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by Chelsea Day • Jul 31, 2014 Our posts feature partner companies.
The Relationship Cat
This cat is exactly as old as Nate and I’s relationship – nine years. I often think of him as the “relationship cat,” as his ups and downs and position in our lives have changed along with ourselves. He likes to be pampered once in awhile (much like myself), so we’re working with Fancy Feast® Broths to share the best cat treats with him as well as with our readers.
We adopted Ulysses when he was six months old, after Nate and I had been together half a year. A ballsy move for a new couple, admittedly, but we tempted fate and…well…it seems to have worked out.
Ulysses lives over at Oma and Opa’s house now, having refused to move…
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