Quote from: Unbeliever on February 15, 2023, 11:37:40 AMCats don't actually like having their bellies rubbed...
I think... 🤔

Depends on the cat. Had one that loved it. He also hated to be picked up but loved to be held. He whined when I would pick him up but then he would just start purring. Cats are weird.

Quote from: Unbeliever on February 15, 2023, 11:37:40 AMCats don't actually like having their bellies rubbed...
I think... 🤔

In general, yes. Cats expose their bellies as a display of trust, by being vulnerable in front of you. They don't actually expect you to touch them. Some cats actually like it, though. My parents have one that likes it, but I don't trust that cat. They'll randomly snap at you for no reason.

Quote from: the_antithesis on February 15, 2023, 11:44:46 AMDepends on the cat. Had one that loved it. He also hated to be picked up but loved to be held. He whined when I would pick him up but then he would just start purring. Cats are weird.

How did you pick them up? They might have just felt insecure while being lifted. Was it with two hands or one? Did you grab just under their front legs or did lift both front and back?

It's also possible they just didn't like it being your idea and not theirs. My parents have one orange cat that hates being picked up, because you're interrupting his very important business. But if you're sitting in a chair, he'll come and sit on your lap. It's not just that we're sitting down, either. If we grab him and then sit down, he'll still whine until we let him go.

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 15, 2023, 01:14:26 PM

Jesus christ, i don't know why that repulses me so much.

I can count to seven the number of times a cat didn't like getting a belly rub.

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 15, 2023, 03:55:53 PM

Could be worse (for him, and pretty much literally only him).

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 15, 2023, 03:55:53 PM

I sense a lot of sex in this man's future. Being the last man alive would have its perks.

Quote from: Blackleaf on February 15, 2023, 06:22:41 PMI sense a lot of sex in this man's future. Being the last man alive would have its perks.

He's infertile.

Quote from: Hydra009 on February 15, 2023, 06:23:18 PMHe's infertile.

The women don't have to know that.

Quote from: Blackleaf on February 15, 2023, 06:22:41 PMI sense a lot of sex in this man's future. Being the last man alive would have its perks.

The entire government, law enforcement, military, etc., all female. One of my cousins would be in hog heaven. Annoying little man would have an accident PDQ.