The Cat Lady is a strange specimen. They can rarely be seen in public because most of their time is spent in bed watching cat videos. Most cat ladies are in disguise as normal people but don't be fooled, here are some quick ways to check to see if your friend or loved one is a closeted crazy cat lady.

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1. Watch them when they're on their phones.

Cat ladies don't use their phones for anything other than to text the two or three people that they talk to and to watch cat videos. If their Facebook posts consist of more than two cat videos and cat memes and maybe one or two other fluffy animals, you've got yourself a cat lady.

2. Check how many lint rollers they have.

Most cat ladies have more than two lint rollers just lying around the house and sometimes even have a lint roller to go somewhere in their purse. It may seem innocent but if their pants look unusually lint-rolled and crisp when they leave their house, they definitely are a cat lady.

3. Check how they refer to their cat.

If they are using the cat's name or any other baby name to refer to them rather than "my cat" in coversation, you, my friend, are in the presence of a cat lady. If you're not into that, run.

4. Do they get offended when you say dogs are better?

This is a tricky one because some cat ladies will keep it calm and say "Oh I love all animals but I love cats the most." Check for facial expressions, if they look genuinely annoyed, there's no denying that they are 100% a cat lady.

5. Will having a cat make a man more attractive on their Tinder profile?

This is a very real thing that cat women and dog women do. They will swipe right on every cat man they see.

6. Do they cry and go through old pictures of their cat when they're separated for long periods of time?

This may seem like it's normal at first because most pet owners are very attached to their pets but if this is happening every day, even at 20 minute separation periods, there's a problem.

7. Do they own a lot of cat shirts?

Having more than one cat shirt is also a dead giveaway that they are a crazy cat lady.