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Tamar began "I Have Cat" as a way to chronicle her life as a 30-something NYC singleton looking for love despite the complication of owning cat (s).
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Category Archives: Relationships
Affair of the Heart
This week’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Debbie Glovatsky, a.k.a. Glogirly, the voice behind her blogging cat, Katie. In her blog “Glogirly: Tails Of A Cat And Her Girl,” Katie writes of life, love and catnip with a sarcastic … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Relationships
Tagged cat affair, cat blog, cats, cheating cat, dog lover, Glogirly, humor, men
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Happy Mew Year!
Sorry, I couldn’t resist! It is New Years Eve after all so I will let myself indulge. Wishing I HAVE CAT readers – and their respective furry friends – a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for all of the comments, suggestions … Continue reading
Close Encounters of the Feline Kind
Today’s post is brought to you by guest blogger Gina K. Callaghan, who lives in New York City with three cats: Bubba, age 21, Chyron, age 13 and Stanni, age 9. ******************* Meeting people online can be rewarding – or fraught … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Relationships
Tagged blogs, cat ladies, cat lady, cats, internet, life, NYC, unemployment
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(Cat)astrophic Thinking
Doctor Wagner rips the top page from her prescription pad and hands it to me. “Petie Arslanian” it says scrawled with blue ink in cursive along the top. I stare at it with a total lack of recognition, disoriented … Continue reading
Wanted: A Man Who Loves Pussy (cats)
I recently asked an ex why men love dogs given they personify all that is deemed undesirable in the opposite sex – needy, dependent, requiring constant validation, easily excitable, unable to contain emotions (not to mention the love of … Continue reading
LITTER BOX: A SPACE ODYSSEY
One of the most unique challenges a New York City cat-owner faces is the question of where to put the litter box. Mudrooms, basements and laundry rooms often used to stash the necessary monstrosity are not part of our vernacular. … Continue reading
Posted in Best of, Cats, Relationships, Reviews
Tagged apartment living, cats, Litter box, litter robot, men, style
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He Had Cat (s)
It was a chilly Saturday night in Chicago and I was snuggled up on my new beau’s sofa watching SNL when an alarmingly high-pitched “meeeeew!” called our attention from the awkward jig Ashley Simpson had broken into after having been … Continue reading
The 2nd of 9 Lives
When I last saw my physician a year ago I recall joking that all I needed to fulfill the stereotype of the single NYC woman cliché was a cat. One year and two cats later I lay naked and shivering … Continue reading
Posted in Best of, Cats, Relationships, Tamar
Tagged cliches, dating, foster cats, humor, men, single, stereotype, unemployed
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The Cat’s Meow
“There’s just something about him,“ my friend Nan muses. “Something sexy about the way carries himself. That nonchalant come-hither look he gives.” “Not traditionally good looking.” I add, “Inarguably on the chubby side. Like a sweet comforting teddy bear you … Continue reading
Posted in Best of, Cats, Relationships, Tamar
Tagged cats, dating, humor, men, stereotypes
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Cat-man-do (not)
“Kippeeeee!” In an excited, glass-shattering voice I run toward him, hands spread out, ready to nab. He takes one look at me and high- tails it out of there. But I’m not discouraged! Like a female Pepe Le Pew, I … Continue reading
Posted in Best of, Cats, Relationships, Tamar
Tagged dating, humor, life, men, relationships, single
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The Long Soak
They said if I could keep him restrained for five minutes that should do it. Who were they kidding? Two seconds in and my right bicep had already endured multiple lacerations. I was convinced my left eye was in imminent danger. … Continue reading
Posted in Best of, Cats, Relationships, Tamar
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