Cat Ladies And Love

There is so much going on in this article about why women become crazy cat ladies — witches, supermodels, general female craziness, etc. — but it’s actually pretty overwhelming, particularly if you watch the accompanying video of the 71-year-old cat rescuer Pat, who has suffered a life of abuse and has channeled the human need to give and receive affection into her pets. At the very end, when she kisses her cat and says, “He loves me, don’t he? You wouldn’t get that off a man, would you? He’d want something for that,” well, it’s almost like all the heartbreak of a life is channeled into that one expression. It’s staggering. I am not an animal person, but, Jesus, when you think about how terrible people are to each other you can sort of see the point.