Love: Today, my boyfriend woke up wheezing terribly, aching, and sneezing....

By BambooLove - 15/07/2010 06:53 - United States

Today, my boyfriend woke up wheezing terribly, aching, and sneezing. He's allergic to cats. I have 2 and they are my babies. He gave me an ultimatum, him or the cats. I haven't figured out how I'm going to tell him that I choose the cats. FML

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By Lola - 23/07/2012 04:31

Today, my boyfriend bought us three kittens. Today, I also discovered that I am allergic to cats. My boyfriend broke up with me because he wanted the cats more than me. FML

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By fmlsrsly - 25/03/2009 16:43 - United States

Today, I went to the doctor to find out why I've been feeling so sick the past several weeks. Turns out, I'm severely allergic to the cat of my girlfriend of two years. I told her "It's me or the cat." She chose the cat. FML

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By Ames - 23/05/2009 16:07 - United States

Today, after being diagnosed with cat allergies, I explained to my cat-loving boyfriend that the doctor strongly recommended not allowing the cat in the bedroom. At 1:30 a.m. my boyfriend got out of the bed to go sleep in the spare room because, "the cat is sad." FML

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By NeverGonnaHappen - 19/05/2019 12:30

Today, my boyfriend told me I had to get rid of my cats, or he would leave. He punched a hole in my wall when I told him I chose the cats. FML

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By My_Cow_kiM - 28/04/2009 23:05 - United States

Today, I told my mom I'm severely allergic to my cat and that the doctor told me it would be best to get rid of the cat. Somewhat jokingly, I told her it was either me or the cat. She chose the cat. She was serious too. FML

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By achoooo - 07/11/2009 05:34 - United States

Today, to celebrate moving into a new apartment, my girlfriend decided she would get a kitten. She didn't know I'm allergic to cats. When I told her, she decided that she couldn't date someone who couldn't be around her cat; the one she doesn't have yet. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/10/2010 07:11 - New Zealand

Today, I discovered that my son has an allergy to cats. My partner of two years, not wanting to fight, suggested a compromise: that my son and the cat take turns sleeping outside. FML

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By milksquad - 17/07/2017 14:11

Today, my roommates adopted two kittens without consulting me. We're not allowed to have pets in our apartment and I'm severely allergic to cats. Oh well, it's not like I needed to be able to breathe this summer. FML

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By annabellebyebye - 16/08/2009 15:18 - United States

Today, I bought a kitten. I've wanted a cat for years and decided to finally buy one now that I have my own apartment. It turns out I'm allergic to cats. FML

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nwtngrl820 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 15:58

tell him to get allergy medicine then u can have both

swgipe 9

Thursday 15 July 2010 16:02

Bravo for keeping your cats! It's nice to see at least one person who won't dump them just because their bf is allergic.

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maxsquared 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:21

psh. my ex made me get rid of mine and six months later we broke up. don't get rid of them.

freethinker09 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:26

shave your cats to look like Vin Deisel = no allergy problems

terryg_fml 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:35

we had a lady around the town where I grew up that made the same choice. We were all terrified of her, her three hundred cats that she lived with, and the fact that she smelled like a litter box.

Nomazlab 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:39

If that is your choice than you should have already broken up with him. I bet we are going to see another FML in a minute that says: Today my girlfriend picked her cats over me. FML

theapocalypse451 1

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:42

Wise choice! If your boyfriend is issuing ultimatums and is not willing to make compromises, then he's not someone you want to be with anyway. Plus, unless it was a very serious relationship (which, since this was the first night he slept over, it probably was not to that stage yet), there's a good chance that you would have broken up later anyway. Then you'd be left with no boyfriend and no cats. Boyfriends can always leave, but the cats will always love you.

rustypouch 0

Friday 16 July 2010 19:56

But this is the type of thing that you can't compromise. I am also rather allergic to cats, to the point where they give me asthma attacks and I can barely breath. Meds help, but only for a short time. I just can't stay around cats for long. Call me crazy, but I don't think being able to breath is something you can compromise.

xdamian99 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:45

OMG, I got a PS3 a few days ago, and my brothers hogging it! What should I do??

failuristic 3

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:47

Why is it when it's an FML about a girl giving a guy an ultimatum everyone's all "OH DUDE, SHE'S SUCH A BITCH, FYL." But when it's the other way around, it's STILL the chick who's the bad one and it's automatically "YDI FOR BEING A BITCH!" What the mother ******* hell is wrong with you ****-******* assholes? I'd choose the cats too, I mean ****, if anyone gave me an ultimatum like that I'd automatically choose the one who DIDN'T give me the ultimatum in the first place. It's the OP's douche of a boyfriend who needs to go jump off a ******* cliff and get ass raped by Hitler in hell for all eternity.

MoonTiger 4

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:56

Congratulations. If you truely like a guy, you'd choose the cats? That's just pathetic. Some girls needs to be given ultimatum, else they wouldn't choose, and that can easily lead to the guy taken into hospital. Guess that thought never crossed your mind...

suchacreep 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 20:21

Some girls need to be given an ultimatum? So where should it start? "If you don't lose ten pounds, I'll leave you"? "If you keep seeing you male best friend/your annoying parents/your stupid sister..."? "If you don't abandon your pets to a probable death..."? Relationships shouldn't be about dominance and blackmail. If a couple can't talk things through and compromise on things like that, well they'd be better off with other people. So the guy is horribly allergic? First step would be to try to medicate against the symptoms and avoid the cats, and - if medication doesn't seem worth it - to break up already... Because if he ain't willing to at least try, that should tell you how much he values the relationship. Jesus, if you were allergic to pollen and started dating a farmer, would you ask them to close shop and move to town at the first cough?

Oos 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:50

When you get any sort of animal, you need to be committed to it for the rest of your life. Relationships don't always work out.

Craw25 0

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:53

Tell him to read this post!

onnielief 4

Thursday 15 July 2010 19:54

I guess he is not the love of your life then, if you rather have him ill, or not at all. Weird to be with him in the first place though, if you like the cats more than him!