My husband told me early on in our relationship that he doesn't like cats. He said he just couldn't handle having a cat. Less than 2 weeks after we moved in together we had a cat. A stray that HE brought in, named and let stay. He said she wasn't a cat at all, but a dog in disguise. In the 23 years since then, we've had between 2 and 4 cats at all times. Right now we have 3 that live with us and a bonus cat that is here part of the time (not pictured on this layout).