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 A friend of mine sent me this link today, recalling that I fell in love with a guy with a cat.

The four reasons listed on PetMD’s Web site claim that “owning a pet makes men much more attractive in a girl’s eyes.”

I never really thought much about that until I read this list. I started thinking back to my husband who had two cats when I met him – Bunny and Buckley, the latter which I inherited when we bought our first house together.

Now, I don’t know if this is a universal truth among women, but all I know is when I first started dating my husband, seeing him show love and affection for his cats was like seeing him interact with a baby or a child. You ladies know what I’m talking about – or at least those of you with your biological clocks ticking - when you see your husband holding a baby or playing with your nieces and nephews and you just start beaming watching him smile and play with these children as you sit there imagining one day him holding your own baby. Women’s minds do crazy things. I’m guilty of it. Believe me.

I still light up when I see my husband pet our cat on the head or ask him how his day was while he feeds him his dinner. It’s just really sweet.

None of my ex-boyfriends had cats or dogs. And maybe that’s why those relationships didn’t last -- not to mention the myriad of other reasons. So maybe there is some truth to this top four list. Cat owners make good husbands, or at least mine does anyway.

Read the full list here.