Had an epiphany in the past day or two. How older ladies become cat ladies. I know why it happens now.
Because as women get older their level of “I don’t give a fuck” increases. This isn’t just because they’re older but because of getting to a hormonal maturity does change women’s personalities to where they 1. Have a different sense of the expectation from society, i.e. aren’t young and attractive therefore of no further use, 2. Just tired of taking shit from anyone.
We all know who is more demanding, dogs or cats? Well cats of course. So it makes perfect sense that as women’s levels of toleration of stupidity levels go down that their love of an undemanding companion goes up.
So therefore, women of COURSE become crazy old cat ladies as they grow older. They are tired of spending their entire existences only to be used and depended on and worked to death by others. They prefer a more independent sidekick (or five of them).
And because they’re no longer demanded upon to look a certain way because women over 50 are pretty damned invisible to society, they can relax and be themselves and have as many cats as they want to.
A Burd in Flight 