I'm only 26 years old (at least, I think that's right. I tend to forget my own birthday sometimes), and I'm already the crazy cat lady of the neighborhood. It's really kind of sad.

A couple years ago, I went to a movie with a friend of mine. During the previews, they had one of those TLC "life lessons" commercials. There was a woman walking around her apartment, seemingly asking a partner what they'd like to watch that night. As she rounded the corner, you saw that she was actually talking to a group of cats lying on her bed. The narrator came on and said, "Dating is awkward. But, so is being the crazy cat lady." At least, it was something to that effect.

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