure, just of the companions to their ways of life.

Take 28 years Amy Grosheider, for example. The public relations exec, who has a 5-year-old cat named Maggie, admits it is not always easy to be a 'Cat Lady' modern, but the cost is worth it.

"When I tell people that I have a cat, some will still throw shade or tease me on this subject," she said. "But I feel more timid on this subject. I'm not the kind of person that you will find on Pet hoarders in 10 years, buried under a pile of trash and dead animals. I love just having and caring for a pet. »

While she is with her boyfriend for over two years, Amy admits that she used to keep Maggie existence under a bushel early in a relationship for fear that guys think that it was a lady scary cat.

Grace Stevens, a 32-year-old television producer, has a different opinion about her cat, rescue money named Persia Axl Oscar Stevens.

She '100 %' to take attitude a cat guy whether or not she wants to now him. His mantra: "Love me, love my cat."

And excuses for men why they may not like his girlfriend fluffy do not work on it.

"You wouldn't even believe the amount of men who claim 'allergies'." I instantly have their strike as giant pussies and spend, '' said Grace. "My cat is a huge part of my life that if it does not agree with any guy, then this guy is not agree with me."

Logan Hayes, a 28-year entertainment publicist, said her cat Bode has in fact indirectly helped her life from meeting.

"Cats can be of assholes (well, mine is) and men may be too much." Somehow, it prepared me for dating,"she says.

But despite the persistent stereotype does not every man is going to go running in the other direction at the sight of kitty litter.

"There were a couple of guys who came to my apartment and I wanted to play with Maggie or throw his toys autour. I thought it was very sweet and funny to look at,"said Amy, who adds that a mutual love of animals was what sealed the agreement with her current man.

"One of the things most beautiful that I've ever heard of a guy, before we had already met even, was that his dog loves cats. Love them,"says Grace. In this sentence, I think I fell for him."

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