I'm a male and embarrassed to admit i like cats?
I went to the shelter two weeks ago and adopted a 3 year old male tabby cat and I felt like everyone in the shelter was judging me so hard. I tried so hard to hide my overwhelming joy when my cat followed me around the room. When I actually took him home, I felt like EVERYONE was staring at me and just silently judging me. Now that I'm living with my cat (yes, alone) I try to act as aloof as possible about my cat when friends are over every time my cat sleeps in my lap. I constantly use excuses for why I got a cat, like "I can't afford a dog for now" or "I wouldn't make a good dog owner." Some people think it's cute so I can let my guard down with them, but I feel like everyone else is just completely judging me. My sister said "yeah, there's a lot of guys who like cats now for some reason" like it was a bad thing... I told her that I didn't really like cats, just wanted a pet for now (total lie, I love cats.) it just seems like EVERYONE hates cats, even cat owners, so idk. Either way I try to hide my love for cats as best as I can.