[yorkietalkjilly]

Well, I hope Marley finds a wonderful forever home next time & the OP can find her own happiness elsewhere. Maybe a grown cat would be a better fit since many of them don't seem so needy as dogs & many seem to prefer being alone. My friend who has had cats all of her life tells me sometimes she doesn't see hers for hours - it goes to a closet shelf or gets into the bathtub & dozes. I asked her if it were ill & she said "Oh, no, all of my cats have been like this. I prefer it. She will come & cuddle once in a while". She thinks dogs are far too much trouble & always under foot & "needy", says she loves having an independent housemate for her & her husband as they both work/travel a lot. They have a catsitter come in when they leave town & she tells me the catsitter says the cat disappears on her, too, coming out only to eat/drink/poop. Another girl I used to work with said her two cats were practically care free & far easier to care for than dogs but were there for you when you needed a pet to talk to or cuddle. Might work out better for OP.