Green Flag / Red Flag · by Faisal Al Saud · 2026-10-29

His cat hissed at me and he said "she's usually a good judge of character"

Third date, first time at his place in Bristol. His cat, Biscuit, takes one look at me, hisses, and goes under the sofa. He goes "huh, she's usually a really good judge of character" and then laughs. I laughed too but internally I was like ???

Was it a joke? A test? Is the cat the real decision maker in this relationship?

UPDATE: by the end of the night Biscuit was asleep on my coat. He said "see, she's just slow to trust." I said "like you?" and he went red. Still want your votes on the original comment though

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Sleepy Lantern · 14 likes

the cat sleeping on your coat is the cat version of "I'm keeping her"

Brave Orbit · 11 likes

cats hiss at new people all the time, it's about your smell and a change in their space, not your character. biscuit doesn't hate you

Cian Kelly · 8 likes

also if you want to win a cat over try a slow blink. there was a study from sussex where cats were more likely to approach people who slow blinked at them

Maya Williams · 1 likes

trying this on my landlord's cat immediately

Sofía Hernández · 9 likes

🟢 for him, 🟢 for biscuit, 🟢 for your comeback

Mariana Costa · 4 likes

Biscuit was doing a security check. you passed

Gentle River · 4 likes

it was a joke but a slightly clumsy one. beige flag

Huy Le · 3 likes

idk "she's a good judge of character" right after she hisses at you is objectively funny. I'd have laughed

Anna Gruber · 4 likes

is the cat the real decision maker? yes. always. in every home with a cat