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I couldn't pet the cat :(
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No no no. You have to ignore the cat. Then, it won't leave you alone.
No way, what do you mean? Isn't this only a problem for dogs?
It's serious. Looking at a cat is interpreted as threatening. To be non-threatening, you have to look away and even close your eyes. By ignoring the cat you show that you aren't a threat.
That's why cats always approach the person who doesn't like them. That's the only person looking away, so it's the only person who is signaling that they aren't a threat.
You can look at a cat and do the Slow Blink a few times to say "I'm not threatening you, nor threatened by you." Which is the closest cats get to "let's be friends."
Or "I'm selling a timeshare you might be interested in".
Can confirm. I am not a cat person. Cats will not leave me alone.
When you're around a cat, stare at it. It will leave you alone.
Just don't stare too hard, or you'll convince it you're such a threat that it must kill you.
I feel like there's a lot of room for error in this solution