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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
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get a cat

I'm not going to a matchmaker. That's like giving up. It's a man version of getting a cat.

Could you tell me what it means here? Is it a random example to express that going to a matchmaker is queer or embarrassed for a man, or a idiomatic saying?
  

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rpsh Is it a random example to express that going to a matchmaker is queer or embarrass ing for a man Not exactly that extreme. Traditionally, cats are reserved, shy and feminine - the favorite pet for a woman. They are associated with the indoors and domestic chores.

  • rpsh Is it a random example to express that going to a matchmaker is queer or embarrass ing for a man Not exactly that extreme.
  • Traditionally, cats are reserved, shy and feminine - the favorite pet for a woman.
  • They are associated with the indoors and domestic chores.
  • Dogs are effusive, outdoing, ebullient and the pet of choice for men.
  • They are associated with the outdoors and hunting.
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rpshIs it a random example to express that going to a matchmaker is queer or embarrassing for a man
Not exactly that extreme.

Traditionally, cats are reserved, shy and feminine - the favorite pet for a woman. They are associated with the indoors and domestic chores.
Dogs are effusive, outdoing, ebullient and the pet of choice for men. They
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Got it, thank you!

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