The stereotypes about cats and dogs continue to prove themselves true. Everyone knows how easily lovable and affectionate dogs will be. Their big smiles and wagging tails let us know how much they love us, and their loyalty goes far. Cats on the other hand are usually more protective of themselves. They are capricious with their behavior, and they don't show love to just anyone or all at once. Cats are skeptical and judgmental, there's a strange dance of push and pull when it comes to getting to know a cat. It's just written in their DNA. So when this person adopted a 10 year old cat from a shelter, he really didn't know what he was getting himself into. The cat was grumpy, and the shelter warned him that the cat wasn't affectionate and just liked to be left alone (in typical cat ways). For six months, the guy didn't know if the cat would ever warm up to him. It was like they were roommates, and the cat would just sit across the room and stare at him, but he didn't want to be touched or play.
It was a rough day at work for the guy, so he came home and laid on the couch crying. Then, everything changed. The cat jumped up awkwardly on his chest out of nowhere and started purring louder than he'd every heard. He fell asleep there with his chin on the guy's shoulder. He now knows what he didn't before, that the cat actually does love him, he just needed some time. This is a really wholesome story, and heartwarming indeed!