Women find men with cats to be less attractive.
Straight men who reveal that they own a cat have a 5% lower โlikeโ rate from women.
The โlikeโ rate for both straight & gay men who have dogs is 20% higher on average.
The man photographed with a cat was viewed as less masculine, more neurotic and, ultimately, less datable.
When a man asked women for their numbers, he was successful with 9% of the women he approached.
When he was accompanied by a dog, he got three times as many.